.260 Remington

The .260 Remington is effective on antelope, sheep, goat, or caribou, while its performance is similar to the 6.5x55mm, which is widely used on moose in Sweden and Finland. While capable of taking Class 3 game such as elk and moose, some hunters, particularly Canadian professional hunters who hunt large moose and elk, consider it slightly underpowered for these species and best used for smaller deer species such as white-tail and mule deer. The 6.5x55mm, which is usually loaded to a lower power level than the .260 Remington, is commonly used in Norway and Sweden with bullets weighing at least 9 g (140 gr) to kill Eurasian elk (a term which is applied to moose in these countries). The .260 Remington would make an excellent cartridge for hunting Class 2 species such as the smaller African antelope weighing 440 lb (200 kg) or less. .

Suggested Use

• Predators
• Small Game
• Varmint
• Deer (short range)

Performance

The .260 Remington, loaded with very low drag bullets such as the 138 gr (8.9 g) Lapua, 140 gr (9.1 g) Berger, or 142 gr (9.2 g) Sierra, can match the 1,000 yd (910 m) performance of the 190 gr (12 g) Sierra-loaded .300 Winchester Magnum, with better resistance to wind deflection and half the recoil. With a 120 gr (7.8 g) boattail, energy remaining at 400 yd (370 m) is comparable to a 180 gr (12 g) in .308 Winchester, while generating only about three-quarters the recoil