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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1265795" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>First, what others are using is not where you want to start particularly in a way over bore rifle like the 26 Nosler. A perfectly safe load in my rifle might blow yours up because it only takes a few 10/1000ths difference in the chambers to make my safe load way, way over pressure in yours.</p><p></p><p>Always subtract a few grains off of what others are using and work up.</p><p></p><p>Next the 280 isn't a bad round at all but unless you are running heavy for caliber bullets the .260 will actually outreach it and do so more accurately running a good high bc 6.5 140.</p><p></p><p>The 6.5x55 has been used the world over for Elk and Moose and even today in Africa it remains a very popular hunting caliber on game as big and tough as the Black Wildebeest, Giraffe, and Kudu. The 6.5 Swede is also basically the ballistic twin to the .260 so as long as she can put it where it needs to be she should be fine with it.</p><p></p><p>Personally with my .260's I've taken boars up to over 400lbs at over 300yds producing nice one shot stone dead kills so with the right bullet I have no doubt it will do the job.</p><p></p><p>As for bullets I'm a big fan of the Nosler Accubond and Hornady Interbond. I got introduced to Peregrine Bullets while in Africa two years ago and was impressed with them and about a year ago they started expanding into the US Market.</p><p></p><p>I've been loading them in the .260's, .300wm, and .300Rum and I'm getting excellent accuracy with them as well as terminal performance I can't complain about at all. Even the big boar I shot a couple of weeks ago putting it on the crease between his neck and shoulder passed through the neck, the spine and exited apparently just behind the opposite shoulder. I thought we might get to recover that one as big as he was but alas, no dice. Live weight he was well in excess of 450lbs as his hanging wt was almost 400lbs. That shot was fired at over 300yds with the .260. So far between the wife and I we've put one shot kills on 7 deer and 4 big hogs shooting the Peregrine VRG-4 "Plainsmaster". Most were shot with the .260 125gr and a couple with the .30 Cal 180gr.</p><p></p><p>You can use Barnes TTSX or TSX load data for similar weight bullets and it will get you real close.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1265795, member: 30902"] First, what others are using is not where you want to start particularly in a way over bore rifle like the 26 Nosler. A perfectly safe load in my rifle might blow yours up because it only takes a few 10/1000ths difference in the chambers to make my safe load way, way over pressure in yours. Always subtract a few grains off of what others are using and work up. Next the 280 isn't a bad round at all but unless you are running heavy for caliber bullets the .260 will actually outreach it and do so more accurately running a good high bc 6.5 140. The 6.5x55 has been used the world over for Elk and Moose and even today in Africa it remains a very popular hunting caliber on game as big and tough as the Black Wildebeest, Giraffe, and Kudu. The 6.5 Swede is also basically the ballistic twin to the .260 so as long as she can put it where it needs to be she should be fine with it. Personally with my .260's I've taken boars up to over 400lbs at over 300yds producing nice one shot stone dead kills so with the right bullet I have no doubt it will do the job. As for bullets I'm a big fan of the Nosler Accubond and Hornady Interbond. I got introduced to Peregrine Bullets while in Africa two years ago and was impressed with them and about a year ago they started expanding into the US Market. I've been loading them in the .260's, .300wm, and .300Rum and I'm getting excellent accuracy with them as well as terminal performance I can't complain about at all. Even the big boar I shot a couple of weeks ago putting it on the crease between his neck and shoulder passed through the neck, the spine and exited apparently just behind the opposite shoulder. I thought we might get to recover that one as big as he was but alas, no dice. Live weight he was well in excess of 450lbs as his hanging wt was almost 400lbs. That shot was fired at over 300yds with the .260. So far between the wife and I we've put one shot kills on 7 deer and 4 big hogs shooting the Peregrine VRG-4 "Plainsmaster". Most were shot with the .260 125gr and a couple with the .30 Cal 180gr. You can use Barnes TTSX or TSX load data for similar weight bullets and it will get you real close. [/QUOTE]
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