does anybody know if this is being made by anybody in a new gun i dont care who makes it. a buddy of mine wants to order one a.s.a.p thanks

renfrowriidge,
The last chambering of this cartridge , other than custom,I think was a Remington 700 Classic, and I beleive that was in 1986. Anyway, I have a gundealer friend that has one new in the box for 849.00. Other than that, look on gunbroker, gunsamerica, etc. and be prepared to "pony up " the big bucks.

Check to see if this one is available...

http://www.chadicks-ltd.com/gunpages/454.htm

swampman should have said left hand if it is let me know will take it.

Don't think it's being chambered by anyone. I'd say his best bet is to check the guns shows or auction sites.

Ouch..3k for this one....

http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodin...d=901&cat=013C

RENFROWRIDGE,
Trying to find a nice 264 win mag is hard enough, now we're throwing LH into the mix? No, the one I know about is RH. However, I am a lefty, Ihave been shooting Rh actions so long I can't shoot a LH action. Good luck to your friend. That's gonna be a tough one!

Be careful if you buy one used. This caliber is very hard on barrels.

I would be a lot easier and cheaper to just buy a left handed 7 Mag and re-barrel it. The fact that this caliber is all but obsolete, however, is no coincidence, IMO.

It was a good caliber but ahead of its time. I should say ahead of its powders. When it came out there were not many good slow burning powders for it. That is no loonger true and it would be a fine long range deer antelope and elk cartridge. As mentioned above the best if not only way to get one would be to rebarrel a LH 7MM Mag. It may be a worth while conversion but you would gain nothing over the 7 Mag as is.