 Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 1:22 PM
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Last edited by reflex264; 12/14/2020 1:31 PM.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 3:31 PM
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Seminole Wind
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It has been fun to follow your restoration of the "rust bucket" to the final result on a beautiful buck. Great project.
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 3:41 PM
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Ernie
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 4:36 PM
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Russell
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Turned out to be a good project test. Congrats on the nice buck. I run 129 Hornadys and H4350 in my .260 MGM 12".
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret.
USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 4:48 PM
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jwp475
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 6:41 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Congrats! Nice buck with your 260.
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 7:34 PM
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reflex264
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Thanks fellers! I can't resist rejuvenating neglected guns.
Very satisfying when you get to use them.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/14/2020 11:28 PM
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/15/2020 12:23 AM
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Mech 8
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Nice work on the gun and the buck! Congrats! What kind of velocity are you getting with that 140 grain PT?
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/15/2020 12:43 AM
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gunslingerdad
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nicely done on both the gun and the buck!
still Dave Thomas, just an alias so the gov't dont find me 
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/15/2020 1:19 AM
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Pa. Mike
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That was a long story with a very happy ending. Congratulations on bringing that frame back to life and on an outstanding buck!
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/15/2020 1:09 PM
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reflex264
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Nice work on the gun and the buck! Congrats! What kind of velocity are you getting with that 140 grain PT? Just over 2400fps. I can go hotter but that works out to 1000ftlbs at 350 yards which is farther than I can shoot in the current hunting spot. This load is so accurate I can make precision shots as far as I can shoot. Dropping to 125gr Partitions lets me go to right at 2700fps if needed. This barrel is a 1:8 so the 140s are a perfect match.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/15/2020 9:57 PM
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Beautiful shot. It just doesn?t get any better than that! Heck of a poke with the handgun.
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/16/2020 9:17 PM
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Zee
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Well done all round!
I love that cartridge.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/18/2020 12:08 AM
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Hawkeye
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Outstanding. Nice shooting iron.
Mike
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Re: Scored with the .260
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12/19/2020 4:43 PM
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Chance Weldon
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Fantastic job on bringing that frame back from the brink of a write-off, and on putting it to good use!
Formerly TN Lone Wolf
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