Any ideas for loads? Your experiences?
TIA
..........Not with a 264, but have extensive experience with the 30s.
In case you`re not aware. For your hunting loads and for each individual charge, start with the max COAL that your magazine will allow for bolt cycling, test fire 6 rounds (two, three shot groups) for accuracy.
With the same exact load, reduce your COAL by 15/1000ths and test fire another 6 rounds.
Reduce the COAL again another 15/1000ths for another 6 rounds and test fire for accuracy.
Repeat!
Repeat again!
Somewhere within that 60/1000ths, you will find the best sweet spot or your rifle`s preferred bullet jump for the best VLD accuracy.
Anytime you switch or vary the powder, the charge, bullet weight etc, you start the above process all over again.
Many rifles using the VLDs prefer some bullet jump. For hunting loads, the magazines usually aren`t long enough to seat the bullet out either touching the lands or jammed into the lands.
For range loads, start with jamming them into the lands by 5/1000ths.