160 gr RN for 260 Rem?

[Another Dang 9]

I was wondering if the 160 gr RN for 260 rem is worth it or should I just use the 140's and hope for the best. The 160's look like they may not fly as strait plus they may be more punishment than I'm willing to put up with. I have a box but haven't loaded them yet is there a best load?

[Another Dang 9]

I should have mentioned that I do have the 1:8 twist barrel so thats not an issue

[GTKF]

I've had no complaints with 140s at the Rams. If I hit them they fall

[Another Dang 9]

is that at the 500m targets or 200m reduced?

[malinois]

I dont have the B.C. for the 160 off the top of my head but I suspect that since they are not as efficient as the 142 or 140 that the effort would hardly be worth it...Since the 142 would more than likely retain lots more energy at the 500 meter line. However with bullets being what they are.. I would shoot them if I had them at a club match...I got rid of a bunch of Remington corelocks like that..they worked fine..Have fun...

[Another Dang 9]

Looks like I need to stock up on the 140's then. I found a bunch of 140's but there made by Nosler. Has anyone tried them? are they as good as the sierras or hornady Amax? Which everyone has been out of stock of for some time now. . I hope this drought is over some time soon.

[Heavybarrell]

Hi, If you're planning on shooting in PA., don't bring 140's. The Rams will stand there and laugh at ya! I'm not saying you won't knock some over, but more often than not they will still be standing.
Heavybarrell
(from past experience)

[Heavybarrell]

Hi again, I should mention don't bring 140 sierras, I don't know about other 140 brands. I only shoot Sierra.

[malinois]

I dont think you will have any issue I shot Ridgeway in Sept with a 6BR shooting 105 gr Amax bullets and all my Rams hit went down...The 6.5mm with 142gr bullets will not give any problems. Note all calibers will ring rams from time to time its just the nature of the game because of stand and feet variations. go out and enjoy...

[lone ringer]

For what is worth I will tell you that Ridgway is a great place and there is nothing wrong with their targets the only issue I have is that their ram rails do no have stops or pads and sometimes the target setters will place the rams forward of the rail instead of back where they are supposed to put them and that is when we ring them without regards of the cartridge used. It has been documented and hopefully they will fix them before next years Nationals. To be fair I will say that I have seen the same thing happen at other places including two where I shoot regularly. Tony Tello

[malinois]

Yes...to what Ringer said....more othen then not its a target thing that causes the issues your 6.5mm will work out. enjoy

[Another Dang 9]

I was shooting a 243 win with 107MK and it would drop the rams from time to time but it would ring them for the most part. I've just set up the rifle with a 260 barrel so I guess I will give it a try. the 140's will have to do and if it rings the rams I'll switch to the 160's for the 10 shots till I can hit the sweet spot.

[RBriscoe]

The 160 grain RN is a loooooong bullet (as is the 155 grain Sierra MK). The .260 Rem is not throated for it. So much of the bullet will be down in the case that there will be a lot less room for powder. The long bearing surface of the bullet will also contribute to pressure before I would expect you to get anywhere near the velocity you would expect. Without even looking up the B.C., you should anticipate that it is so low that you will put much less energy on the ram than shooting bullets in the 139-142 grain weight range. The 155 grain Sierra was not well suited to the .260 Rem either.

There are some ranges where any 6.5mm cartridge will have some problems with rams under the right conditions. Unless you shoot at one of those ranges and those conditions are present almost all the time, the .260 Rem is adequate and is certainly pleasant to shoot.

[Another Dang 9]

I have a Ruger M77 in 260 Rem and with a good recoil pad its a nice gun to shoot. I had a 7-08 Savage and sold it since it was more gun than I wanted. The odd thing is I also shoot a M1903 springfield with a steel but pad and it shoots just fine even with out a shooting jacket. Must be a perception thing or something. The new gun is also a 260 rem but on a remington action. Have all winter to find out how it shoots and work up a load.