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 Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/05/15 12:47 AM
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Isn't bbl life substantially shorter on the x47 than either 260/6.5 c? I've heard of bbls going south after as low as 1500 rounds. Both my x47 barrels went 4k. I shot the 123's at 2900 fps, the 130's at 2820, and the 140's at 2650. I will say that I limped them along in denial longer than I should have. But no, barrel life wasn't an issue for me.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 01:58 PM
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Which powders should I be stocking up on in the mean time? RL 17? H4350?
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 02:10 PM
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In the 260 I use IMR4064 behind the 100 gr Nosler BT and R17 under the Nosler 120 gr BT. If I didn't already have the R17, I'd probably go with H4350.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 02:40 PM
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603 how temp stable is the rl17? I've heard of hit or miss reports.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 03:18 PM
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Which powders should I be stocking up on in the mean time? RL 17? H4350? A huge margin of guys that compete with .260 or 6.5 Creedmoor run H-4350 exclusively. I believe Dave3575 runs Varget in his 6.5 x 47
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 03:46 PM
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If H4350 is not available, H414 is substantially similar.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 04:07 PM
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Dee, I don't know how stable or unstable R17 is. I had read that it would give more MV than 4350, and I had a very short rifle barrel, so I went with the R17. It worked fine and gave excellent accuracy in the rather picky rifle I had at the time. Since then I switched to the 100 gr bullet and 4064, so haven't done a lot more shooting with the R17. Based on what I've read on this forum, if I had the choice to make again, I would go with the 4350. That isn't because of any lack of happiness with R17, but because so many good shooters are so happy with 4350.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 09:01 PM
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^^With what Chad stated^^
If you're dead set on a .260 Rem, there's nothing wrong with that. Keep in mind the 6.5 Creedmoor will make the exact same external ballistics, but do it with a shorter overall length, and with .6-1.0gr. less of the H-4530 each chambering uses. And since it starts out shorter than the .260 it will allow you to chase lands for a longer round count on the barrel than the .260
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/07/15 10:17 PM
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Which powders should I be stocking up on in the mean time? RL 17? H4350? It depends on which bullet weight you plan to shoot. For the 140 grainers, it's hard to beat H4350. I want to try IMR's new 4451 Enduron powder. R17 is a good powder for speed since it's a double base powder, but it will be temp sensitive. If you plan to shoot the 120 grain or less, the same powders above will also work. But I would lean more toward a slightly faster burning powder, in the Varget burn rates. Just look at the 260 Rem load data, and find a powder in the same burn rate area of those powders and it will work fine.
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Re: 260 Remington Build
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03/08/15 04:24 PM
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Which powders should I be stocking up on in the mean time? RL 17? H4350? It depends on which bullet weight you plan to shoot. For the 140 grainers, it's hard to beat H4350. I want to try IMR's new 4451 Enduron powder. R17 is a good powder for speed since it's a double base powder, but it will be temp sensitive. If you plan to shoot the 120 grain or less, the same powders above will also work. But I would lean more toward a slightly faster burning powder, in the Varget burn rates. Just look at the 260 Rem load data, and find a powder in the same burn rate area of those powders and it will work fine. Thanks for all the help.
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