just got a 264 win mag went hunting with it last year killed a 6x6 bull using 140gr. tried to find more info on rifle but cant

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i don't know if i am correct but it heard that the 264win mag wore out barrels quicker than other calibers.

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Someones been pulling your leg Quilly ,It just never caught on when the 7mm mag came out , because the 7 mm is a little faster . Salatheel welcome to the board

Edited by - halcon on 02/14/2002 02:43:07

The barrels wearing out faster was something the gun writers of the time came out with to critize the .264 magnum. It wasn't true but when a bunch of geezers that know more about typewriters than guns print something in outdoor life it's often taken for fact by the public. Also, the original M70 westerner the .264 was offered in came with a 24&quot; barrel which severely limited velocity in an overbore round like this. It's a great flat shooting deer round but in my opinion I'd like to have something in a bigger caliber for elk. It's essentially a .338 win mag necked down to .264 (6.5mm). It could just as easily be made from 7mm rem mag brass necked to .264.

I have had mine for over 30 yrs.It's a model 70 win.This caliber is one flat shooting son of a gun.I always shot the 140 gr.The thing about the barrel is the &quot;Throat Erosion&quot;.This can happen in any &quot;HOT&quot; caliber,If you shoot max loads.(Like the 220 swift).Personally I think you bought one of DEER'S worst nightmares.If you shoot factory loads you wont ever have any problem,But you can realize this calibers potiental with hand loads.