20" is a bit short for the .260. You could look at the 6.5x47 as an alternative.
Neither will give there best performance with a 20" tube and there wouldn't be much in it either ! I think a 20" gun would be lovely , defo make deer legal you just need to decide which 6.5 you fancy really
I have a 21" 6.5x47, seems fine.
I have a 6.5 Creedmoor with a 22" barrel. No issues here, pushing a 120gr bullet at 2900fps... (H4350).
I'd prefer a 20" barrel or shorter on most rifles due to the use of sound mods here. Reading on the net most across the pond seem to say 22" is limit for the .260?
20" is a bit short for the .260. You could look at the 6.5x47 as an alternative.
Thanks for the reply's folks, some interesting reading, seems like some of you get on fine with the short barrel and some don't. I'm stuck on the idea of going for .260 think the best way forward is to er on the side of caution and go for 22" and take it from there as I could always cut the barrel down an inch at a time if I'm feeling brave. Just out of interest whats everyones idea of the best calibre to shoot through a 18"- 20" barrel and stay deer legal.
ask Brora260 if you want a true experts opinion on the subject, trust me, there's no one better to ask about building them...hence the name
PKL. Hmmm...... Callum Ferguson, Russell Gall, Grant Taylor, Border Barrels and a few others might beg to differ.... Regards JCS
The main issue with a short barrelled 6.5 whether its 6.5x55, 260 or 6.5x47 is not accuracy or velocity, but muzzle energy, shorter barrels may drop below the legal
limit for the larger species of deer, depending where you are stalking. This could be compensated for with hand loads.