260 slr

I'm not sure how a longer neck will help with throat erosion? The 260 really isn't a barrel burner either. Why not just a 260AI?

Isn't that just like saying "I want to reinvent the 6.5mm Creedmoor?"

You mean the 6.5 SLR? I've got my rifle at the gunsmith currently being chambered for it. So far, forming brass is easy. Using winchester .243 brass I just run it through the sizing die. Some cases come out with a donut in the neck and will need to have the necks turned, but most don't. 308 brass resizes well (with less force required), it just needs to be trimmed a couple thousandths of an inch to be in spec.

The downside: dies are downside. But if you are wanting a precision rifle then that should be expected. I am using Whidden dies and they are great.


I will let you know how it shoots here in 2 weeks when I get the gun back.



NastyNate: The longer neck in theory throws the flame further down the barrel rather than burning the throat. And I prefer the SLR to the 260AI because I don't have to fireform brass.