260 Remington

I never owned one, but it was a commercial version of the various 6.5 308 rounds, which of course were all wildcats, or rounds not in any popular brands lineup, whether rifle or ammo.

If we study the ballistics tables, and really pick them apart, the 6,5 bullet has a hellatious good flight path, due to its BC. In simpler words, for the same weight and velocity, it flys flatter than than lets say a 270 caliber of identical weight and velocity.

Thus ANY round using a 6.5 bullet, is gonna be a barn burner down range. For example, there is a wildcat 6.5 based on the 284 case, which gives same powder as an 06 case capacity, and it has been responsible for all sorts of long range accuracy records.

But remember, guns are rarely sold on need, they are sold on want, the brutal truth is a 260 wont do that much more than several other similar rounds will offer.

To justify many rounds, we have too split hairs. Trust me, a guy could hot load an ancient 7 mauser, in a modern gun, and match the velocity and bullet weight of a 260. But the 260 would shoot an inch or two flatter bullet path, at mid range.

Or it certainly will not match any of the larger cases, lets say the old classic 270 Winchester, but guess what? The 270 is gonna only be found in long action weapons, you can run a 260 in a medium length action, which is a few ounces lighter than a long action, thus the "need" is seen to talk the wife into buying another gun.

So too me, the answer becomes a practical issue. If you already have a 270 maybe, and already have invested in ammo, or dies etc, buying a different round means all new investment in ammo and dies.

The actual need rarely pencils out, but the "want" comes in for something different.

but for sure, you are not going to walk into Joes Gas Station in the middle of a hunting state, and find 260 ammo, while its a safe bet, you will find the more common rounds.

As I have gotten older, I have become extremely cynical on certain aspects of the gun industry, rather like I noticed most of my mentors had become in their old age.

A lot of the industry is based on sales. Take the example of an aluminum Commander I recently put together. Compared to a steel Commander, I dont know, its something like half a postage stamp lighter weight. Cripes, if I cant pack a steel Commander, I probably shouldnt be out and about in the first place.

But do I like it? Yes, Do I intend to sell it right off? Naw, though it might get traded if something really neat came along later. It would have to be really neat though.

But the 260 IS a fantastic all around cartridge. A 140 weight bullet will break it over into an elk round even, but again, thats one of those "reasoning" things we come up with to buy a gun.

I will not likely ever hunt an elk, but I could use that reasoning to justify buying one. After all, a guy can never have enough guns.

Are the tags as hard to get as they are in NV?

I knew they transplanted some few in AR some years back.

I am not totally certain I agree with that type of game management, I reckon there was a pretty good reason they died out way back when, and unless they are totally managed, in a rather artificil manner, I fail to comprehend how they could propagate in 2009.

But for sure, they can make a lot of money for the fish cop department, if they could get enough to have a regular season.

And then you can bet some disney guy will want to transplant some timeber wolves that will get fat on any calves.

They must fit in pretty well, is that in managed protected areas? Or totally wild?

Raising elk for the meat is popular in some places, course the cattleman have concerns about transfer of desise between cattle elk and vice versa