I bought my '96 Swede purely for investment purposes as it was still in cosmoline, all serials matched and the bore was a mirror. I'd always seen it mentioned in articles but considered it an out-dated "wimp" round. Didn't take me long to throw that opinion in the trash heap and then develop a sincere admiration for the round!
I'm pretty proud of myself, though. A few trips through ballistic charts and multi-caliber comparisons and I figured out what took the 1,000 yard competitors decades to figure out. The .264 is probably the most perfect caliber ever and even the "lowly" Swede typically out-performs many calibers that are much more respected by the masses.
Bottom line: write all of the .264 calibers down on a piece of paper, stand back 7 feet, close your eyes and throw a dart. You'll be happy regardless!
