Hello all, I recently harvested a nice 10 pt whitetail in Maine. The check station also sold guns and they had 2 Montanas in stock. A .308 and a .260. Since seeing the .260 I decided to do some research on the caliber having not been familiar with it and the more I read, the more I liked it. The more I liked it the more I thought about buying the gun. With the current ammo shortage and no one stocking ANY of the popular hunting calibers, it made it seem like an even better option. I live in the White Mountains of NH and have been searching for a light weight mountain rifle in 6.5 or .270. Originally planned on a Fieldcraft but we all know that story.
I decided I couldn't leave without it. My only complaints were the barrel length on it wasn't threaded, but I don't yet own a .30 cal suppressor. The pros far tipped the scale. It appeared to have been shot but not fielded. I assume the previous owner couldn't get it to perform how he wanted. The shop had mounted a Leupold VX-1 3-9x40 LR Duplex scope with Leupold rings and bases, I assume this was to help move it. Out the door for $1000, I feel like I got a good deal.
To all the .260 owners, shooters, lovers and haters, what kind of factory ammo performs best out of the 1:9 twist? I heard it has trouble stabilizing 140gr. I bought a box of 140 gr Core-Lokt PNSP as it was the only offering at the shop but haven't fired them yet. Its going to be a whitetail rifle, occasional black bear. The majority of hunting in New England is done inside 100 yards but could realistically see shots out to 400-500 across a bog or a pole line. What kind of game and shots have you taken?
Has anyone cut a .260 barrel down? How short is too short, 18-20"s? What kind of performance were you seeing/losing?
Looking for a scope upgrade also, probably $600 dollar range, maybe more if I have a good winter. Smaller objective...nothing over 42mm. Max magnification 10-12. What pairs well with a lightweight mountain rifle?
Basically looking for any and all info on your .260s, good bad and ugly. I've been scouring all the Montana tinkering pages but I'd like to see how it shoots first and foremost and take off from there.
Sorry for the longwinded post, just excited about this new to me rifle and caliber! Thanks in advance!
I decided I couldn't leave without it. My only complaints were the barrel length on it wasn't threaded, but I don't yet own a .30 cal suppressor. The pros far tipped the scale. It appeared to have been shot but not fielded. I assume the previous owner couldn't get it to perform how he wanted. The shop had mounted a Leupold VX-1 3-9x40 LR Duplex scope with Leupold rings and bases, I assume this was to help move it. Out the door for $1000, I feel like I got a good deal.
To all the .260 owners, shooters, lovers and haters, what kind of factory ammo performs best out of the 1:9 twist? I heard it has trouble stabilizing 140gr. I bought a box of 140 gr Core-Lokt PNSP as it was the only offering at the shop but haven't fired them yet. Its going to be a whitetail rifle, occasional black bear. The majority of hunting in New England is done inside 100 yards but could realistically see shots out to 400-500 across a bog or a pole line. What kind of game and shots have you taken?
Has anyone cut a .260 barrel down? How short is too short, 18-20"s? What kind of performance were you seeing/losing?
Looking for a scope upgrade also, probably $600 dollar range, maybe more if I have a good winter. Smaller objective...nothing over 42mm. Max magnification 10-12. What pairs well with a lightweight mountain rifle?
Basically looking for any and all info on your .260s, good bad and ugly. I've been scouring all the Montana tinkering pages but I'd like to see how it shoots first and foremost and take off from there.
Sorry for the longwinded post, just excited about this new to me rifle and caliber! Thanks in advance!
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