.260 Remington

In the .260 Remington, also known as 6.5-08 A- Square, it is a cartridge for the hunting and shooting sports.

The .260 was introduced by Remington Arms in 1997 and standardized. This happened even though the company A - Square was standardize 6.5 to 08 A- Sqare in the SAAMI already in 1996 the same cartridge under the name. However, the references .260 Remington was able to prevail.

The .260 Remington is a cartridge, the .308 Winchester is derived from the caliber. It is used the same sleeve length, only the case neck and shoulder on the caliber was adjusted 6.7 mm. It was developed in competition with the 6.5 × 55 mm Mauser caliber, is only slightly more powerful, but it fits, like her mother and cartridge as opposed to 6.5 × 55 mm Mauser, in so-called "short action (SA) " systems.