any one use a Barnes TTSX or Nosler E-Tip in 120 grn 6.5 in a 260 rem

[patrol01]

Any one use a Barns TTSX 6.5 bullet or a Nosler e-tip 6.5 120grn in a .260 rem with N160 or N540 , Looking for advice on load capacity and COL anything that works for you, Cheers

 

[75]

Not directly helpful, but I'd be tempted to go to 100gn in 260 to keep the velocity up. I run 120gn TTSX in my 6.5-284 as there's plenty of velocity to play with. I'm currently working up a load for 95gn GS Custom (lead free) for my 260. N530 and settling on a load around 3,150fps.

Back to your original question though, Vhit lists the following starting and max loads for 120gn TTSX in 260 with N540 (note - they list N540, N140 and N150 but not N160. I found N160 to be too slow in my 260 when running 120gn Nosler BT):

N540 - start 34.1gr, velocity 2457fps MAX 38.7gr, velocity 2780fps

General guidance is start with a 50thou jump for TTSX and go up from there in 25thou increments. I think I've got about 90thou jump in my 6.5-284 from memory.

 

[Yorric]

Apologies for going a bit off topic but 75, which powder & primers are you using in the 6.5-284 please? (not asking for a load).
Ian

 

[75]

@Yorric - I've gone for N550 and Federal match magnum primers. They're rattling along nicely at 3,550-3,600fps. I've followed the GS custom loading process and only done velocity / pressure testing at the minute so will be really interested to see how they group.