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Do you suppose that he may have made a decision yet? The post you are replying to is 10 years old.

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In my opinion the very best improvement one can make to the 264 is to lengthen the throat so that one can seat conventional bullets to fit the magazine. The two diameter factory bullet was used so that the rifles couyld be throated to fit the 100 yet use a 140 which was seated long. With a Sierra bullet and the factory throat, the bullet has to be seated very deep. I always thought a 6.5 Weatherby, based on the 257 necked up, would have made a very good cartridge with it's longer neck. GD

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Originally Posted by 7point62mag
I just brought this up on another forum. I have a M77 MkII .264 Win Mag, made in 2002. I'm not set back up for reloading and haven't shot it in 10 years (long story), but my pet load regularly printed 0.6"-0.8" groups at 100.

I used 67 grains of Retumbo behind a 129 Interbond, and the primer was Federal Gold Medal Match (I cant remember the numbers). I never ran it over a chrono, but it seems like Quickload called it 3100 fps (but it's been a min, dont quote me).

My thought was if you gave it a 30°-35° shoulder, it might make it a little more efficient. Same speeds, less powder, and better accuracy. Maybe I will get to try soon.


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I have two 264’s Sakos. They are 1 in 9, both shot 140 VLD’s great. I shout 140 Ballistic tips in them now. I had a Westerner. It also shot 140 VLD’s well.

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The Lazarus thread. I wish the OP would follow up. I have always thought the 264 would be the ideal kangaroo rifle. I wonder how his worked out?


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I’m a 264 Win Mag fan. I love the caliber and own two rifles in that caliber.
I have found Retumbo powder to be one of the best for this caliber. Both of my rifles are 1:9 twist however both of my barrels are 26”.
Both of my rifles shoot the 140 Accubond or Partitions well. They however excel with 130 Accubond at 3250 FPS.
They also shoot the Barnes 120 TTSX at 3400 FPS.
On my Sako I have the Leupold VXIll 4.5x14x40
On my Sendero I have a Vortex 4x27x56 Razor
The Sako is my woods rifle loaded with the TTSX
The Sendero is my open field rifle loaded with the 130 Accubond.
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Wow. 10 year old thread. The 264 I was shooting then is parked in the safe (factory 700 Classic). I improved on that one with a new version with a 26” 1/8 barrel throated correctly for 140 VLDs. Now days I’m using Re 33 and 156 Berger.


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If you rebarrel and are looking to test your long range ability you should really consider the 7mm Rem Mag. Nothing against 264 WM, but it is inferior at long range to the 7mm RM with 180-195 grain projectiles utilizing 1-8.5 or 1-8 twist barrels.

On another note the 257 Wby is a hoot to shoot, light recoil for a laser beam and kills like something much larger than it’s diminutive .257 bullet would suggest. Just another thought if you rebarrel.

Enjoy your 264 WM, or whatever you decide.

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Tag. Good info here!

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I've owned several 264 over the last 4 decades.....

Bought this new Winchester when they came out with the dark maple wood.

With a lit'l trigger work and load development it's a 1/2 minute rifle with my coyote loads.

It really likes the Hornady 95 gr V-Max along with the Speer 90gr TNT

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