Been hunting with mine since my Dad gave it to me in 1974. He won it in a raffle on a $.25 (cent) chance in '63. It's been to Africa and all over North America. Never let me down.
Finally shot the barrel out a few years ago and had Darcy Echols screw a new one on it. Used to shoot the 120 gr Nosler Solid Base but changed in about 82 to the 125 gr Partition. About 1995 I found the 130 gr Acubond and that is my go to bullet ever since. Just took a nice elk with it in Idaho, one shot about 300 yds,, DRT. Big 7x8 bull. My go to load used to be 74.5 gr of H870 but the new barrel prefers about 72 gr. Yeah, I know, I hoard what little H870 I've got left. Next best that I've found is Supreme 780.
I've got several safes full of rifles and like most of them but only 2 rifles have earned a name, the 264 Westener and my Pre-64 Mod 70 in 375 H&H. My 264 is Magic.
