18 inch 260 rem speeds

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30-08-2016, 09:12 PM
rambo-6mmrem

18 inch 260 rem speeds

another question to my previous thread
what kind of speeds are you guys getting out of short barrel 260's 18-20 inch looking at going to 18 but don't want to over do it
cheers
30-08-2016, 09:21 PM
gimp

19.4, 143 ELDX, "heaps" of 2209, 2740-2750fps
30-08-2016, 10:02 PM
Timmay

6.5x55 140 A-Max 2700-2725 18.5"
31-08-2016, 02:08 PM
rambo-6mmrem

Have you played with any 120's-130's @gimp
31-08-2016, 02:34 PM
Gibo

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Originally Posted by Timmay

6.5x55 140 A-Max 2700-2725 18.5"

260 rem bro, not .264 cal :D
31-08-2016, 03:14 PM
gimp

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Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Have you played with any 120's-130's @gimp

No there's no point
31-08-2016, 04:01 PM
Danger Mouse

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Originally Posted by Timmay

6.5x55 140 A-Max 2700-2725 18.5"

bloody hell, what powder and how much are you using - thats bloody good.
31-08-2016, 04:01 PM
Tahr

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Originally Posted by gimp

No there's no point

I've seen pointy ones.
31-08-2016, 04:03 PM
GWH

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Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Have you played with any 120's-130's @gimp

My 20" tube pushs 120 NBT at near 3k.

If Im planning on shooting further than I'm happy to use a 120 6.5 pill I'll take my 284 or 7Saum running a 162.
31-08-2016, 04:13 PM
BRADS

20 inch tube with Superformance powder is giving me 2850+ with the 143eldx

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31-08-2016, 04:28 PM
Timmay

I've just picked up a 6.5CM with a 20" tube I've got 123amax laying around so that's going to be used first.
Where did you get that superformance powder from Brads?
31-08-2016, 04:28 PM
Tahr

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Originally Posted by BRADS

20 inch tube with Superformance powder is giving me 2850+ with the 143eldx

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Hell, thats good.
31-08-2016, 04:43 PM
25/08IMP

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Originally Posted by Timmay

I've just picked up a 6.5CM with a 20" tube I've got 123amax laying around so that's going to be used first.
Where did you get that superformance powder from Brads?

It's getting hard to find now I just got 4 tins from Wilson in Wanganui they may have some left.

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31-08-2016, 08:22 PM
rambo-6mmrem

So would i be correct in saying that I could be reasonably confident in getting at least 2700 if not closer to 2800 with an 18" barrel and a 120 or 123 I realise live isn't without risk
31-08-2016, 10:22 PM
Timmay

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Originally Posted by Danger Mouse

bloody hell, what powder and how much are you using - thats bloody good.

2209 and 45gns I think. Lonnng throated tikka so could seat those 140's right out - heaps of room for powder :D
31-08-2016, 10:53 PM
6x47

Can't recall the exact vels but my son's 18" bbl .260 is doing roughly 3200 with 95 V-Maxs.
Used it over the weekend on a catfood collection trip and it did the biz

http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/m...psduocidjx.jpg

I was watching through the Geovids as he shot the following one at 265yds. I saw the head fly a good two meters sideways at the shot. Took it off cleanly at the neck, no waste :thumbsup:

http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/m...psbrrmmwws.jpg
01-09-2016, 12:13 AM
GWH

Nice, i played with a 100gr NBT load for a bit after reading some yanky article about lighter for caliber bullets killing better (more speed, more hydrostatic shock maybe?), i was running them at 3300 from a 20" 260 rem, only things i shot with them were two Whitetail on Stewy, they both went down like they had been struck by lightning, (and judging by the amount of jellyied bloodshot area you would have thought they had been) but its hardy a test.