I think my rifle has a problem.... (A photo essay)

[Zak Smith]

Plus the .260 Remington is a hunting cartridge, not a target cartridge. You're getting dandy hunting groups if those are 100 yard groups. The closest you'll get to a match bullet is a Hornady A-Max, if you can get 'em.
If you can't get .260 Rem brass, what are you making it out of?
No offense, but you're trying to make a tack driving target rifle using a deer hunting cartridge.

Not exactly. See these articles for another viewpoint. The match reports are included to provide perspective on how many people are using the .260.

Also, there are plenty of match bullets for 6.5mm besides the AMAX, from Lapua, Sierra, Berger, JLK, etc.



article | The Case for .260 Remington: A Better Cartridge For Practical Long-Range Shooting



article | 6.5mm Shootout: .260 Remington vs. 6.5x47 Lapua vs. 6.5 Creedmoor




article | Colorado Multigun 2008 Steel Safari Practical Rifle Match



article | Blue Steel Ranch 2007 Steel Safari Practical Rifle Match



article | Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting, Part I - Rifle & Equipment

 

[rodregier]

+1 on Zak's observation re: match projectiles for 6.5mm.

6.5mm bore diameter is very popular for match rifles in Europe, projectiles are produced for that market. Lapua makes very nice match-grade projectiles in 6.5mm (and others) for example.

 

[Toscano]

Hunting, not target, round? NOT!

Let's see...let's try necking down a .308 Win to 6.5, yeah, that'll work. Easier yet, how about a .243 Win and neck it up?...wow, that'll work too! As far as it being a "hunting" cartridge and not being able to get target slugs? You had better do more research or maybe even look on the benchrest target websites.

 

[The_Antibubba]

Afy, I feel your pain. Hopefully the maker can get all the bugs worked out.












But if he can't, I'll take it off your hands for $200.

 

[rodregier]

Antibubba:

Arfy is apparently in France. Even if he was willing to give his new rifle away for $200, I'll bet it would cost you at least an additional $200 to ship it from there and get the paperwork performed to import it into the United States. Most FFL's are not setup to do the importation thing.

As for the original problem, likely worse case is to have it rebarrelled incl cutting a proper chamber in the new barrel. Border Barrels are well-liked in the reports I've seen. Given what he charged, the original builder should "make it right".

 

[NCsmitty]

Afy, any word on your 260's issues?

NCsmitty

 

[SSN Vet]

This ****, only sweaword I know. Taeche me please some others

I like to use this on...

@#$%!!

that's about the best contribution I can make here

learning some good info. from this thread... watching to see how the "mystery" unravels.

 

[Afy]

Well the mystery has not unravelled yet...

Primarily because I am travelling the next few weeks and am not in France. The downside other than this, is that I can not go shooting.

 

[don]

I have had rifles do similar things and most of the time it was due to the barrel heating up or a bedding problem. Is the barrel floated? Is the action glass bedded? Were you shooting in bright sunlight- goes to heating up barrel. It has been my experience that floating the barrel and glass bedding the stock are the two things that improved accuracy the most, but with a 6k rifle that is something you should not have to do. It should have been test fired by whomever made it.

 

[cracked butt]

Plus the .260 Remington is a hunting cartridge, not a target cartridge. You're getting dandy hunting groups if those are 100 yard groups. The closest you'll get to a match bullet is a Hornady A-Max, if you can get 'em.

I guessing that the Lapua Scenars, Sierra Match Kings, and Berger VLDs are very hard to find in that caliber?

 

[The_Antibubba]

Arfy is apparently in France. Even if he was willing to give his new rifle away for $200, I'll bet it would cost you at least an additional $200 to ship it from there and get the paperwork performed to import it into the United States. Most FFL's are not setup to do the importation thing.

Hence the

If I were really interested I wouln't lowball it like that.