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Tatume
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Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284
      31/10/09 11:47 PM

Herein lies the reason I've never owned a rifle chambered for 260 Remington. Only the Ruger has rifling that is fast enough. When Remington introduced the cartridge in their line, they used 1:8.5" rifling, which is appropriate, but they tried to go too fast. Complaints about high pressure with 140 gr bullets surfaced, and rather than load to appropriate speeds, they dropped the bullet weight and changed to 1:9" rifling. Now the heaviest bullets their guns will handle are 120 gr. The Ruger, with appropriate rifling, has a 16.5" barrel, which is too short, even for me.

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* Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Ripp 28/10/09 02:40 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Homer   31/10/09 07:34 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 xausa   31/10/09 08:13 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Ripp   31/10/09 12:17 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 9.3x57   31/10/09 01:03 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 DarylS   31/10/09 01:10 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Tatume   31/10/09 11:47 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Yochanan   01/11/09 11:16 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 9.3x57   01/11/09 01:50 PM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Tatume   02/11/09 12:34 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Scott   02/11/09 02:39 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Yochanan   02/11/09 07:14 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 9.3x57   02/11/09 07:43 AM
. * * Re: Savage Long Range Hunter 6.5/284 Homer   02/11/09 10:37 AM

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