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 Good 260 round?
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11/19/2009 1:32 AM
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WNYBuckhunter
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I am wondering what the opinions are regarding a good 260 round for deer. The guy I bought my TC off of gave me about half a box of Remington 120gr rounds for it. My friend that shoots this exact gun shoots 140gr hand loads. Will the 120s be good or should I be shooting 140s? I see that the Federals use the Barnes bullets. Are they worth the extra few bucks per box?
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Re: Good 260 round?
[Re: WNYBuckhunter]
#59297
11/19/2009 1:49 AM
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KRal
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I think either of the rounds you've mentioned, will work fine for whitetails.
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: Good 260 round?
[Re: KRal]
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11/19/2009 2:52 AM
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Hawkeye
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I shoot mostly 120's for deer, antelope and pigs with my .260 XP100. I shot 120's in my 15" Encore barrel also. I have used the Remington core lok 120grn factory bullets and Federal in mine. I now reload for it and use the 120grn Ballistic Tips for deer and 120grn Pro Hunter for plinking.
Mike
You don't quit playing because you get old, You get old because you quit playing.
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Re: Good 260 round?
[Re: WNYBuckhunter]
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11/19/2009 3:48 AM
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s4s4u
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Will the 120s be good or should I be shooting 140s? I shoot 120's in my 7's with great results so they should be plenty heavy for your 6.5 and you'll even find the recoil a tad more pleasant than with 140's.
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Re: Good 260 round?
[Re: s4s4u]
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11/19/2009 4:20 AM
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Ernie
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I would start off with the Remmy 120's
Ernie the Un-Tactical 
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Re: Good 260 round?
[Re: Ernie]
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11/19/2009 8:38 PM
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WNYBuckhunter
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Ok, Ill stick with the 120s and see how they do. I sighted the gun in and they seem to shoot pretty well.
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