farmer7 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Looking to buy a .260, I was going to buy another Tikka SV and ditch the stock and drop it into something more suitable but it appears .260 is only available to order. Waiting times 6-9 months. The only factory rifles in .260 I can find in stock are Steyr. Not interested. I presume Sako .260 are also special order? Can anyone confirm? Does anyone know of any Tikka/Sako in stock anywhere in .260? I see the new Tikka CTR is listed only in .308 and .260, does anyone have any info on when they will likely be available over here? Any other sensible options I'm overlooking without going full custom or have I got to order and sit and wait......a long time?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 When I bought my first 260 Rem, it was a Ruger MKII. I also looked at Remington 260 Rems at the same time. I picked the wrong one. Regards JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 More of a semi-custom, but there is the Nimrod from Sporting Services. However, I have yet to see a review of this one. http://ukvarminting.com/forums/topic/26552-sporting-services-nimrod-rifle/ I would imagine that many of the custom smiths would probably do you a basic barrelled action + AICS for a comparable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Try Clint at Dauntsey guns for Tikka....not sure about in-stock situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsatten Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Theres one for sale on here!!!! Kev's got his T3 Varmint in 260 in the classifieds best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbuck Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Rangemaster Precision Arms (formerly RPA) make factory rifles in 260. Certainly when under the RPA title they were exceptionally accurate, if sl on the heavy side. MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer7 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Theres one for sale on here!!!! Kev's got his T3 Varmint in 260 in the classifieds best I did see that one but I dont think I like the Tac21 chassis, not keen on the looks so much. (although I've never tried one) and also I'm ideally looking for new or near new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srvet Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I would find a donor action and get it rebarrelled...but thats just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I did a bit of mooching about for one prior to putting in for a variation and got the same result as you. Even when I found the odd shop on the internet that listed one, when I called them, it was a case of them not updating the site after it was sold months before. Very frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer7 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I did a bit of mooching about for one prior to putting in for a variation and got the same result as you. Even when I found the odd shop on the internet that listed one, when I called them, it was a case of them not updating the site after it was sold months before. Very frustrating! Yup several listed but none in stock, think I've phoned them all! What did you finish up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejohn Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Have you had a look at the ones on guntrader and gunstar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yup several listed but none in stock, think I've phoned them all! What did you finish up with? As yet nothing, but I lost the urgency to put my variation in when I couldn't find one. Although I need to crack on with it.... Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer7 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Have you had a look at the ones on guntrader and gunstar? I believe so, mostly just shops advertising Tikka/Sako in .260 but not in stock. If you found one otherwise I'd love the details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivehole Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Give gmk a call they must know what they have in stock or how long an order would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW58 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Currently Tikka/Sako facotry orders are working on a guide-time of six months, but it depends very much upon calibre. I ordered a T3 Super Varmint in .300 WSM in April and was quoted six to nine months, in reality it only took just on five months and I was shooting it by mid-September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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