260 Remington

[270man]

I am currently experimenting with a rifle in 260Rem caliber and wonder if anyone else is trying it out? Remington announced it as a production round a few years ago and all the gun writers did their usual praise articles declaring that it may be the "best deer cartridge yet".

However, things have been pretty quiet of late (regarding the 260) and even it's champion, Jim Carmichael of Outdoor Life, has had nothing new to say about it. Remington initially offered the 260 in their standard model 700BDL line but have since dropped it. They still advertise a 260 in their Model 7 and Model 700 Mountain Rifle versions -- but not in any of their standard model 700s.

You can get a 260 from Kimber but Ruger, who once advertised the 260 in their Model 77 line, doesn't list it for their new Hawkeye rifles. My 260 was built up from a Rem M700 action and has a PacNor barrel.

Any thoughts?

270man