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Posted: 1/4/2012 12:00:09 PM EDT
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Hi all i did a quick search and didnt find a whole lot on the topic so i thought i would start my own
Im building a ar-10 variant and im having trouble deciding on what Cal. to choose from a 308 or a 260. So to get this out of the way, I reload, i intend to shoot paper mostly, Deer and pronghorn. etc.. so which one do i get?> |
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Either will work fine, if you were shooting longer ranges 500+ the 260 will have the edge over any caliber that will fit on the AR10 platform.
The 260 has great competition bullets, Lapua 123 and 139, the 123gr Amax, Sierra 123 SMK. For hunting the Barnes 120TSX is hard to beat. If shooting long range paper with a 308 I would use the Lapua 155. Hunting the 130 Barnes TSX The one thing that is hard to overlook is cheap plinking ammo with the 308. |
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The one thing that is hard to overlook is cheap plinking ammo with the 308. There are places that have good .260 bullets for the same price as the cheapest .308s I can reload. The ballistics absolutely go to the .260. The .308 is a classic. The .260 will be one before long in the long range circles. |
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The one thing that is hard to overlook is cheap plinking ammo with the 308. There are places that have good .260 bullets for the same price as the cheapest .308s I can reload. Could you share where you get some cheap .264 bullets from? I also reload and I shoot a .260. |
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Kicking around the same idea myself. I want a "long" range rifle for mainly banging steel and shooting paper, and some hunting. I think I will go with a .308 because of the "cheaper" bullets. I"d like a nice precision bolt gun, so that will most likely be in a .260 because of the low volume of shooting. That will be my deciding factor.
Don't count out the .308 as a long range contender. Yes, the .260 does shoot a bit flatter, but with the right bullet, the .308 will follow close on the heels. Plus, you can find cheap plinking ammo or cheap bullets for banging away at steel. |
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Kicking around the same idea myself. I want a "long" range rifle for mainly banging steel and shooting paper, and some hunting. I think I will go with a .308 because of the "cheaper" bullets. I"d like a nice precision bolt gun, so that will most likely be in a .260 because of the low volume of shooting. That will be my deciding factor. Don't count out the .308 as a long range contender. Yes, the .260 does shoot a bit flatter, but with the right bullet, the .308 will follow close on the heels. Plus, you can find cheap plinking ammo or cheap bullets for banging away at steel. Remember that for a semiauto you're limited to 2.8" or so for COAL, so you'll have a tougher time loading the longer VLDs for .308. You also run up against pressure limits faster in a semiauto vs a bolt gun. |
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Kicking around the same idea myself. I want a "long" range rifle for mainly banging steel and shooting paper, and some hunting. I think I will go with a .308 because of the "cheaper" bullets. I"d like a nice precision bolt gun, so that will most likely be in a .260 because of the low volume of shooting. That will be my deciding factor. Don't count out the .308 as a long range contender. Yes, the .260 does shoot a bit flatter, but with the right bullet, the .308 will follow close on the heels. Plus, you can find cheap plinking ammo or cheap bullets for banging away at steel. Remember that for a semiauto you're limited to 2.8" or so for COAL, so you'll have a tougher time loading the longer VLDs for .308. You also run up against pressure limits faster in a semiauto vs a bolt gun. He will be doing everything MOAR right with the .308 than with a .260 with the exact two items that you stated. Hey, OP. Go 6.5 CM or 6mm CM and don't look back. Or find the .308 load that makes your rifle have majiks. |
| If you intend on starting everything from the ground up and reloading, look into 6.5 Creedmore. It does everything .260 Rem does, but a little bit better. I like .308 just for the readily available components, but if I were building for the reasons you are... I'm go with the 6.5CM. Look into the ballistics, I think you'd be very happy with the results. |
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A 260, 6.5 Creed or 6.5x47 will all do the same thing when run at the same pressure, the 260 has a little more case capacity. Since we're talking about the 260, is the 7mm-08 or 260 more popular? I am with Tim on this one. You can simply neck down 308 or better yet neck up 243 Brass. I'd say 7-08 is more popular or lets more available factory wise. Walmarts all carry it. A handful of places will carry factory 260 |
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The one thing that is hard to overlook is cheap plinking ammo with the 308. There are places that have good .260 bullets for the same price as the cheapest .308s I can reload. Could you share where you get some cheap .264 bullets from? I also reload and I shoot a .260. If you are buying bullets in packs of 100 there is hardly any difference in price, if you buy in packs of 1000 the .308 wins. |
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