[bullet]

New Custom Ruger Compact 260 Rem

Barrel: Shilen Octagon 22" 1-9 twist, free-floated
Stock: Ruger Compact wooden stock glass bedded
Trigger: Tuned
Scope: Leupold VX-III 2.5-8x36mm plex

Will be starting load work soon

 

[righttoown]

Nice! :10:

 

[Stryker6]

That's a nice stick, bullet let us know how she shoots.

 

[msredneck]

Nice stick is right...

260 Remington is mean medicine for the MS whitetails...zero recoil

my old man rifle

beautiful gun....green with envy

 

[bullet]

Thanks guys, I will be shooting it very soon and will post the load work.

 

[jbpmidas]

Almost ruined my laptop with drool!

 

[captain-03]

Our man Bullet sure makes me weep with some of those rifle pictures he keeps putting in front of me!! That is nice!!

 

[Guest]

I love the way a tapered octagon barrel looks. Good looking rifle.

 

[bullet]

Just got to find time to shoot it.

 

[dhollis51]

I like that barrel

 

[bullet]

I forgot to mention that the barrel is free-floated.

 

[bullet]

Weighed my 260 on a digital scale and with the scope it weighs exactly 7 pounds 6 oz.

 

[Xd357]

Very nice Mr. Bullet.

 

[bullet]

Thanks, I am going to the range tomorrow to begin my load work.

 

[bullet]

I do not have my dies yet for the 260 Rem, it should be in soon with
some bullets I also ordered. I put a few rounds that were sent with the
rifle down range before I went to work this morning. It was 129gr Hornady Spire
Point, H4350, WLR primers and Rem brass. The rifle shows promise. I
will make some real changes when I begin to do my handloading. I will
change primers and of course try other powders and bullets.

Here
is how it shoots with the above load.

 

[cwink]

Looks good... I have a stock Ruger Compact in 7mm08 that shoots great even out of the 16.5" barrel

 

[bullet]

Well, I got the VX-II 2-7x33mm and put it on my 260 Rem and my rifle has now a total wieght of 7.486 pounds and this will be great for spot an stalk. The VX-II with my good eyes are more than enough for what I will use this rifle for and after an all day hunt in the mountains I will appreciate the 7.486 pounds of light rifle. Here is how it looks with the scope:

 

[the69booger]

nice looking rig