theoldgringo
Member
Gents,
I hope I'm in the right section of the forum...........
Let me preface this "story" by saying I have a Karl Gustaf Swede long rifle, made in 1920, that is the best shooting rifle I own, with 140gr Swede surplus.
Went to the local big box sporting goods store this week to find a 6.5x55 (Tikka in mind) to shoot in the local IKES hunter class competitions. Well, sitting on two hooks immediately above the Tikka display was a Sako 75, walnut, hunter in 260 Rem., at a price I couldn't refuse. Knowing that 260 Rem and 6.5x55 are virtually identical ballistically, I grabbed this opportunity and ran with a new ($750.) Sako.
That was yesterday. Today I learn that Sako and, I guess, almost all manufacturers build their 260 Rems with a 1 in 9" twist rate, which is, at best, borderline for shooting anything over the 130 grain bullet, especially if you want to shoot a target bullet.
Finally to the question; Will the 140 gr boat-tail bullets (HPBT, A-Max, etc) work well with the 1 in 9" twist rate. Will a 140 gr hunting bullet like the V-Max be a better option, or would a 130gr, or less, target bullet do the job best.
I'm having a really hard time understanding why none of these rifles has an
8" twist rate to accommodate 140 gr, especially when Karl had shown everyone what to do with this caliber over a century ago with a 7 1/2" twist.
I'd sure appreciate some insight from somebody.
Thanks for "listening"...............tog
I hope I'm in the right section of the forum...........
Let me preface this "story" by saying I have a Karl Gustaf Swede long rifle, made in 1920, that is the best shooting rifle I own, with 140gr Swede surplus.
Went to the local big box sporting goods store this week to find a 6.5x55 (Tikka in mind) to shoot in the local IKES hunter class competitions. Well, sitting on two hooks immediately above the Tikka display was a Sako 75, walnut, hunter in 260 Rem., at a price I couldn't refuse. Knowing that 260 Rem and 6.5x55 are virtually identical ballistically, I grabbed this opportunity and ran with a new ($750.) Sako.
That was yesterday. Today I learn that Sako and, I guess, almost all manufacturers build their 260 Rems with a 1 in 9" twist rate, which is, at best, borderline for shooting anything over the 130 grain bullet, especially if you want to shoot a target bullet.
Finally to the question; Will the 140 gr boat-tail bullets (HPBT, A-Max, etc) work well with the 1 in 9" twist rate. Will a 140 gr hunting bullet like the V-Max be a better option, or would a 130gr, or less, target bullet do the job best.
I'm having a really hard time understanding why none of these rifles has an
8" twist rate to accommodate 140 gr, especially when Karl had shown everyone what to do with this caliber over a century ago with a 7 1/2" twist.
I'd sure appreciate some insight from somebody.
Thanks for "listening"...............tog