I really liked my 222 Remington , however I would have like to give the 221 pistol ago ;-)

A 260 in a 700 mtn rifle is about a perfect as you can get beside Rachel Welch

280 Remington

New subscriber. I love my 9.3x62. The experienced hand loader can produce near parity with 375 H&H, near enough that no buff or elephant will ever know the difference. 9.3x62 isn't legal for dangerous game everywhere, though it is in some places. I shot a nice buff with mine on a recent safari. It only took 1 well-placed hit and the buff was done for. I'm getting 2475 fps with 286 gr Swift A-Frames, which gives up no ground to a 300 gr launched from a 375 at 2500 - 2550 fps. In all honesty, 2400 fps is plenty of juice for either cartridge, and is the preferred MV for both cartridges from no less an authority on DG than former PH and veterinarian Kevin Robertson. All that said, neither of them really make the cut for stopping/backing arms. As long as your PH is backing you with something launching 400 or 500 gr pills (or heavier), you're good to go with either. And they both produce a similar ballistic arc to a 308 Winchester launching 180 gr pills - with a 200 yard zero, all 3 are reasonably flat out to around 250 yards, and you'll only need to adjust holdover for small animals like impala, springbok, and Tommies. For wildebeest, zebras, kudu, and eland, no holdover adjustment necessary. I rather strongly suspect that if there had been a Treaty of Berlin/Munich/Bonn in 1919 rather than a Treaty of Versailles, The Old 9-3 would be the legal minimum everywhere. As it was, Germany had to give up all its African colonies, and since the 375H&H came along around 1910 or so and Britain largely ruled Africa after Versailles, they favored the British maker Holland & Holland's gear to the yeoman Bock's. In general, PHs love to see hunters arrive in camp with 9.3x62. If they're westerners, it means they probably did a lot of homework before buying, and have often done a lot of practicing in prep for safari. I got 6 animals on my safari - cape buffalo, blue wildebeest, zebra, impala, blesbok, and warthog. The buff and zebra were both 50 or 60 yard tracking jobs, the rest fell where they were hit. It was the easiest week my tracker had all season.

Awesome round

Not enough rifles in this cartridge.

Thanks Again. The next one has got me interested already.

Nice little video. Wheres that "flower of death" shirt from?

What a colorful character! I see on ebay a Alex Henry #8 brass. I know the seller.

Between your 9.3x62 and now the .303 British I had to subscribe. So call CUT MY TEETH on a .303 SMLE as a kid. Like your co host buddy too

One of my personal favorite cartridges have taken a lot of game and seen others use it as well. Nice review. There is an African professional who has a scoped loaner 9.3x62 and uses 300 gr premium bullets, thus far it's killed over 650 Cape Buffalo (still legal in some countries even when others stipulate .375

Another awesome episode, my favour cartridge so far

My father took several black bear in our remote village British Columbia with his No. 4 mk 1. Back then (late 1960s/early 1970s), nobody was "bear aware" and paid no attention to what garbage was put outside, so the bears would come into town for a feast and then got to be a real saftey concern. I have this rifle now and will never part with it.

Pump action believe me I understand, I live in Pennsylvania USA,in my state they don't allow any semi auto rifle for hunting 😔, nice rifle , I watch ebge of the outback and jack out the back they have pump rifles too

Please do a segment on the many surplus military cartridges in hunting application and sport shooting, that would be great

Awesome cartridge, please do a segment on the American 3006 , it's my favorite also the 7.62x54r, please also do so segment on Australia born cartridges such as the 35 sambar,350 salyut and a little more in depth on the many wildcats off the 303 , also maybe also 250 Flintstone Eyebunger

This is my first view of you,I like what I see, I'm an American who loves OZ, also this cartridge I own a English #3 mk 2 smile love it, sad the 303 isn't as popular as it was when I was younger but still being used,

This is a shame,that this didn't take off in the USA and unfortunately we settled for less with the 6.5 creedmoor 😢

Great video, My knock about rifle is a 303 British Here in the USA, Keep up the good work 👍

A throater is cheaper to lengthen the 260 Rem to shoot those heavy bullets than to buy another rifle. Do the improved cases and you are way better than the Creedmoor. I think it will be going the other way, a 260 coming back. To me it is the optimum when AI'd.

Recently my brother had a Mauser actioned Voere 243win just siting around in his safe. There was no intention to use it as it's previous owner allowed the bore to become HEAVILY pitted through not cleaning it. As it outwardly was in superb condition I suggested I might take it and resurrect it. After a little thought and discounting any major changes to the magazine follower I settled on a 260 Rem. We had collected over many years from various sources a stock of 243win brass which is easily converted to 260. For me I think that this is the cartridge that should have been, and not the 243Win. 85-90 grain bullets zipping along and 130 grainers not to far behind the great 270Win

Great video mate!!!👍

Thanks again mate. I really hope your Videos start to get more views with the format that you present them in they deserve it. Also love the Kangaroo Pic.👍

Great cartridge !

I'm really liking the style of the story telling of these episodes,

Great Job! Love these. I'd like to see one on the 375-400 Nitro.

Was at a range last year sighting in a new rifle. The guy next to me was shooting a 260 Remington. He kept putting them all into a little tiny hole at 100 yards. First time seeing the 260 Remington. I was impressed.

Not a nickel's worth of different between the 260 Rem and 6.5 creed.

Thanks great video keep them coming

My state is "supposed" to be a strightwall cartridge state but wrote the regulation like this "Straight-wall and "necked-down" cartridge rifles shooting an expanding type bullet of at least .350 inches and no greater than .500 inches with at least 500 foot pounds of muzzle energy." Yep, .358 Winchester, 9.3x62, 35 Whelen, 9.3x62 and .375 H&H are all legal to use for hunting deer while .243 Winchester, 30-30 & 30-06 isn't 😁

G day Ben. I really like this series you have started as well as the way you present. 👍

I like the affluent, gentlemanly hat.

It is a good calibre for shorter barrels. If you want to fit a suppressor on your rifle. And if your dog is with you on your hunt, you absolutely do 😉 Cheers from Sweden

Love the stovepipe. I'm trying to bring the derby back, myself.

I would be interested in purchasing a set of the brass dummy shells you show in your shows, do others views think this would be a great thing to have ?

I used a sauer 9.3x62 this year on a Yukon moose 🫎 and a wood bison 🦬 with great results.

Love the episodes man keep it up!😊

The 260 is a victim of Remington's long habit of splashing their new cartridges and the abandoning them. The 260 is a better cartridge than the 6.5 CM, but Hornady marketed the heck out of their 6.5. If Remington had done a better job we'd have never heard of the Creedmoor. I find it odd that many thought the 260 was to small for biggame hunting and now we hear blowholes go on about the 6.5CM is the greatest 1000yrd Elk cartridge. The amazing power of marketing at work. And no the 6.5CM is not a 1000yrd Elk cartridge, NOTHING is. Stop wounding game because you want to play snipper.

I loaded some 95 grain Hornady VMax for my Mauser action .260 Remington last week. Using W760 powder one grain under max load (Hodgdon Manual) I recorded an average 3462 fps three shot group at 100 yards measured .65". I had a slight resistance lifting the bolt I believe their charge weight is on the high side. A more conservative load with Varget still under a max charge was more realistic at 3065fps with a three shot group measuring .75". Primers still had a radius and easy bolt lift two shots touching and one went slightly low making the group look bad. ES and SD was higher with the Varget the three with the W760 had single digit numbers and were loaded in Hornady brass the Varget in Remington. The barrel I installed in the Mauser is a 1:9 a bit too slow I haven't had much luck with heavy projectiles 130 is about the max. I have a Swede and a Creed the Creed takes the accuracy trophy neither one can do what it does in that aspect. My .260 does like light bullets it's more of a Varmint Rifle. I enjoyed the history lesson I still have the first article Guns And Ammo published on the .260 Remington right after it came out I had two .260's built on 98 Mauser actions.

Agreed mate, I have a sako 85 VLS in 260 , with 100gn Nosler ballistic tips it hits rabbits and foxes like a hammer. When its too windy for the .22 cals it really shines. Ive hit bunnies out to 750yds with the 100 grainers and at 500yds foxes just drop on the spot. Most people who own .260s love em....dunno what all the hype about the creed is cos theres not a flies fart difference between them. Bloody shame its pretty much obsolete.

I have never understood the 260 or the 6.5 Creedmoor The 6.5x55 will do anything they will

Great video, thanks for sharing.

i have owned guns in 6.5x55, 6.5-06, and now a Savage LRH in .260. I'll be keeping it. Great accuracy and performance.

This is my current and favorite whitetail cartridge. I shoot Swift Scirocco II 130 gr bullets at 2,860 fps MV (1:8” twist 22” barrel). Point blank range is just over 300 yards. Shame it never “took off”. It is an ideal medium game intermediate distance performer and makes into a fine, lightweight rifle.

Love this cartridge the 6.5 swedish started my obsession with 6.5 thanks for the video

Good job on this one! Very well researched. One point I would like to mention: While it is true that the 6.5 CM is basically "killing off" the 260 Rem in the market place it should be noted that the 260 Rem has greater powder capacity in the case and will provide superior velocities than the CM by as much as 100 fps on projectiles up to 130 grains (which is perfect on deer sized game). It is ONLY when you start getting up into the heavier projectiles that the longer case length of the 260 Rem becomes a problem because the longer projectiles have to be seated deeper which in turn limits the case capacity. I love my 260 Rem but shoot projectiles between 100g (for coyotes) and 130g (for deer). It is perfect for those. If I wanted to shoot the 150g class projectiles I would skip OVER the 6.5 CM and choose the 6.5 PRC. The PRC will do everything the CM will with about 250 fps more velocity. Just my opinion.😊

I'm wary as to have enough room in the neck and chamber so as to avoid the projectile touching the domut... However..I'd much prefer a 260rem to the fancy pants creed...bit more case capacity too...

My 260rem Tikka is an excellent accurate rifle. I bought it before the credemore was released. I only wish it was legal for red deer here in Victoria.

I own a Savage model 12 lrp in 260 rem. 130gr berger she's a shooter

The 260 is STILL one of my favorite.... perfect? No. But, a version that I've dreamed up is a "260 IT".... same 260 with a sharper shoulder, but with the throating of the Creedmore for a "Target" application. The 260 IT... And yes, with a tighter rifling twist rate. That's what the original 260 Remington, SHOULDA been!