Great info guys! I appreciate it, it would most likely be a deer and under gun as I have a 280 AI and 160 ABs for my elk hunting. Just looking for something a little different.
Who uses a 6.5x284 for a hunting rifle? I keep kicking it around. I would mostly use 130 AB bullets as I have a bunch of them. Tell me what you like and or don't like about the caliber?
I have a new take off barrel, never fired, pulled for a custom build. It’s a stainless super lite 6.5 creedmoor. Trade for similar condition 260 Rem or 7mm-08. 24.25” barrel 1-8 twist. $130 tyd If no trades come about.
I didn’t run velocities until I had my load worked, yes kinda backwards but I always have to barrow one. I only ran it when I decided on R26. I’m pushing the 160 AB or BT at 3065 with rem 9.5 mag primers and 60grs of R26.
All 3 powders shot extremely well. You can go wrong with any of them...
Hey all you 260 AI shooters, I think I'm going do one of these in a remage barrel, I don't have a ton of funds toward the project, are the Redding 2 piece set dies good enough? I sure hope so, the others are the nearly the cost of a gun😆
Funny I guess my creed statement was offensive, sorry. My 1/8 twist 260 will do everything the CM will do. It just seems folks worship it like it’s the only rifle ever. Good rifle for its indented purpose. But I like my 260 better, even my 1/9 twist barrels id shoot over a CM. But that me to...
Thanks for the advice all, I currently have a 260 rem, I’ve been shooting them before the creed was ever close to conception. I’ll never go to one of them, yes the ammo is available and reasonable but I won’t do it. I’ll keep it a 243 before I buy a creed barrel. Please No offense all but it’s...
Fire forming isn't horrible, I had do it for my 280 AI when first starting shooting it. But it can get old.
Nothing wrong with the 243 I just love the option of a bigger pill..
Pharm,
I do love the 7-08, i have some great 140 and 150 class bullets and your favorite powder too "Big Game"
What twist would you put in the barrel? 1-9? I doubt id ever shoot anything bigger than a 150. I have some 150 sciroccos that might work well.
I have a Older 700 SA with a custom trigger, currently in a 243, I want to either a 260 rem, 260 AI or a 7-08. I currently have all the stuff to load the 260 rem and the 7-08. The only reason I'm thinking a 260 AI is to get a little more out of the 260 and 7-08 I already have. Do I just stick...