Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Any 264 Win mag fans out there?

I have a couple. I like them a lot. Mine are a pair of Early Sako’s. Anyone else have one ?

I had one built on a pre64 win action with a 26 inch #3 brux 1-8 twist throated for 140 bergers, and a McMillan mcwoody. Haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet.

I have a couple one is a model 70 with a Boss and 6.5 X 20 leupold and the other is a ruger stainless with a boat paddle stock and a 4,5 X 14 leupold that is my go to deer rifle, 4831SC and 130 gr accubonds. both are great rifles.

I use IMR 4350 and 140 grain Ballistic tips in mine. I load 120 grain TTSX in Creedmoor and 6.5-06’s. I’m thinking about trying them in the 264’s.

My wife killed her first moose with a Pre-64 Win. Model 70 in .264 WM.....it’s “resting peacefully” in the safe downstairs! memtb

I've heard so much of the barrel burning bullsh~t, if a man just uses his head, its never going to be an issue, I'll go so far as to say, there are better choices for prairie dog rifles, but for just about everything else on the earth, they are my first choice !

I have had a model 700 classic since 1986. It’s the only rifled I have used for deer hunting since I acquired it. I’ve taken well over 150 deer with the rifle. I currently use the 130 grain Accubonds, but have used many other bullets without issue. 6.5mm deep penetration without excessive recoil. I love mine, it’s like an old, trusted friend.

You have a dead moose in the safe downstairs?

Yes....a large cooler/safe! It’s where we keep the “hot” firearms and other items requiring “cooling”! memtb

Bought a model 70 264 WM many years ago. Well used and all factory. Shot out the throat and turned it into a 300 WM. I've killed a bunch of elk with it.

Miss the 264 WM, flat shooting SOB.

M70 Classic. 26” Krieger barrel. 125gr Partitions/IMR7828. Hammers deer!

I don't think it was all bulls**t but no one can be held responsible for how someone else mistreats their rifle. I too have a 700 Ltd Classic in 264 Win Mag. Shot some antelope and deer with it, no magic just hit them where they live and they die that simple, doesn't do anything better than my 270 Wins, 7mm Rem Mag or 270 Wthby Mag. I am going to be retired by this falls hunting season so I'll dig it out of the safe and work up some loads using some original 2 diameter WW power points and RP 2 diameter Corelokts in the 140 gr weight. I'll use some H570 and an old lot of IMR 7828 to search for accuracy and 3100 fps+. With no work schedule I'll hunt antelope as long as I want or it takes for the 264 Wn Mag "grail kill", you know where you run the magic bullet perfectly perpendicular to the antelopes nostrils apprx 1-2 " away and it's passing sucks all the air out of their lungs collapsing them for an instaneous no meat loss kill. Back in the 60's that's what the turds from the advertising dept. of WW maintained or was it packs a lot of muzzle blast and wallop.? But maybe I'm not up to that and will just have to dbl lung them like all the other times. MB

Did this myself! One shot, dead moose.

My first centerfire rifle, 1968, was a win 70 in 264. Still have it. It never would shoot the 120-140's. I worked up a load (also my first rifle to load for) using 4831 and 100 gr Sierra HP's. it would cloverleaf 3 short at 100 yards all the time. Never have checked twist on that rifle, but often wondered if it was a slower twist than standard. It won't keep 5 shots in a 5 gal bucket using 140 grain bullets. Used those 100's on everything from coyotes to elk and it worked. Wouldn't take for it. Probably has about 400 rounds down the tube and no problems yet.

Only ever seen 5 in the wild. Was a gunshow years ago.

5 Rugers - Boat paddle stocks and it had an Antelope engraved on the floor plates.

I have a Win 70 classic that I bought new in 1998. Used to shoot whitetails with 120 grain X bullets over IMR 7828. Haven't used it much in the last 10 yrs. I bought a Mcwoody for it. I'm about to load some nosler 140 gr accubonds with ramshot magnum. I have a Wy mule deer hunt scheduled this Oct and would like to use it.

By proxy...
My uncle had one years ago but lost it in a trailer fire. He loved that gun. Never close to being rich man, last year he shot a buck with an old double barrel 12 gauge. That was all that he had. I decided that he deserved better
Recently I was able to get hold of one in a Model 70 XTR. I added a new Leupold 3-9, scope covers and rings, two boxes of ammo, and a hard side plastic case. It gave me an excuse to drive 3 hours west to surprise him with it. He just turned 75 but I am hoping that he can take a deer or two with it this coming year.
I had to laugh though as later that day when he shot it for the first time he called me and commented that he had forgotten about the recoil. I guess that is where the "Magnum" part comes into play.

I hope to pick up a couple more boxes of Remington 140 grain ammo for him so that he can shoot it a lot over the summer. I didn't know what ammo to get for him and took a chance on Remington as I thought it easier to find, but he said that the Remington groups tightly at 100... and the bore sighting was impacting just an inch low.

Well worth the guns that I sold to get it....

You’re a good man.

I have a first-year production Browning Safari in .264 WM. It has the heavier 24" barrel (many had light 22" barrels, which doesn't make much sense). It's one of my favorite rifles. Shoots well. Looks good. Oozes cool.

1966 Sako Finnbear and a 1960 M70 in my safe. Love the caliber and love those rifles. Both are lasers.