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Rang steel at 400 yards with a friend today

Specop 007

Specop 007

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Love shooting at distance. 100 yards is fun but theres a lot of enjoyment from getting out and stretching the legs on a rifle.

My friend built his own custom benchrest rifle. It is SWEET. 260 Remington, custom action, Hart barrel, Nightforce scope. Pretty much a "no expense spared" rifle. I just have my beater benchrest AR with a high end barrel. We hung up an 8" steel plate and spent the morning making it sing.

Probably going to go do some pistol shooting this afternoon.

Trigger time is good time. 🙂
 
I used to shoot a 30-338 -- a .30 caliber bullet in a .338 casing. My dad and I used to reload a lot. We had laminated cards with trajectory charts adhered to the stocks of our rifles showing the rise and fall of our different loads out to 400 yards.

Been a long time, though.
 
oldsmoboat said:
Necked down .308
Does he load them?
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And?

Trimming diameter from the projectile of an established caliber is nothing new, I'm curious, why bring it up?

.260 seems to make everyone smile, only catch is the cost/availability of factory ammo. I've heard many say it just might be the perfect deer load.
 
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kage69 said:
And?

Trimming diameter from the projectile of an established caliber is nothing new, I'm curious, why bring it up?

.260 seems to make everyone smile, only catch is the cost/availability of factory ammo.
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Because it's interesting. Now go away and let the adults talk.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Um, rifles don't have legs.
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Mine does. Two of them right under the front sight.

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oldsmoboat said:
What length barrel do you plan to go with?
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Probably a factory offering of either 18 or 20". I want something to take advantage of the ballistics of the 6.5 but not so long I cant walk around with it as I want a benchrest/deer rifle. The 20" mark seems like a good compromise for both.
 
Specop 007 said:
Probably a factory offering of either 18 or 20". I want something to take advantage of the ballistics of the 6.5 but not so long I cant walk around with it as I want a benchrest/deer rifle. The 20" mark seems like a good compromise for both.
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I am kind of in the same boat. I want to build a .308 to reach out but I don't want it to be unwieldy.
 
oldsmoboat said:
I am kind of in the same boat. I want to build a .308 to reach out but I don't want it to be unwieldy.
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Aside from barrel life, cost and availability I dont see much in the 308. Yes its a great round but the 260 is just better in all the ways that matter. Less recoil, better ballistics. Thats what matter right?

Sure it costs more but you arent building a plinking rifle so I dont need to have cheap ammo. I also am not overly concerned by the idea of short barrel life as once you break down the total cost of ownership you'll put far more in ammo than you will in barrels. As far as availability that would only really matter if I was buying factory ammo but I dont plan on that so....

260 all the way.
 
Specop 007 said:
Aside from barrel life, cost and availability I dont see much in the 308. Yes its a great round but the 260 is just better in all the ways that matter. Less recoil, better ballistics. Thats what matter right?

Sure it costs more but you arent building a plinking rifle so I dont need to have cheap ammo. I also am not overly concerned by the idea of short barrel life as once you break down the total cost of ownership you'll put far more in ammo than you will in barrels. As far as availability that would only really matter if I was buying factory ammo but I dont plan on that so....

260 all the way.
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Never looked at the 260 in that light before. And I don't reload any more. My gear was gathering dust so I sold it to a friend that shoots more than I do.
 
I went shooting this morning too. But it was only at 100 yards (the longest my range has) and no steel targets (not allowed). Feelsbadman.
 
oldsmoboat said:
Never looked at the 260 in that light before. And I don't reload any more. My gear was gathering dust so I sold it to a friend that shoots more than I do.
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308 is definitely easier to get for someone who doesnt reload. Another option, one I would probably go with, is the 6.5 Creedmoor. Its Hornadys version of the 260 Remington. I've heard very good things about it.

A 6.5 Grendel has very good factory ammo as well as Wolf just starting to make ammo for cheap plinking ammo.
 
I think my Christmas present to myself is going to be a Bravo Company M4 Mod2. I would love to go with an M1A but don't see the need for a .308 since I don't hunt.
 
roguerower said:
I think my Christmas present to myself is going to be a Bravo Company M4 Mod2. I would love to go with an M1A but don't see the need for a .308 since I don't hunt.
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I'm trying to get away from carbine length systems myself. I dont have a non-benchrest rifle length system yet but my next rifle will definitely not be a carbine based system.
 
Specop 007 said:
I'm trying to get away from carbine length systems myself. I dont have a non-benchrest rifle length system yet but my next rifle will definitely not be a carbine based system.
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Nothing wrong with a carbine length gas system if it's a reputable manufacturer.

I'd take a carbine length Colt or BCM over a mid/rifle length Bushmaster or DPMS for example.
 
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