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First build, finally! Savage 10 action, Shilen .260rem 28" bull barrel, Boyd's varmit thumbhole stock.
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Shot 6 test loads before the rains came. 147gr SMK's over 35.5 Varget, Remington brass, CCI #200 primers.
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Think I'm gonna like it! Thanks for all of the help, couldn't have done it without savageshooters.com.
Looking good!
What's it weight and what glass is it wearing?
yap sure is a looker
You may want to try Ramshot Hunter powder. A good friend of mine has your setup and shoots Nosler's over Ramshot Hunter. One ragged hole at 100 yards. But in fairness, your barrel is brand new....needs some break in time.
Weighs 13lbs. That's a Pentax Lightseeker on there now. Waiting on the Sightron S111 to get here.
I'm waiting on my PST Viper 6-24x50 in mils to ship...rifle should be here next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by storeyteller
How much do you want for the lightseeker? :cool:
The lightseeker goes back on the .243, so it ain't for sale. Exited about today. Lots of loads to test and probably take it out to 300yds of weather permits.
Edit: Dialin 'em in.
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Only 300?
Chipshot! :)
you missed the bull lol ;-}
Ha ha ha ....yeah....he's right. You did miss it. I got $35 I'll give you right now for that tomato steak!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by M.O.A.
You guys are a regular bunch of comedians! Think I'll hold on to this one for a little bit longer. Already planning the next build though. Got a Stevens short action that's itchin for a new barrel.
Where'd you find 147gr. Sierra Match Kings? Part no.? Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by storeyteller
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Got mixed up. Been loading 107gr and 142gr SMK's. Been callin em 102 and 147 for some reason. My first experience with the 6.5mm, so this is definately a learning experience. My bad.
I am encouraged by your initial results. I have a 24" Shaw i waited 5 months for, and am now waiting on a Varmint action from Northland. This will be my first foray into building a rifle other than several 10-22's. I hope the Shaw shoots well, your barrel certainly does.
Good luck, stay safe and happy hunting!
Working up some 95gr v-max's for PD hunt.
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So question for you. Why Varget over H4350 which is what most use? Not making fun of you, just trying to understand. HUGE fan of Varget in heavy 223 and 308 (have 32# of it on the shelves). Looking to build a 260 Rem as well and have stockpiled 8# of H4350 as well as 3k Federal 210M for this project.
Gonna be using Nosler 140gr CC's. My buddy and I picked up 500 for $80 so definitely an inexpensive way to get into the caliber.
I also picked up several hundred Nosler 100gr Spitzer BT to play around with for varmint stuff.
Varget is very accurate in 260...just slower (100-125fps) than H4350 with 139-142gr bullets.
I've also found Varget to be king with the 95 vmax. I was using 42.0gr though, how fast are they moving with 38.0?
38.0 running right at 3000fps. What were you getting with 42.0?
I had laddered 38 up to 41 for the first test loads. Got groups like the above with 38.0 then it started opening up. I did see 'em begin to close again at 41.0, but decided to stop where I was. Going out to CO prarie dog hunting at the end of the month, but when I get back I will try upping the load.
I had done quite a bit of research on powders while waiting on the barrel. There were alot of people getting good results with Varget in .260. I use it in .223 and .243 so I was familiar with it. I haven't tried 4350 with the .260, but I have some that I use with 30-06. I don't like the way it meters. I'm loading 400 of 'em so I really wanted the Varget to perform well which fortunatley, it did.
I would have to check my load data as it was for a 260 I no longer own. I believe it was pretty darn close to 3300 out of a 24". If you ever start shooting the 140s out of your 260 I would highly advise to giving h4350 a shot. Varget and h4350 seem to meter the same for me so I'm stuck using the chargemaster instead of the powder charger no mater which of those powders I use.
I will definately give the h4350 a try with the 142gr SMK's in the garage. If I'm only loading a handful, I don't care how it meters!
Any tips for the 107's? Got some of them as well.
Nice shooting!Quote:
Originally Posted by storeyteller
Here is a spreadsheet of 6.5mm bullets that I made up a while back. It is a two page document with Hunting type bullets on one page and Target bullets on another. It lists their brand, model numbers, weights, BCs and prices (I need to update the prices). When I made the leap into 6.5 I needed a way to keep track of what was offered out there and this is the only way I could keep it straight in the beginning. Maybe it'll help you keep it straight. Haha.
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/2963...45-am-16k?da=y
Downloaded it, thanks for posting it.
Thanks Trent. Sure that will come in handy. BTW, right down the road from you in Albany.