Currently shoot a 308. I can get 168gr gold metal match for around $27.00 per 20. I'm looking into building a 260. But I can't find any match ammo any where near those prices. Corbon 139gr. is around $52.00 per 20? Whats up with that? Is there any decently priced (good) .260 ammo?
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Most 260 shooters reload leaving few buyers for factory loads. That's my guess.
More expensive due to WAY less volume compared to 308 and Remington basically ignoring its newfound popularity.
The "cheap but accurate factory ammo" 6.5 option is the 6.5 Creedmoor, and its cheap because Hornady went all-in on it.
Southwest Ammo and Copper Creek are good choices for preloaded 260 match fodder.
The "cheap but accurate factory ammo" 6.5 option is the 6.5 Creedmoor, and its cheap because Hornady went all-in on it.
Southwest Ammo and Copper Creek are good choices for preloaded 260 match fodder.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but match .260 factory ammo is pricey, I think Southwest Ammo probably has the most cost effective options for "factory" match quality ammo. It's pretty well known that to be cost effective for .260 Rem you'll have to roll your own.
Economy of scales my friend. I do not want to guess at a number but there must be 100x the amount of 308 compared to 260...that number may even be low.
Buy the SW ammo, and use their reloading service..... comes out to around $1 round, which is cheap considering quality....
you can get .260 from SW sometimes on sale - I got my last batch for under $30 for 20.
If you can't or don't want to take on reloading then your better bet is the creedmor option.
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Wait until you start looking for Brass. I like to use Winchester brass but Win don't make 260.
I bet they think there is a huge interest in the 243 or even 7mm-08.
I bet they think there is a huge interest in the 243 or even 7mm-08.
I reload so 260 is fine. If I didn't I would do a 6.5 CM.
Problem with starting to reload 260 now is availability of components. Hard to find H4350, 142gr smk's, and Fed210m's. I don't have time to monitor every sight and jump on the components the 5 minutes they are in stock. So I bought a bunch of SWA 260, hopefully enough to last until components free up. If not their reloading service is an option.
I just started shooting .260 and have been able to buy several different loadings to try out from Southwest Ammo. I plan on using their reloading service myself soon. So far, their ammo shoots very well and consistently in my rifle.
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I fairly new to reloading so I apologize if this is a stupid question but how consistent is your brass when you do this. How much of a difference is there between the brass for .243 and .260?
you can make .260 brass from .243, 7mm-08 or 308. You neck .243 up from 6mm to 6.5, neck down 7mm-08 and you can neck down 308 but you will most likely need to trim the neck thickness down to chamber correctly. .243 is the easiest to do all the way around. Plus I get to use Winchester brand brass that I love!
It's very easy, just run the .243 brass or the 7-08 through the .260 F/L resizer with neck expander ball. If there is significant resistance, lube the case neck first. Unless you are running a tighter necked chamber than SAAMI, neck turning is probably unnecessary. 308 brass is usually more trouble than it's worth to resize down to 7-08, then .260, then turn necks down to a useable thickness.
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I use the Winchester 7-08 brass. Once through the .260 die and I'm good to go. I get some really tight groups with H4350 and Barnes 127gr LRX.
