Re: What is the best barrel length for a 260
Agree on the 2800 for the 260rem, our rifles run at 2820fps with a 28 inch and our 15 inch LR pistols run around 2525fps and the 140s are still stabilized at 1000 yards. All of them run the same load and use a 1:8 twist. The rifles use Shilen Select Match and the one pistol has a Lilja 3 groove and the other had a Lilja but had a lot of round thru it and was opening up much to keep using. Waiting on a McGowen Rem-Age style prefit but hasn't arrived yet. Think any of the better grade barrel makers will work fine.
If your rig is shooting decent then use up the barrel for good practice while waiting on a new barrel to arrive. Not gonna be a quick turnaround unless your Smith is a really close friend and jumps you ahead of everyone. Might look into the Rem-Age setups, they seem to be working really well.
Good luck
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