Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

[sniperaviator]

I have a 260 Remington coming. Wondering if 308 ammo will chamber in a 260 Rem?

Will a 260 Rem chamber in a 243? 25-06? (not that I have THOSE) but....

What would happen if someone shot a 260 Remington round in a 308 (I'm pretty sure THAT would chamber). Anything all that bad? Would you even notice something is wrong?

Just wondering how deep in doo doo I can get myself with all this.

 

[sobrbiker883]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

no
no
it can and firing the wrong cartridge is never good.


Google the cartridge dimensions.
Do whatever you need to do to be a safe firearms owner-this would include knowing which of your rifles shoots which rounds.
Being a sniper and an aviator, this should be no-brainer stuff for you.

 

[Swan]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

sometimes I am amazed at what gets posted here

 

[JFComfort]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

Don't, you'll blow your face off! No where for the pressuure to go! lol

 

[Victor N TN]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...Just wondering how deep in doo doo I can get myself with all this. </div></div>

Have you ever thought of picking up part of your face or maybe a hand and putting it in a zip lock bag and taking it to the hospital to get it put back on? Not a joke. People die doing dumb sh*t like that.

Grow up and read a book.

Or better yet, take up knitting or crochet. Leave any kind of weapon for someone else to use.

You need to read for 5 or 10 years EVERYTHING you can find on the subject before messing with it.

 

[sniperaviator]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

I'm not wondering about doing it on purpose. I'm wondering about it happening ACCIDENTLY.

Look the cases are IDENTICAL. Some people even neck 308 down to 260 so the case SAYS 308 on the case, yet it has a .264 bullet in it. I'm not doing that and I don't happen to think it's a good idea, for the very reason you might get things mixed up.

I suppose you'd think the poster was a moron for wondering if it's possible to DOUBLE CHARGE a case. Well if you pick loads that are more than 1/2 of the case, it isn't possible. Otherwise it IS. So if you are going to load charges that are possible to be double charged, maybe it is prudent to take precautions (like buying a powder monitor), or take other safety measures.

I just loaded 60 rounds of 260. Looking at the cases, bullets, oal, it would be pretty easy to mix it up and chamber it in a 308. Now, what would happen if someone did that, I ask myself? See, asking those questions is how people AVOID making that mistake. Unless you are one of these people who never consider the consequences of making a mistake, becuase you believe you never make one.

 

[Geno C.]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

If you fired a 260 in a 308 gun you end up with a 308 case and a bullet that really doesn't go exactly where you point it...

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

it will not chamber

 

[coldboremiracle]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

I think I understand your question. The thing is. . . . . a .308 wont fit in a 260, nor will it fit in a 7-08 or a 243. its too big. you probably can however fit one or more of the others into the .308, and while you wouldn't blow your face off, it isn't the way things were designed to work so it is therefore not good. You will find that cartridge designers and manufacturers have looked into these possibilities and have found and implemented ways to avoid this problem. When they have 2 cartridges of the same family, they will sometimes make one just enough longer, shorter, wider, different shoulder angle, ect. to make it un-chamberable(word?). Like the 300 wsm and the 300SAUM could be mistaken one for another but they will not fit in each others respective chambers.

Does that answer your question?

 

[jrob300]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not wondering about doing it on purpose. I'm wondering about it happening ACCIDENTLY.

Look the cases are IDENTICAL. Some people even neck 308 down to 260 so the case SAYS 308 on the case, yet it has a .264 bullet in it. I'm not doing that and I don't happen to think it's a good idea, for the very reason you might get things mixed up.

I suppose you'd think the poster was a moron for wondering if it's possible to DOUBLE CHARGE a case. Well if you pick loads that are more than 1/2 of the case, it isn't possible. Otherwise it IS. So if you are going to load charges that are possible to be double charged, maybe it is prudent to take precautions (like buying a powder monitor), or take other safety measures.

I just loaded 60 rounds of 260. Looking at the cases, bullets, oal, it would be pretty easy to mix it up and chamber it in a 308. Now, what would happen if someone did that, I ask myself? See, asking those questions is how people AVOID making that mistake. Unless you are one of these people who never consider the consequences of making a mistake, becuase you believe you never make one. </div></div>

OP is being fairly prudent in this case. I just read recently of a round (can't remember what it was and no... no link) that *I* would have NEVER thought would have been able to chamber, not only chambered but fired and blew the action apart because the bullet was too large for the bore. IIRC, it was here on the Hide. Two guys shooting, similar ammo, simple range mixup. KABOOM.

It's VERY GOOD to think these things through ahead of time and take the necessary precautions. Even people with lots of years of experience make mistakes.

John

<span style="font-weight: bold">EDIT</span>: OP... take out your firing pin, or load dummy rounds (always better) and try it. Then you'll know and you won't have to accept Internet lore for the future of your face or hand.

 

[former naval person]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

Not supposed to do so. Might with tolerance stack up. Big chamber neck and thin brass .308...Might do it. The .260 and .243 will chamber in the .308. Won't hurt anything (think fire forming) but accuracy is nil.

 

[downhill]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

I have made 260 brass from LC Match(7.62)and I load a lot of 308 on LC Match. And since both rigs might go to the range the same day, I simply color code the cases with a felt tip marker-red for 260 black for 308. It avoids the "head up my ass" syndrome.

 

[cav has been]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

Not exactly the same thing but my neighbor had a rectum surround moment last winter. Chambered and fired a 308 in a really nice old Mauser that was chambered in 7mm RM. Yardsaled the Mauser, dazed the P out of him and seemingly has caused him to pay a little more attention. Seems that big old claw extractor got a good enough bite on the rim to let the firing pin do its job. Glad I wasn't there!

 

[shootist2004]

Re: Will a 308 chamber in a 260 remington

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Swan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sometimes I am amazed at what gets posted here
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how dare you insult a sniperaviator!!!!