The .260 Encore just keeps getting it done. The load is a 140 grain Partition over 44.5 grains H4831SC in Starline brass lit by a GM210M primer. 2420 fps from the 15" barrel. The gun shoots like a bench rest rifle. Never had to track anything shot with it.
Nicely done. I’ve always thought the .260 was a great cartridge that never got the traction it could have based on the platforms it was introduced in at the time. Obviously your platform is squared away!
Congratulations on taking a great buck with your handgun. The .260 works very well on whitetail deer. I took about 17 deer with the .260 Rem. in an Rem. XP100-R. However, none of the deer I shot with it were as nice as this buck you shot.