Originally Posted by Slidellkid
I doubt seriously I would shoot more than 400. I’ve taken deer at 425 but that’s certainly not the norm.


So under 500 yards. B.C. will matter for wind drift but not a great deal. Bullet construction would be more important to me, with a concern that it would hold together at high velocity (close range) impacts. At 500 most .264 WM loads will have enough velocity remaining to ensure reliable expansion.

My choices are the same I use in my 2.57 Roberts (+P loads), 65-06AI, .280 Rem, 7mm RM and various .30's:
Barnes TTSX and LRX
Nosler AB and LRAB
Swift Scirocco and A-Frame
North Fork SS
Speer Grand Slam
Nosler Partition

I use them with equal confidence. When it comes time to load for hunting, the choice is based on the loads I've previously worked up and the bullets I have on hand.

Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!

No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.

A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.