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Posted: 5/21/2014 7:19:54 AM EDT
| Ok guys, I need some advice. A friend of mine has had it in his head to build a .260 for over a year; I think he is finally ready to "pull the trigger" on the build. His main goal is to create a .260 with a vertical grip stock that has as little recoil as possible. He wants it to be comparable to his bolt action .223 or .243 WSSM. Here lies the issue. I have never built a rifle with the main goal being recoil reduction. He is set on the .260 caliber for some reason. Any and everything you can tell me about building a .260 bolt gun would be great. Barrel selection, action, stock suggestions would be great. For the sake of having a good time, lets keep the budget at whatever gets the job done the right way. He doesn't "need" the gun, so if he builds it, he is going the BUILD it...no punches held. Thanks guys. |
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MY .260 has the recoil of less than a .223, but it is a pig!!!
Surgeon 591 Bartlein m40 contour 24" 1:8 KMW Sentinel Big Chubby brake Between the weight and brake, there is a slight nudge to one's shoulder. What is nice, though, is watching the trace of my own bullet crossing paths with the target which I have shot at... |
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The muzzle brake is the key, that plus weight and stock design.
I run an APA brake (fat bastard as I recall) and recoil is a non issue on even a medium weight 300 win. Only .260 the recoil was so little I did not bother with a brake. Btw, my .260 is a 26" Lilja tubed 700 short action that's been trued and set in an HS stock that is very similar to an M40a1 in design. I run a Leupold 6.5-20x50 VX-III on it. The thing your friend has to decide is if he wants it to be a bench gun, or light enough to pack around for long range hunting, such as rockchucks, deer, whatever. You can build a 16 pound gun that is easy to shoot, but will suck if you have to lug it far. Define purposes then build accordingly. |
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Remington didn't do the world any favors when they took the 6.5-.308 and made it a factory offering as the .260 Remington. Rem saw the caliber as a heavy varmint, light deer caliber, thus most factory guns have a twist that is too slow to properly stabilize the long high BC bullets that made the 6.5x55 so popular. If building from scratch make certain to use a 1:8 or 1:7.5" twist.
If reduced recoil is one of the criteria, your friend may want to consider the 6.5 Creedmore instead. Or simply the 6.5x55. |
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