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doofus47 · January 1, 2013, 01:08 AM

I have a Winchester M70 in 30-06. I have a 7.62x39mm. I'm pretty darn happy with both. I'd like a medium caliber rifle to fill the gap for hunting. I"m thinking 260 Remington, although 25-06 seems to overlap a bit.
If I were going to acquire a rifle in 260 Rem, it seems to me that my choices are:
1. buy a rifle in 260 remington. pricey but built to spec.
2. buy a .243/.308 and change barrels. Pricey but generally spec'd the same.
3. Buy a large ring Mauser and change barrels.

Method 1 gets me there, cheapest probably. Methods 2/3 are a bit more effort and would finish with a bit more panache and a unique rifle.

If you had 600 or so dollars to spend which way would you go?

Just asking.

January 1, 2013, 01:08 AM	#1
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	260 Remington question: how to get from here to there I have a Winchester M70 in 30-06. I have a 7.62x39mm. I'm pretty darn happy with both. I'd like a medium caliber rifle to fill the gap for hunting. I"m thinking 260 Remington, although 25-06 seems to overlap a bit. If I were going to acquire a rifle in 260 Rem, it seems to me that my choices are: 1. buy a rifle in 260 remington. pricey but built to spec. 2. buy a .243/.308 and change barrels. Pricey but generally spec'd the same. 3. Buy a large ring Mauser and change barrels. Method 1 gets me there, cheapest probably. Methods 2/3 are a bit more effort and would finish with a bit more panache and a unique rifle. If you had 600 or so dollars to spend which way would you go? Just asking. __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.