My old friend down in East Tx has been hunting with the same Mod 700 .264 Win Mag since the late 70s! He "might" shoot 20 rds a year and both he and his sons have used it to take some pretty long shots down pipeline Right of Ways and clearcuts. I'm old enough to remember all the naysayers about the .264 being a notorious barrel burner...compared to what though? As mentioned, there are "degrees of accuracy", only Benchresters and Competition shooters worry or have to deal with that issue, certainly not hunters. Don't worry about burning your barrel out in a hunting rifle, even if you shoot several hundred rounds a year. Just shoot slow and don't heat it up. Have a ball with it!
