Shilen 260 Rem Build Success

Mark_T

Mark T. of Colorado reached out regarding his 260 Rem Shilen barrel build purchased from Northland Shooters Supply (NSS).

Mark purchased the following NSS products for his build.

  • 26″ Shilen 260 Rem VLD Bull barrel in an 8 twist
  • Bighorn Arms TL3 Short Action
  • NSS Squared and Trued Barrel Nut
  • Forster Go and No-Go Gauges
  • TriggerTech Special Trigger
  • American Precision Arms (APA) Gen II Fat Bastard Muzzle Brake

Mark had the following to say about his build:

“Got the barrel installed and broke in and I now have 50 rounds shot. I just wanted to share this and say thanks for the help in making this a pleasant experience. I have only had the rifle out to 500 yards but so far I’m very pleased. This group was at 200 yards 5 shots. I use Redding Nation Match dies and I’m seeing no more than .001 runout pretty much every round. Thanks again!”

Mark had some additional information to share:

  • Hornady brass-trimmed at 1.912
  • Ogive seat at 2.238
  • H4350 at 40 gn
  • Headspace at 1.553
  • Seated neck at .290/.002 neck tension
  • Berger hybrid target 140 gn
  • CCI large rifle primers