260rips love the videos you do an amazing job.

ah apparently its audio swapped videos are not eligible for monetisation! so you cant use your own voice over your own clips and get paid for it? ok, yes I'm having a rant!

260rips Nice video firstly. You can voice over and monetise I occasionally do it. You can rip the voice from your other video or use the computer microphone. I use a Mac, I don't know if that makes a difference, or if it is something KZfaq have only just brought in.

freedomofabird Thank you, think it must be a new thing as I've done it several times on other videos! I have an email for a youtube guy but he's on holiday at the mo, hopefully he can sort it when back

I think that what you cannot use is music, there should not be a problem with your voice.

Sven Popken Thank you and thanks for watching! 👍

RenegadeZoo Thanks plenty on the channel- enjoy!

Damien Claeys Thank you and thanks for watching!

Rob Kilcollins Cheers mate and yes the targets were on the 'right' not left as I said on the video lol, half asleep I think! I've not got out too much as work and crap weather has got in the way!

FRANKIE HOWARD Cheers mate, yes hardox targets from ssstargets

g00167015 not a bad idea 👍 I’ll probably just do the same thing but with a bit of wire so it’s easy to replace if it takes a round! Cheers for the tip 😉

260rips The reason I thought of the shelf is because you can put oranges or coke cans etc on top of it to give you a couple more bits to go at........all the while, the two plates will clatter against the underside of the shelf each time they are hit. 👌

g00167015 👍

alastair john thank you 👍

thedog24633210 Thank you the 223 is a very capable round especially with a 1/8 twist and heavier bullets. I zero mine at 100 m as I generally use this rifle just for night foxing

james preston 243 is a great all round calibre 👍 a bartlien or sassen barrel would do you proud mate 😉

260rips I think that's the route I'll go, it still is grouping " ok" still under 1inch with certain home loads, got a long way to go till able to shoot to the distance and standards you do though 👍👍.. keep the up loads coming never get old watching them

Varmint ShootersUK Thanks ash 👍 yes mate they top targets

MiNe Yours Hi mate I use Leopold quick release lever mounts. You will need a picatinny rail on your rifle and some form or quick release mount on your nv. I use a drone pro nv which is supplied with a quick release mount. Both scopes hold zero no problem. With the 223 I was using factory ammo and a phone app. I've not taken it out that far before. I fired a couple of rounds at the dirt first to see bullet strike before walking the rounds onto the target. As it happens the app was spot on with its predicted drop👍

Tony Small You got me there I wasn't aware that could happen, thanks! I've not noticed it move on the 223 or 260 but I will certainly keep that in mind 👍

No worries mate. I've been repairing, building and customising rifles for fourty odd years now, and I notice little things like that. ;) Something else that I noticed with that change over ( not a criticism ) is that when you tightened the rear QD ring, the front of the scope lifted off the rail. To me, this points the the fact that the rings need to be lapped, so that the scope tube is will be held in alignment. At the moment, your scope body is under stress and that can effect the internal workings and may lead to unaccountable loss of zero. To lapp the rings, remove the scope from the rings, but leave the bases attached to the rail. I use a straight piece of 25mm dia bright steel bar, with one layer of 240# wet or dry emery paper wrapped around it. This then measures 1" dia and is rubbed back and forth in the lower rings, until you get at least 80% contact at the bottom of the rings. You can then mount the scope and know that it is not being stressed in any way.

Tony Small Tricks of the trade👍thank you, great info 😉

You are welcome. Safe shooting mate.

Chris X thank you! Both cals will shoot well long range. The 260 and other 6.5 cals have become very popular with their excellent ballistics. 308 has the advantage of being available in more factory rifles and good choice of factory Ammo though! My 260 is a custom rifle built on a rem 700 action in an aics stock. I’m using handloaded 143 grain eld bullets which with a moderate load will do around 2800 FPS.

260rips - I thought it might be a Remington, how do you find the AI Stock? Keep making great videos! Wish i had the balls to put up shooting videos, im a shooter from the Uk but keep it off the net due to do-gooders.

Chris X thanks mate the ai stocks are really nice to shoot the only down sides are they mark easily, are heavy and they are expensive! Other than that I love mine 👍

Mark Allen To be honest I had a 6.5x55 I found a great all round cal and when deciding on building a custom rifle I was planing to keep the same cal until my gunsmith suggested the 260 as he had one and it performed very well. This was several years ago when the 260 was very unheard of, since then it has become quite popular along with similar 6.5 calibres such as the creedmoor 👍

Paul Darby Thank you Paul, my 223 is basically a tikka t3 in a McMillan hunting stock with a 1-12 18" sassen barrel. The bolt handle has been changed for a custom one and the bolt fluted 👍 all work done by dane & co custom rifles

Paul James Hi Paul they are both good rounds, the 17hmr does get a little knocked about by wind but will probably be better for 150 yard ranges 👍

Vincent Kelly Thanks it's a Panasonic hc v510

Richard Mather No with quick release mounts on a picatinny rail there is no shift in zero. As far as shooting foxes with a 243 at 700 yards that as with any rifle depends on how well you know it's ballistics! If it shoots accurately and you know the drops, if the weather conditions are suitable then yes. With a 100 grain bullet the 243 can perform equally well to the 260 with its 140 grainers.

Daryl Hatheway Yes it was about a 12" group but I was holding over a tad as the app needed a little adjustment so not really a fair test plus I was getting shimmer off the hot barrel. Will have to have another play at that 👍

I zero at 150m 👍

cazthebaldfox At 710 yards I needed to dial 17.5 Moa which would be around 10 ft

Andrew Vaughan I normally zero for 150 m then dial all shots past 200m using ballistic solutions given from a kestrel nv4500

rimotu66 Yes my preferred scope is nightforce. This is an mtc viper on my 223. As I mainly use my 223 for shorter range foxing with a night scope I only use a cheap day scope on it, that said the viper is excellent value for money and also works well with the sniper cam 👍

Thanks for the speedy reply, hate to be a pain but what Night Force would be a good replacement for the Taipan? Obviously I need side focus. Cheers, Jon.

rimotu66 Nightforce are a lot more expense! The one I would pick if price wasn't an issue would be the atac r 👍

The Uk shooting scene I'm using Leopold lever ones here which are really good👍 I just use the second slot from the back each time 👍

Thanks mark apreciate the the help! Great video as per usual just hope they become frequent agen. 👍👌

steyrman2 Yes paddy fitted a sassen 1/8 varmint 24" barrel on there for us. I was using new lapau brass here

It was actually a 1/8 Bartlein Tube we fitted this time, which i fluted in house.

I’m using a couple of lh rifles here, the first is my 260 which is a custom build based on a Rem700 action with a bartlien barrel the other is my 223 which is a semi custom Tikka t3 with a sassen barrel 👍

It’s a 1-8.5 and a 24”

OK thank you!

CAZADOR DE BICHOS Tengo el 260rem pero todo los calibres de 6.5 mm son bueno tambien. El 308 or 243 esta bien

260rips ok, muchas gracias

visiter1 I've got a 24" 1/8 varmint on there very similar to the last one 👍

very nice

reorg The day scope is an mtc viper and the night scope is a drone pro

garry fowler It's got a 1-8 bartlien 24" varmint on it done by paddy dane at dane&co Www.customrifle.co.uk

Thanks Mark.cheers garry.

garry fowler Ps had it rebarrelled about 5 months ago I think and well done getting a fox target, they excellent 😉

S Hardison Cheers mate sounds like a nice set up 👍 Yes I'm still using A-Max till I run out then will be testing the eld -x 😉

Thanks for the kind words on my setup... Had to go Savage action though as Lefty bolt actions are unobtainium in either Remington or Savage. Had to buy a brand new rifle just to strip in down for the build I wanted. I'm still 10+ weeks out from receiving the barrel, but will try to update you on my ELD-X load development and results, if you haven't already started your load testing.... Cheers to you also. :-)

S Hardison Yes they hard to get hold of, tikka t3 is a good action which is what my 223 originally was and my 260 was built with an old lh rem700 bdl action from an old 22-250

Heath Barrett Just shows that at getting on for half a mile the 260 still carries some welly

Tom B These are from www.ssstargets.com You won't get better price or service anywhere else 👍

thanks!!

NITEOWL22LR The 260 wears a nightforce 5.5-22 x 50 and the 223 uses a MTc viper and a drone pro night scope

SA Feral Shooter Gone for a sassen 1/8 twist 24" varmint 👍

SA Feral Shooter does temperature affect the bullets flight i.e freezing cold day as opposed to red hot conditions?

Hi mate, Yes....Temp will affect some powders , if its a very hot day powder when heated will raise working pressures within the cartridge upon firing. This will cause a bullet to impact higher than if you were to fire the same load during a very cold day causing the bullet to impact lower. If you work up a maximum load during winter its always best to drop the powder charge by a couple of grains when used in summer to avoid overpressure a (ruptured case) Also , the point of impact will rise (not taking into account powder pressures) if you shoot during a cold moist winters day compared to the bullet impacting a little lower during a dry hot day. Some powders such as the Australian ADI and Hodgon which is manufactured by ADI are temperature tolerant and are resistant to changes in pressure caused by hot or cold climates. cheers.

It is a Bartlein Barrel darling xx

Dane & Co Ah yes the sassen was on the 223! 🙃

ken paterson some farmers like to see the results and I leave them in an allocated place, often the farmer will throw them in a slurry pit or dead bin. Many shooters will simply throw them into thick undergrowth away from footpaths etc, in summer they will quickly decompose. If possible they should be buried

Many thanks for your quick response. Up till now I have been giving the pigeons and rabbits to the farmers for dog food or the local scout group. You make the long range work look easy. I know I’m going to have problems. 😀

ken paterson pigeons and rabbits you can often sell to local butchers, bird sanctuary’s for their birds of prey or maybe a local zoo. I sell rabbits and pigeons to a local zoo or butchers. You normally get a £1 a rabbit gutted but in their skins, head shot.

Tristy1987 The last barrel gave me close to 5000 rounds!!

Mr Hunter It's an nv4500 with the Horus ballistics, it's a dated model now but it still does the job 👍

It’s a McMillan adjustable hunter

Gary O'Neal It's a nightforce 5.5-22 x 50

the 260 is wearing a nightforce 5.5-22x50 and the 223 an mtc viper

Scott Morgans Good question, I would say a good 500 yards for consistent hits. This rifle was built to fire light bullets and ideally for out to little more than 300 yards with its shorter barrel. If I were looking to build a 223 for longer range say to 1000 yards I'd be looking to launch the heavier bullets 👍