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I've been enamored with the .264 WinMag for a long time and almost pulled the trigger on one two years ago. But I didn't because I want to shoot 140 grain VLD's and the barrel twist rate on the Model 70's looks too slow.


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.260 Rem. Multiple sources of brass, decent performance with low recoil. I just ordered one from Melvin so I know the rifle will be top notch as received from NULA.


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Aside from its general quality, a Melvin Rifle is an excellent choice for the .260 because the Model 20 has a 3" magazine, long enough to seat any of the high-BC bullets out to the lands.


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I know you said you've settled on a 6.5 but I'd go with the tried and true 6MMRem.

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264 win mag!


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Originally Posted by RickyBobby
Currently I'm liking the Win70 Extreme Weather SS in 264 Win Mag or the Browning Hells Canyon with McMillan stock for factory rifle offerings. Both have 26" barrels and weigh in around 7lbs or a touch more.


I lust over that Winchester. That is a sweet rifle in a sweet chambering. A 264 Win pushing a 140 grain pill with 60 grains of powder at about 3050 FPS will recoil about 20-25% less than the same gun in a 30-06 pushing a 180 grain bullet at 2800 FPS using 60 grains of powder. http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

The 264 has a serious cool factor. I have a Creedmoor and appreciate its virtues, but I am honestly sick of hearing the name. If I were to start building a rifle battery today, I may very well start with the 264 in the very rifle you mention. I do hand load.

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Currently I'm liking the Win70 Extreme Weather SS in 264 Win Mag or the Browning Hells Canyon with McMillan stock for factory rifle offerings. Both have 26" barrels and weigh in around 7lbs or a touch more.


I lust over that Winchester. That is a sweet rifle in a sweet chambering. A 264 Win pushing a 140 grain pill with 60 grains of powder at about 3050 FPS will recoil about 20-25% less than the same gun in a 30-06 pushing a 180 grain bullet at 2800 FPS using 60 grains of powder. http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

The 264 has a serious cool factor. I have a Creedmoor and appreciate its virtues, but I am honestly sick of hearing the name. If I were to start building a rifle battery today, I may very well start with the 264 in the very rifle you mention. I do hand load.



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If you are not inclined to do much to your rifles , Tikka is a Good place to start! I know they make .260s and 6.5x55s. 6.5x55 brass is the cheapest of all the Lapua made 6.5s and magazine length is a non issue. .260 is my fav. but Am considering others for a future rebarrel......
The .264 and 26 add noise and expense when it is just not needed. unless you shoot to 400yds and just want to aim and shoot. Any caliber requires some drop charts and either a reticle or knob twisting past that.
Do know if I helped ,but any of the middle 6.5s will make you smile!

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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!


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If it were me, if I wanted a short action it would be a Creed and in a long action a 6.5-06, both twisted 1-8.

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I went through the same thoughts. Partly due to a shoulder injury that forced me to part ways with my 300 WM. I replaced it with a Win 70 in 264 Win mag Sporter since the recoil was right around the same as my 30-06.
I 'made' my 6.5x55 Swede simply because I wanted something that many haven't owned. (pity them). At 2800 fps muzzle velocity, it should be a decent back-up on elk inside of 250 yards or so.
Accuracy of both has been phenomenal, the Swede parks 4 shots in .33" using Lapua brass and 142 Noslers.
The 264 WM runs the same bullet in my loads at 3200 fps with 3 shot groups running .4 @ 100.
Since you mention two criteria in your post - recoil and availability of various ammo types - I'd suggest a 260 Rem.
Light recoil, various manufacturer's make enough ammo variations to find something you'll like and the brass is easily made from either 243 or 7mm-08 brass. And it's brass is usually fairly readily available from the various online sources.
The 260 is easy to load for and as long as you don't shoot long strings of shots or shoot a lot while the barrel is hot, the barrel should last you 1200-1500 rounds or so, maybe more.


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If the availability of good, accurate factory ammo is important, the 6.5 Creedmoor is the winner and the lead is becoming longer as more ammo manufacturers jump on board with new offerings.


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I have a 6.5 Creed and a 6.5x284 (Shehane in a LA) and both have substantially exceeded my expectations in regards to velocity and accuracy.

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Factory options favor the 6.5 Creedmoor. 260 Rem brass has been harder to find. You could form your own, myself I prefer my brass with the proper headstamp. Less likley for others to make a mistake.

I have both and like both.


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Originally Posted by FieldGrade
I know you said you've settled on a 6.5 but I'd go with the tried and true 6MMRem.

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I own a couple of 260s, a 6.5 Creedmoor (another one will be built on a Defiance action that is on a brown truck somewhere in middle America right now), and a 6.5x47L.

If I could only have one, I'd go with the Creedmoor. Plenty of good brass out there, the cartridge seems to want to shoot and the factory ammo offerings are good and getting better.

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.264 Win mag and 125gr Nosler Partitions.


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I have two 6.5 Creedmoor rifles and love them both. Can't make them shoot bad groups. Have another being cerakoted now. I'm an old man and can confidently kill deer past 350 yds with my 6.5 rifles. Also have a 26 Nosler, but not yet fired it.


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I've got a .264 win mag in a montana 1999 stainless synthetic rifle...

Boooringly accurate, not too much kick, classic durable, reliable action and lines.

I put a cheap vortex on it, thinking that I'd swap it up at some point if the gun was a shoooter, the thing shoots so well right now, I'm scared to touch the thing...

Midway just had a clearance sale on the Nosler loaded 130gr. Accubond at 3100 fps. A few year back, Nosler had a buy 2 get 1 free sale and taht stuff was the golden ticket.

I bouught all I could afford I shold be set for a few lifetimes ;]

I figure if I shoot out the barrel in a few years and the 26 nosler is still alive and kicking I'll get this one rechambered and then run it super hot, figure I could run the 130 accubond and 3300-3400 with a hot handload

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Get the Creedmoor. This advice coming from a 260 shooter. The Creed is the better mousetrap at that recoil level.

If going magnum, get the 26 Nosler.

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