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landscaper wrote:.338 would be excellent but I don't see why the 7mag or .300 win mag wouldn't do the trick. Watched a 900 lb elk drop where it was standing at around 600 yds with a 7mag 139 gr Hornady.


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I agree, if you cant kill a hog with a 7mag or .300win mag i don't think a new caliber will help. Both of these calibers are fully capable of a 1000 yard shot. It's just that 1000 yard shots are difficult regardless of what gun or caliber you shoot. That being said i would use whatever excuse i needed to buy a .338 lapua

mlj300 wrote:

landscaper wrote:.338 would be excellent but I don't see why the 7mag or .300 win mag wouldn't do the trick. Watched a 900 lb elk drop where it was standing at around 600 yds with a 7mag 139 gr Hornady.


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I agree, if you cant kill a hog with a 7mag or .300win mag i don't think a new caliber will help. Both of these calibers are fully capable of a 1000 yard shot. It's just that 1000 yard shots are difficult regardless of what gun or caliber you shoot. That being said i would use whatever excuse i needed to buy a .338 lapua

I like the way you think. I almost have the wife convinced that I "need" this gun.

Ballistically speaking, the .260 is getting a lot of chatter these days.

.260 is a great gun however it's hard on barrels. Something to think of long term.

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Jeff wrote:.260 is a great gun however it's hard on barrels. Something to think of long term.

I ve got one and never noted it to be an overbore barrel burner. .264 mag is a different story. Where did you catch wind of this Jeff?

Yeah. There are some 6.5 wildcats that shoot fast enough to be a barrel burner. The 260, Creedmor, 6.5x47 are sweethearts though.

Don't have a 260 so I don't know for sure but I bet it will outlast at 243 and not quite as long as a 308 with normal usage. but if I had your problem I would routinely be doing mag dumps at hogs from great distances away and would expect it to eat the barrel quicker.

Blackduck wrote:

Jeff wrote:.260 is a great gun however it's hard on barrels. Something to think of long term.

I ve got one and never noted it to be an overbore barrel burner. .264 mag is a different story. Where did you catch wind of this Jeff?

I'll have to look into my notes. When I was deciding on the right caliber for me about three years ago, it came down to the 6.5 creed and the .260 of course similar rounds. I ended up going with the 6.5 for barrel life and availability of reloading components. I can't remember my source on it but I remember reading in more than one spot that the barrel life was significantly shorter with the .260. It will take me a few days but I'll dig through my notes.... For now I am an an idiot on the internet claiming something is right that I read...

The 260 and CM are so close in velocity, barrel life should be a wash. The CM does have a leg up on brass availability because Hornady actually supports it, something Remington is apparently clueless about. The CM chamber is a bit shorter throated, I've read, enabling an easier kiss of the lands at the same SA magazine length. This is significant but only a concern for hand loaders, though.

Lapua makes it for the 260. Like a wiseman said "I only shoot calibers that Lapua makes brass for "