Going from a .204 to 260!

[C.Alls]

Well I ordered a Tikka CTR in 260 today! Anyone have experience with the round? I ordered the 140 grain Hybrid bullets and some Lapua brass to start with. Their BC is listed at .618! I was using my CZ 527 Varmint in 204 ruger to get my start into longer range shooting and pesting. I believe I will miss the CZ's single set trigger but from what I hear the Tikka trigger will be awesome too.

So did I make a good choice? I hope I don't regret selling the .204

 

[AssMan]

Well I ordered a Tikka CTR in 260 today! Anyone have experience with the round? I ordered the 140 grain Hybrid bullets and some Lapua brass to start with. Their BC is listed at .618! I was using my CZ 527 Varmint in 204 ruger to get my start into longer range shooting and pesting. I believe I will miss the CZ's single set trigger but from what I hear the Tikka trigger will be awesome too.



So did I make a good choice? I hope I don't regret selling the .204

Can't speak to the round, but the CTR is a top-notch rifle by all accounts. Seems like the best rifle in its price range and an excellent choice to me.


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[Yoshi]

The .260 Remmy is awesome! Makes the .308 look silly and has the same ballistics as the 300WM. All at a fraction of the kick. What's not to like?

I shoot 130 and 142gr HPBTs using H4350.

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Bradmacc might be able to give you some info.

 

[lazarus]

I can't speak directly to the Tika, but they are made by Sako and the Sako Forrester I picked up about a week or so ago has a trigger I am in love with. Nice and light, zero creep unknown yet if it is better than my CVA wolf trigger, but it is at least as good. Boot is very nice too.

 

[teratos]

Bradmacc might be able to give you some info.

This.

BrowningGuy loves him some .260 as well.

 

[Blazin]

I compete with a 260. Typically used 139 Scenar's or Hornady 140's pushed by H4350. Great cartridge!

 

[C.Alls]

Thanks everyone. I'm hoping to get the optics mounted and some shooting done by next weekend.

 

[BradMacc82]

Love the round.

142gr on top of H4350, pure win. So predictable it's ALMOST boring.

 

[BradMacc82]

The Nosler ABLR 142gr is listed as a .719 G1 bc (IIRC), hard to find them in stock, but they shoot well - in my rifle anyways.

 

[Broncolou]

I have the CTR in 260...... not one bad thing to say. About 500 rounds through mine before putting in a chassis and the factory recoil lug was still good and tight. Factory trigger is nice. I have mine down to about 2 1/2#'s (cheap trigger scale). I have gotten .76" groups at 200 yrds with nosler 123 Custom Comps over Varget. Still working on 140 Amax load. I started getting them dialed and when I put it in the Chassis it opened up my 123gr groups 1/2"ish. I need to check for a 3rd time tomorrow before running another ladder.....