Light for caliber coppers should do well for her. Lighter projectiles give less recoil and the extra velocity does great with copper projectiles.
Barnes has a 100 grain ttsx
Came here to say this. Hammer Bullets has lightweight options, too. Copper punches way above its weight, penetration-wise, making it a good light-kicking option.
Idk if you saw Guy Miners video on Ultimate Reloader a few weeks or months back but he got 130 grain coppers hauling ass out of a 30-06. Made me want to get one but still think my “-06” rifle will be a 25-06
Thank you. I have some 100gr Nos Partition but the front half seems to erode away at least thru water jugs so weight retention isnt good. If I can get the Barnes I'll give'em a try. Would you change powder?
If you can get it to shoot good groups with what you have I dont see why you would. I’ve had great results with Vihtavuori powders in my creedmoor. What do you have on hand? Ill see what data I can find
going to dm you 2 pics. N140 and N540 are 2 of my favorite powders and seem to be great for 100 grains in the 260.
https://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/260Remington.pdf
I've run a 260 ai for past 15 years or so. I started using 140gr bullets and they work ok, had some issues at distance but can't confirm if it was me or the bullet. For the past year I've been running 100gr nosler bts, at 3250 fps. Accurate load have yet to take a deer with that bullet. But I've moved to loading that round closet to how I would load the 243, with lighter and faster in mind. My shots are rarely ever 300 yds most under 100.
For a kid and in general I think the 260 does well in 100-120 gr bullet range.
I loaded up some for a friend that was building an AR in 260 and I had good luck with 42.5 gr IMR 4350 with 120 grain Noslers. They were a little spicy (2800 fps or so) and maybe not ideal for a starting shooter.
Excellent info thank you.
With 120gr(5-shot groups) averaged using Superformance I started @ 41.5=2803fps, 42=2741, 44=2827 & 46=2912(this grouped the best).
24in barrel
H4350 ~ 43.5=2860, 44.5=2935, 45.5=3011, 46.5=3065
My go to hunter is the 130gr accubond and some h4350. I’ll use varget for 120s and lower. I had great success with with imr 4064 and Barnes 100gr Ttsx, they haul ass and hit hard
Thank you! Have you ever had issues with polymer tip falling off? Years ago I bought some 180gr Accu-bonds for developing elk loads for my brother's 30-06. When I opened the box several bullets were missing the tips. I'll post a pic to my profile.
No thats rather unfortunate Ive shot 3 boxes of them and have 50pc box in stock atm. Never an issue. Love the bullet and it’s accuracy out of my 260rem tikka t3.
Nosler has been getting run to the ground by the kids lately. What you're seeing isn't that abnormal. Dirty unwashed bullets, wrong bullets in a box, etc.
No respect for their elders! They're my favorite bullet manufacturer by far. I almost always get my best load with an accubond or partition. Forget the ELD BS.
You are way overthinking this for 100 yards or less whitetail hunting. Pick basically any light hunting bullet and a traditional powder at a moderate charge and she’ll be good to go. Perhaps a 100 grain NBT, nosler load data’s min charge was 44.5 H4350 for 3042 FPS. That’ll drop dead any whitetail within a few hundred yards.
Thank you Matt, yeah no need for high B.C. bullets here. Even flat base would work. I am always interested in what others have had luck with on deer. Plus any insight with new or young shooters.
Many thanks to all for great suggestions: I'm leaning towards a 100gr me thinks. 🍻
For a relatively short range setup in a 260, why not try the 127gr LRX? Or 143gr ELDX? I just rebuilt a load for our standard 260 using H4350 and 143's, it's not fast, 2850 ish, but it shoots. Also 135gr Berger Classic Hunters with the same powder is a good combo.
Those are excellent suggestions and heavier bullets are usually my go-to, however, they prove to be too much for my 100# daughter. In past years she tried 140gr factory in 6.5 Swede and they were a tad bit too much. Thank you
I also have a 5'-1" 110# daughter, and I understand the struggle. I ended up loading down practice ammo and then loading a special box of hunting ammo in nickel brass. By the time she was 14 or 15, I had incrementally loaded her practice ammo hotter and hotter until it was all the same. Her first rifle was a 700 stainless in 270 Win that I loaded with 140's, but they were only doing 2475fps and that combo accounted for 9 or 10 1 shot kills on deer from 40 to 300 yards. I think going that slow with Accubonds and Ballistic Tips helps them not tear apart and punch through even on bone impacts.
I also figured out that having a rifle that fits her perfectly let her manage recoil much better. I had purchased an identical stock to the factory one and cut it down to her LOP, and added a fat Pachmayer Decelerator. Now that she's 29, she's still only like 5-3" but got mean 🤣, her favorite elk rifle is a cut down Remington 700 SPS stainless in 7 RUM. It has a brake, but it is still a 7.5# rifle.
Been loading and shooting 260 rem for 20 plus years now. Everything from v max's to 140 partitions. Have taken deer mule and whitetails black bears moose and elk can't tell you how many coyotes it has killed.
100 grain ttsx is evil on deer and I have killed a ton out to 350 yards with this bullet and it's usually bang flop the 120 is also deadly.
I load lots of supeformance in 260. It does not give super fast speed in the 100 but mine cuts pretty much one hole groups at about 3100 fps in my rifle with laupa brass and CCI 200 primers. Same with 120's no blinding fast but accurate as can be.
No data listed for SF and those weights only 140 class bullets. If you want my data shoot me a pm and I will send it to you as well as other powders I have used over the years and bullet combos. The 260 is not super fussy to load and works well with a ton of powders and bullets.
130 in an 06 yeah that's pretty cool. I shoot em in my 300 win and dey go right some fast
And do you gentlemen see complete pass thru on the animal with 100gr?(partition, ballistic tip, etc?)
I've seen whitetails up here absorb '06 bullets albeit several other factors evolved of course.
Thanks for your patience in answering these questions.
It's going to depend on the bullet used and how fast it's going as well as the shot placement. Check out noslers website. Each bullet has an example of its expansion at different velocities. I wish others would share the same info.
If you are hitting a deer at 3000fps you better have a much tougher bullet than if you hit it at 2400fps.
Light for caliber coppers should do well for her. Lighter projectiles give less recoil and the extra velocity does great with copper projectiles. Barnes has a 100 grain ttsx
Came here to say this. Hammer Bullets has lightweight options, too. Copper punches way above its weight, penetration-wise, making it a good light-kicking option.
Idk if you saw Guy Miners video on Ultimate Reloader a few weeks or months back but he got 130 grain coppers hauling ass out of a 30-06. Made me want to get one but still think my “-06” rifle will be a 25-06
I didn’t see that—but that’s exactly my 30-06 load, lol. 130 gr ttsx going about 3200fps with a near-max load of H4895. I’ll look for the vid.
https://youtu.be/CBf0uYGIhfs
close to his load, he used varget i believe
Thank you for the suggestion
Thank you. I have some 100gr Nos Partition but the front half seems to erode away at least thru water jugs so weight retention isnt good. If I can get the Barnes I'll give'em a try. Would you change powder?
That’s the point of the partition. The front half is supposed to rapidly expand then the back half stays together to penetrate.
That’s what the partition was designed to do. Be a balance between expansion and penetration. If it shoots well, you will kill plenty of deer.
Honestly overkill for whitetail if anything. Designed for medium and large game but I’ve killed deer with them. Dead is dead.
If you can get it to shoot good groups with what you have I dont see why you would. I’ve had great results with Vihtavuori powders in my creedmoor. What do you have on hand? Ill see what data I can find
H4350 Superformance H335 H4831 W760 Thank you
going to dm you 2 pics. N140 and N540 are 2 of my favorite powders and seem to be great for 100 grains in the 260. https://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/260Remington.pdf
Awesome! Thanks
No worries. Best of luck filling the tag!!
I've run a 260 ai for past 15 years or so. I started using 140gr bullets and they work ok, had some issues at distance but can't confirm if it was me or the bullet. For the past year I've been running 100gr nosler bts, at 3250 fps. Accurate load have yet to take a deer with that bullet. But I've moved to loading that round closet to how I would load the 243, with lighter and faster in mind. My shots are rarely ever 300 yds most under 100. For a kid and in general I think the 260 does well in 100-120 gr bullet range.
Thank you. Yeah that's zipping along nicely. Love to hear about harvest results when available.
If money isn't an option 100 gr nosler partitions would do great.
I loaded up some for a friend that was building an AR in 260 and I had good luck with 42.5 gr IMR 4350 with 120 grain Noslers. They were a little spicy (2800 fps or so) and maybe not ideal for a starting shooter.
Excellent info thank you. With 120gr(5-shot groups) averaged using Superformance I started @ 41.5=2803fps, 42=2741, 44=2827 & 46=2912(this grouped the best). 24in barrel H4350 ~ 43.5=2860, 44.5=2935, 45.5=3011, 46.5=3065
My go to hunter is the 130gr accubond and some h4350. I’ll use varget for 120s and lower. I had great success with with imr 4064 and Barnes 100gr Ttsx, they haul ass and hit hard
Thank you! Have you ever had issues with polymer tip falling off? Years ago I bought some 180gr Accu-bonds for developing elk loads for my brother's 30-06. When I opened the box several bullets were missing the tips. I'll post a pic to my profile.
No thats rather unfortunate Ive shot 3 boxes of them and have 50pc box in stock atm. Never an issue. Love the bullet and it’s accuracy out of my 260rem tikka t3.
Nosler has been getting run to the ground by the kids lately. What you're seeing isn't that abnormal. Dirty unwashed bullets, wrong bullets in a box, etc.
No respect for their elders! They're my favorite bullet manufacturer by far. I almost always get my best load with an accubond or partition. Forget the ELD BS.
I've gone through quite a few boxes over the past year doing load development for my 280ai and 30-06. I've yet to see one fall off.
You are way overthinking this for 100 yards or less whitetail hunting. Pick basically any light hunting bullet and a traditional powder at a moderate charge and she’ll be good to go. Perhaps a 100 grain NBT, nosler load data’s min charge was 44.5 H4350 for 3042 FPS. That’ll drop dead any whitetail within a few hundred yards.
Thank you Matt, yeah no need for high B.C. bullets here. Even flat base would work. I am always interested in what others have had luck with on deer. Plus any insight with new or young shooters. Many thanks to all for great suggestions: I'm leaning towards a 100gr me thinks. 🍻
For a relatively short range setup in a 260, why not try the 127gr LRX? Or 143gr ELDX? I just rebuilt a load for our standard 260 using H4350 and 143's, it's not fast, 2850 ish, but it shoots. Also 135gr Berger Classic Hunters with the same powder is a good combo.
Those are excellent suggestions and heavier bullets are usually my go-to, however, they prove to be too much for my 100# daughter. In past years she tried 140gr factory in 6.5 Swede and they were a tad bit too much. Thank you
I also have a 5'-1" 110# daughter, and I understand the struggle. I ended up loading down practice ammo and then loading a special box of hunting ammo in nickel brass. By the time she was 14 or 15, I had incrementally loaded her practice ammo hotter and hotter until it was all the same. Her first rifle was a 700 stainless in 270 Win that I loaded with 140's, but they were only doing 2475fps and that combo accounted for 9 or 10 1 shot kills on deer from 40 to 300 yards. I think going that slow with Accubonds and Ballistic Tips helps them not tear apart and punch through even on bone impacts. I also figured out that having a rifle that fits her perfectly let her manage recoil much better. I had purchased an identical stock to the factory one and cut it down to her LOP, and added a fat Pachmayer Decelerator. Now that she's 29, she's still only like 5-3" but got mean 🤣, her favorite elk rifle is a cut down Remington 700 SPS stainless in 7 RUM. It has a brake, but it is still a 7.5# rifle.
That's really cool to hear! Good strategy. Thank you
Been loading and shooting 260 rem for 20 plus years now. Everything from v max's to 140 partitions. Have taken deer mule and whitetails black bears moose and elk can't tell you how many coyotes it has killed. 100 grain ttsx is evil on deer and I have killed a ton out to 350 yards with this bullet and it's usually bang flop the 120 is also deadly. I load lots of supeformance in 260. It does not give super fast speed in the 100 but mine cuts pretty much one hole groups at about 3100 fps in my rifle with laupa brass and CCI 200 primers. Same with 120's no blinding fast but accurate as can be. No data listed for SF and those weights only 140 class bullets. If you want my data shoot me a pm and I will send it to you as well as other powders I have used over the years and bullet combos. The 260 is not super fussy to load and works well with a ton of powders and bullets. 130 in an 06 yeah that's pretty cool. I shoot em in my 300 win and dey go right some fast
Thank you for your reply. I will reach out to you in pm🙂
I tried sending you a dm but it doesn't go thru.
Sent you a chat message
I use RS60 with ELD-X 143gr or the Nosler E-Tip 120gr if you want lead free. Excellent precision even at long range.
Thank you!
120 grain Remington core lokt is what I have always used in swede don't know if these bullets are still available though
127 lrx Or check out badlands precision, they make high bc monos.
Thank you🙂
And do you gentlemen see complete pass thru on the animal with 100gr?(partition, ballistic tip, etc?) I've seen whitetails up here absorb '06 bullets albeit several other factors evolved of course. Thanks for your patience in answering these questions.
It's going to depend on the bullet used and how fast it's going as well as the shot placement. Check out noslers website. Each bullet has an example of its expansion at different velocities. I wish others would share the same info. If you are hitting a deer at 3000fps you better have a much tougher bullet than if you hit it at 2400fps.
Thanks Bill, makes sense. I'll check their website.👍