Lapua .260 Rem brass in 2011

Terry Cross

Terry Cross

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#1
Been pushing them for about 5 years.
One of my European customers advises that Lapua is announcing .260 Rem brass in their 2011 New Products.

The Lapua in addition to Norma, Nosler, R-P and ww 7mm-08 formed brass suddenly make the .260 Rem one of the best supported 6.5mm out there.
 
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Glad to hear it, as I have a .260, but it seems odd. I would think Lapua brass for the .260 would almost make their 6.5x47 obsolete. That was the one big advantage that chambering had. Oh well, hope it is true for us .260 shooters out there.
 
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Ah hell. Thats just going to end up costing me more $, because I'm just going to have to try them. Then they will end up shooing better than my remy brass.
Thanks for the heads up Terry. Hope you and yours are having a great Christmas/ New Years
 
#6
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Awesome news. I think they had enough people pushing them for that cartridge for quite some time. I did my part at SHOT last year bugging them about it. They said, "you know, your not the first person to tell us about it. We've been hearing it from a lot of people."

It may be hard to get for a while since a lot of highpower, silhouette & tac shooters will be putting in their order.

Thanks for the update Terry!
 
#7
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Now the race between when my .260 is done and when the brass is available, lest I pick up Rem brass in order to play with the new stick...

Wonder how capacity will compare, and whether anyone will get a chance to test and review before it hits the street in quantity.

Thanks Terry!
 
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Now if you have Federal release a 260 GMM round and 260 will ultimately win the race. Shooters just need this to be settled. It is useless having 3 equivalent and incompatible chamberings out there.
 
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This is awesome!! Had a thread going about 6.5-284 vs 260 in a hunting rifle. Lapua brass was a big plus in favor of the 6.5-284, despite the 260 being the clear choice for the application. This settles it for sure.

I really do think that it will cut the 6.5x47's legs out from under it, but maybe barrel life will keep it going for some people.
 
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Well, I wouldn't personally miss the 6.5x47. I hardly even notice its presence now. I have yet to see one in the flesh at all.

Lapua brass has long been available to the .260 shooter. Run Lapua .243 brass through a .260 Rem F/L die, and there you have it.

Greg
 
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Finally! I can't wait to try this... Not that my Remington brass was "bad" but this will be a LOT better. Cut my total reloading time downtime down a lot.

I hope Federal will come out with factory 139 gr "Gold Medal" loading for the 260.
 
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So, which dealer here will do the first group buy?
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#22
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Too bad there was no 'First run' order placed prior to production to distribute to all here.

I think Lapua realized their 47 'Proprietary brass/cartridge' would never 'retire' the 260 and now the Creedmoor hit the scene, they realized it was time to stop trying to corner the market and grab another slice...albeit brass sales.

Amazing the continued development by component and ammo mfg. and even Savage has some new models.

Rem has very few rifles as Ruger/Sako.

Perhaps shooter demand may win out.

I do wonder if the brass price will be gouged as I will refrain if so. RP is functional and my Nosler/Norma is doing all I can expect w/no fuss. WW 7/08 to try next.

If Lapua prices this the same/lower than Swede 55 brass, it may be a landslide for them. Perhaps competition will keep prices down.
 
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I would like them to make the 300WM brass again , and also some 300WSM brass , the 6.4x47 was never going to be good for most people , the 260 has more speed , and going to small primers , means , really you need a special bolt with smaller firing pin dia , and will never be the best for the likes of the AW which has a even larger than normal hole for metal to flow into from the primer on firing .
 
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Really??.....come on people. Why is everyone ignoring the fact that Lapua .260 brass has been available for a while?? A single run through the re-sizing die and "Presto" there is your "Lapua" .260 brass. Why does everyone act like this is the invention of something new?? Is it just because you'll have a matching head stamp? This is monkey see-monkey do bandwagon bullshit and everybody is hoping right on. Yeah I think it's great that Lapua is offering a new caliber of brass, but why the hell does everyone act like it the invention of the wheel? It's been there all along and if you reload then you sure as hell know how to resize a piece of brass.

And please....are we really going to start the whole .260 vs 6.5x47 shit again? The 6.5x47 isn't going anywhere. It's proven itself in the tactical realm as well as F-class and hunting also. All this is going to do is give a bunch of people a reason to build another rifle soley based on a piece of brass that they could have had long ago.

Let me get my flavored air machine fired up....I'll be charging $1 for 30 min. Sugar free flavors are .20 extra.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: trevor300wsm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

And please....are we really going to start the whole .260 vs 6.5x47 shit again? The 6.5x47 isn't going anywhere. It's proven itself in the tactical realm as well as F-class and hunting also. All this is going to do is give a bunch of people a reason to build another rifle soley based on a piece of brass that they could have had long ago.
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Uh ya, Einstein. It's called successful marketing, and Lapua just made .260 the most popular 6.5mm caliber there is (arguably, it already was) in one fell swoop.

It's all BUSINESS to Lapua. I'm just surprised it took them so many years to see the light. Now, don't hate. Its not our fault all you whiners chose 6.5x47 and 6.5CM instead of .260 cuz "good sturdy .260 brass wasn't available". Times change, deal with it.

Naysayers, feel free to spray the hate now...
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I'm not "hating" Swan, honestly the more options we have available to us as shooters the better off we are and yes it does show growth and change within the sport, that's a good thing. It's just that all these people are jumping on the .260 craze for a lack of anything better to do just because of a piece of brass being made available. Like I said.....Monkey see Monkey do bandwagon shit. All these people posting up about "oh man I know what my next build is gonna be!" Well what about your first build that you still haven't done yet!!! It will take roughly 2 years for this to pass and the market to stabilize after all the hype is over and the bandwagon monkeys jump on the next "big thing".
Remember when the lil ole simple .308 was cool?........
 
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My first, and still only build is a Savage/L-W/McMlllan .260 Rem. Back then (late 2002) there was no bandwagon. Speaking from a moderate degree of experience, I can confess few complaints. For 1Kyd F Class, several years worth at Bodines, the only really erratic component was me. Easy to shoot, easy to load for, relatively affordable, I like it. What was always good continues to improve. IMHO, probably the most efficient packages employing the .308's parent case and capacity. A natural choice for a .308-based swap-barrel configuration.

Group buy plans for a product not yet on the market would appear at least mildly premature.

Greg
 
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Trevor,
First off, if you size "UP" 243 brass your can get "Donuts" which cause pressue. If you size down 308 brass you get thick necks and you can also get pressure or hard bolt closing.

Sizing down 308 brass is the best and safest way to go but requires you to neck turn your cases. I don't mind doing this because I do it to all my cases to even out the necks anyway. But it is a lot of work for some people to trim 400 or 500 case necks.

Winchester 7mm-08 brass has been the way to go for most people and you get some decent case life out of them.

I did 500rds of Lapua 308 to 260s years back and those cases have worn out two 260s barrels and now on my 3rd barrel. Granted now some primer pockets are starting to get loose and some cracked necks are showing up but I have well over 10 reloading on my cases if not more on some.

The main problem I have had with sizing down the 308 brass has been hard bullet seating. With the 7mm-08 winchester brass my neck tension is a lot lighter and more consistant than with the Lapua. I hope the new 260 brass will correct this.

I stared off with the 260 Rem. brass and I fought unexplained fliers for a couple of years until I went with the Lapua brass and they went away. SOooo...There is a difference and I am happy to see Lapua bring it out.
 
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While I'm honestly not especially astute regarding donuts, I have resized Win .243 and 7-08, both, to .260; and have never ever noted any dfference in their performance. While I segregate my brass lots, I reload them with essentally identical techniques, and will sometimes fire sequential match stages with separate lots. Things always change between stages, on a minute level, but nothing I've ever seen would lead me to suspect I'm encountering any 'scourge of the dreaded donut' syndrome.

Greg
 
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Graff and sons shold have in this first week of april. call and have your name put on the list if you want some. They will hold a box for you.
 
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I chuckle at the Lapua advertising........

<span style="font-style: italic">....with the .260 already a favorite of demanding competitive shooters...</span>


Well we were a bit persuasive so I guess demanding is ok. I know I sent an email to corporate last year.

For the record I did the Lapua .308 conversion myself. I was/am a newjack for neck turning though. I'm sure my technique could have been improved.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RWG818</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Graff and sons shold have in this first week of april. call and have your name put on the list if you want some. They will hold a box for you.
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Not even in the country..........still vapor ware
 
#39
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Guys Guys Guys!

Kaltron is the importer. They do not have the brass yet! And, since there is no brass in the country yet NO ONE has the brass period some people are counting their chickens long before they hatch. And, if you do not believe that call Kaltron and ask them. The gal to ask is Jeannie.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: James Parker</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Put 100 on back order w/ Brown.Due to arrive in a week or so.. </div></div>

I did too and was told the container is in the US and it would be a couple of weeks. They also stated that shipments will be arriving regular bases from now on.
 
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