r/stihl • u/Gun_nut8 • Mar 16 '21

I hope my meme is appreciated here

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u/Thebloodyhound90 Mar 17 '21

You forgot the C!!!

Just kidding the meme is funny and fits perfectly.

I was asking myself why like 6-7 of us (myself included) went out and got 261c’s all in like a week’s time lol. I guess it just snowballs. I bought a 250 but then saw a guy mention the “pro version” aka 261 and I was pissed I didn’t do all my research for once. So I took the 250 back and swapped it for a 261c. I asked in a post about issues exchanging saws and lots of people chimed in and added even more love for the 261. Then there were a couple “saw recommendation” posts where we all recommended the 261c lol.

All in all, there were several posts about the 261c recently and even more recommendations for it which breeds the infatuation r/Stihl has with the saw lol.

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u/glavameboli242 Mar 30 '25

Are you happy with the 261c? I am in the same place right now trying to choose between it and 250

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u/notcuddly9 Jul 22 '25

Just to add this information here, I'm relatively new to stihl products and I think its probably okay to say this here, but In the repair training we were told the 250s are great saws other than they are hard to start and only get worse with time(I can confirm this is true), the engineers in Germany have been informed of the issues and responded that it works exactly as intended. It's a 30 year old homeowner price point saw that is basically unchanged in that time, it works but has few of the updated features. The 261/261c is a professional saw with all the new features, easier to start, lighter, and more powerful, it is simply a better saw if you can afford it and do a lot of cutting.

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u/glavameboli242 Jul 22 '25

Thank you for that! I ended up going with the 261c and love it. So easy to use.