.264 winchester ?
11-19-2008 | 10:53 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: central Ky
RE: .264 winchester ?
Itm is a very good cartridge that simply came out ahead of it's time. I had 1 and it was deadly on whitetails at long range years before beanfield rifles were even thought up.
11-19-2008 | 12:11 PM
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From: North Carolina
RE: .264 winchester ?
I have a unfired NIBWinchester Model 70 chambered in this round.It's supposed tobea great long distance round.The 264 would have been a much more popular round if the 7mm Rem Mag hadn't been introduced. I think without looking it up they came out pretty close to the same time.Seems to me it was in the late 50's.
I would highly recommend you have the barrel checked out before buying it. I have a old Speer reloading manual and it says that the 264 Win is very hard on barrels. It says reports that barrels have beenshot out in as little as 500 rounds,declining it's performance to about that of a 270 Win. I have that here in Black and White in that manual,not something I'm making up.
I would highly recommend you have the barrel checked out before buying it. I have a old Speer reloading manual and it says that the 264 Win is very hard on barrels. It says reports that barrels have beenshot out in as little as 500 rounds,declining it's performance to about that of a 270 Win. I have that here in Black and White in that manual,not something I'm making up.
11-19-2008 | 01:16 PM
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From: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
RE: .264 winchester ?
ORIGINAL: Ruger-Redhawk
I have a unfired NIBWinchester Model 70 chambered in this round.It's supposed tobea great long distance round.The 264 would have been a much more popular round if the 7mm Rem Mag hadn't been introduced. I think without looking it up they came out pretty close to the same time.Seems to me it was in the late 50's.
I would highly recommend you have the barrel checked out before buying it. I have a old Speer reloading manual and it says that the 264 Win is very hard on barrels. It says reports that barrels have beenshot out in as little as 500 rounds,declining it's performance to about that of a 270 Win. I have that here in Black and White in that manual,not something I'm making up.
I have a unfired NIBWinchester Model 70 chambered in this round.It's supposed tobea great long distance round.The 264 would have been a much more popular round if the 7mm Rem Mag hadn't been introduced. I think without looking it up they came out pretty close to the same time.Seems to me it was in the late 50's.
I would highly recommend you have the barrel checked out before buying it. I have a old Speer reloading manual and it says that the 264 Win is very hard on barrels. It says reports that barrels have beenshot out in as little as 500 rounds,declining it's performance to about that of a 270 Win. I have that here in Black and White in that manual,not something I'm making up.
11-20-2008 | 09:28 PM
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RE: .264 winchester ?
Def ahead of its time. 6.5mm bullets in common weights have excellent BC and SD. Not a thing wrong with it, and the chances of finding one that has actually been shot enough to be shot out is highly unlikely. More likely someone who doesn't know Hoppes 9 does nothing for copper fouling. This is one that LOVES to be handloaded, factory ammo is notoriously anemic for what the cartridge is actually capable of.
11-21-2008 | 04:10 PM
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From: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
RE: .264 winchester ?
ORIGINAL: Hard Luck
Ran into one it looks like it going a 100 mpr sitting still. Anyone have experience with one ? Might get it for Western Mule deer and antelope although my little .243 always gets the job done.
Ran into one it looks like it going a 100 mpr sitting still. Anyone have experience with one ? Might get it for Western Mule deer and antelope although my little .243 always gets the job done.
6.5mm cartridges have never been given the respect they deserve in the U.S. With maybe the exception of the dear old 6.5X55mm Svenski.....
