Really itching for a 260... thoughts on a couple of options? Hog Hunter?
So currently I'm shooting a 308 Axis. It's doing pretty well, but I'm really itching to build a 260. The Axis is bedded in a Boyds Tacticool right now, with a EGW base and an SWFA 16x42 on it.
My options would be to rebarrel the Axis, which is a very good possibility, or to start a new build. What are everyone's thoughts on the Hog Hunter?
I looked at a Hog Hunter barrel not long ago on ebay that went for pretty good money. I was thinking about picking up a Hog Hunter in 308, and selling the barrel and stock. Dropping it in another Tacticool, and throwing on a nice 260 barrel. Hog Hunters can be bought for $400-450, which seems like a pretty good deal for an accutrigger gun that I could make some decent money back on selling the barrel...
Other options I'm not thinking about? Input?
Thanks in advance!
Really itching for a 260... thoughts on a couple of options? Hog Hunter?
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I really want to be able to make good, consistent hits at 1000+. That's pushing the limits of the 308, consistently.
I would argue that....after a great deal of load development, my Model 10 FLCP-K in 308 will ring the gong at 1000 yards very consistently a long as I have my A game going. The 308 is a long favored long range caliber....I have friends that regularly walk their 308's out past 1000 to 1200....1300....and then some. It's more the shooters skills than the rifles capabilities once you start shooting those distances.