.260 Remington (no ontology)
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| - | '''.260 Remington''' (also known as '''.260 Rem''' or '''6.5-08 A-Square''') is a large rifle caliber | + | '''.260 Remington''' (also known as '''.260 Rem''' or '''6.5-08 A-Square''') is a large rifle caliber, first developed as a wildcat cartridge derived from [[7.62x51mm NATO|.308 Winchester]] necked down to .264 caliber (6.7mm), then produced as a factory load by Remington from 1997 onwards. It is designed to be a lighter, less-recoiling and flatter-shooting alternative to 7.62 NATO. |
In the Mazes, it is one of the so-called '''rare calibers''', ammunition for which no standard production firearms and no boxed ammunition exists, but for which certain [[Maze Customs]] services are available. | In the Mazes, it is one of the so-called '''rare calibers''', ammunition for which no standard production firearms and no boxed ammunition exists, but for which certain [[Maze Customs]] services are available. | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 17 February 2016
.260 Remington (also known as .260 Rem or 6.5-08 A-Square) is a large rifle caliber, first developed as a wildcat cartridge derived from .308 Winchester necked down to .264 caliber (6.7mm), then produced as a factory load by Remington from 1997 onwards. It is designed to be a lighter, less-recoiling and flatter-shooting alternative to 7.62 NATO.
In the Mazes, it is one of the so-called rare calibers, ammunition for which no standard production firearms and no boxed ammunition exists, but for which certain Maze Customs services are available.
Mazeworld overview
| Type | LDV | C1 | C2 | C3 | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 |
| Bullet | +4 | 145% | 137% | 130% | 116% | 94% | 72% | 36% | 11% |
- Rare caliber: All ammunition found in the wild are random handloads.
- Cannot be purchased in a gun shop or a weapon shop - thus no retail loads exist for this caliber.
- Retail value: 6 P$ /round
- Recoil level: 3 - Normal
Handloading information
- Primer type: Large rifle
- Powder type: Rifle
- Projectile type: .264, 130 grain
- Standard load: 387 pwdr
- -P load: 348 pwdr
- Cost of a 50 case box: 65 P$ (1.3 P$/case)
- Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 3.101 P$
Weapons compatible
Standard weapons
No standard weapons are compatible with .260 Remington ; it is a rare caliber.
Maze Customs
- Major services: Available as a chambering for Rem700 weapons.
- Minor services: The LBR service offers to convert several 7.62mm NATO rifles to .260 Remington.
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