Lightest .260

[Juice Boxes]

Does anybody know who makes very lightweight .260's?

I was looking at kimber and when I tried to order one it turnds out that model was discontinued.

I also looked at SAKO and the dealer said that the .260 was not yet imported.

 

[P.B.Walsh]

You could always build your own.....

 

[Abel]

Ultra Light Arms.

 

[rangerruck]

I agree with above dude, and you may try remmy model 7; I know they are made in 243, and 7.08, and they may, JUST MAY, make one in 260...

 

[waterhouse]

May not be the lightest, but you can check on gunbroker for a used 700Ti. They aren't made anymore, but the older TI (not the newer Alaskan TI) was available in .260. I had one for a bit, but found it to be too light, so now I have the mountain version that weighs about a pound more. They were selling for about $1300-1400 not too long ago, which seems like a lot but is cheaper than most of the custom ultralights.

 

[Hokkmike]

The SAKO Finnlight is imported in 6.5x55 (mine) which is a ballistic twin of the 260. The Swede, however, has a little better sectional density owing to the longer bullets.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Yeah, you gotta love how Remington creates cartridges, and then over time quits making rifles in them (.280 rem and .260 rem are only available in a tiny fraction of their offerings).

You may have to go custom if you don't like the 700 or Seven options from Remington in .260. 7mm-08 has become popular and usurped the interest in .260 rem for the most part. 7mm-08 is a great round, but it's sufficiently different from .260 that it doesn't make a lot of sense that it is supplanting it to a large degree; but it is.

I agree that you might check into a Sako or other rifle in 6.5x55 - slightly more performance; about the same popularity as .260, and easier to find a high-quality non-custom-price rifle for.

My DPMS in .260 is light - for a semi-auto that is. But it ain't light compared to a mountain-style turnbolt.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Ruger offers their handy dandy froniter in 260 I do believe.

 

[Water-Man]

Tikka T3 Lite is 6lbs. in .260

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Ruger offers their handy dandy froniter in 260 I do believe.

Why isn't the Frontier on their website?

http://www.ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeDE/index.html

They show everything BUT the Frontier under the M77 Hawkeye

Standard

Standard Left-Handed

All-Weather®

Ultra Light

Compact

Laminate Compact

Compact Magnum

African

Alaskan

Sporter

Tactical

Predator

International

Distributor Exclusives

In any event, the "Laminate Compact" IS shown in .260. weighing 6.25 lbs.

http://www.ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeLaminateCompact/models.html


The Tikka T3 Lite and T3 Lite Stainless are NOT *currently* shown as being offered in .260:

http://www.berettausa.com/products/tikka-t3-lite-stainless/

 

[Juice Boxes]

I forgot to mention this in my first post but it definitely needs to be sub moa.

 

[bpl]

"Very lightweight" and "sub-MOA" are two completely different classes of rifles. Maybe 1-2 MOA is a more reasonable expectation for a "very lightweight" rifle.

 

[Abel]

it definitely needs to be sub moa

Really, call Ultra Light Arms.

http://www.newultralight.com/

 

[Juice Boxes]

Ultralight Arms sounds like a very viable option are there any other companies?

Also what are some cons to Ultralight's Design.

 

[Offfhand]

Let's see now, you want a lightweight rifle that "definitely" has to shoot sub-MOA. Didn't you forget to add that you expect to pay less than $500? Actually, Ultralight Arms (NULA) is your best chance of getting a truly light weight .260 with any hope of it being MOA capable. But expect to pay for it.

 

[Abel]

Didn't you forget to add that you expect to pay less than $500?

I don't see where the OP said he expected to pay less than 500 bucks.

At 6.25lbs, The Hawkeye M77 Laminate-Compact might be closer to $575 in the store. But a sub-MOA rifle it ain't.

http://www.ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeLaminateCompact/models.html

 

[igordon81]

The Remington Model Seven in .260 comes in at 5.25lbs without a scope. It's a very handy little rifle. It's tough to beat it for a lightweight 260.

 

[Limey46]

I have a stainless/synthetic Model Seven in .260. I honestly don't know whether or not it shoots sub-MOA, but it certainly hits exactly where I point it and it's as light and handy as I could ever wish.

 

[Juice Boxes]

Actually the budget for this rifle needs to be under 200 dollars with the scope.

Thanks for all the input. You guys put me right where I can research these guns and choose the best one.

 

[rangerruck]

...Limey confirmed what I thought, the mod 7 does come in 260/ I would look at that first- then second and third. With ultralight arms, you will also get a cut/tapered receiver, fluted bolt, and a super thin bbl; will hold a group for 3 shots, and that is proly it for the accuracy. I would get the mod 7, then recrown it, and do a nice trigger job- that would proly be all it needs to shoot very fine.

 

[Offfhand]

Attached is a picture of my Remington Custom Shop Model-7 in .260 cal. It's light and a joy to hunt with, but not a sub-MOA shooter.