Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 270 Wby or 264 Win Mag?

I have both so I don't have to wonder which is better. They are both belted cases which makes some people around here piss down the side of their leg. My 264 is a m700 Classic limited run with a 24: barrel , my 270wthby a Mk V Sporter with out high gloss or bright blue just good solid straight grain walnut and a 24 " barrel. Both guns would come closer to their original advertised ballistics if they had 26" barrels. The 264 factory ww and rp ammo feature 2 diameter 140 grain bullets that do not come close to the original velocity claims made by winchester in these barrel lengths.. The saami spec short throoat screws loading other brand 140's out to use the cartridges powder volume potential. Sure you can get higher velocity by dropping bullet weight, can on any cartridge. The 270 wby has some free bore it allows common 1 dia bullets to be used to their potential with full case capacity loads mine doesn't care for 130 grain bullets but sure likes the 150 gr Hornady SP bullet.. FACTORY WEATHERBY 270 ammo loaded with this bullet about $ 38 a box , 264's are by rp or WW 50-60 dollars a box. Availability about the same they aren't found in wallyworld. Both cartridges benefit from 26" barrels that f'ing simple. If you whine about 24" being to long you ain't going to like 26. The new m70 supergrades have 26" barrels 1300 to 1800 dollars depending on wood and steel choices. You still need to reload for it to get the potential out of it because the factory ammo has not progressed in 60 years. You will have 2k+ in a MkV and the ammo is up to snuff for factory choices. Both guns are heavy and expensive. My advice is simple, buy a 24" barreled 270 winchester ,ammo at any wallyworld , better quality beer and spend your extra on hunts that you got on your bucket list. Anything else is bs.btdt MB