Hello,

Is anyone shooting a Criterion 260AI barrel with a match or standard chamber? I'm planning a 260AI on a Savage Model 12 with detachable magazine and am wondering if you stay with a cartridge OAL of appx 2.80", how close to the lands are you able to seat 139/140/142 gr bullets? I spoke to Jim at Northland Shooters Supply and he recommended the match chamber but after reading a post in this same forum by "capreppy", I'm concerned the match chamber with 0.160 leade will be too long and maybe better to try the 0.98 leade on the standard chamber. Anyone have any experience with this barrel in either the match or standard chamber?

Regards,
Traper458