I mentioned in a previous post that I inherited my father's guns recently. This past weekend I finally brought my favorite home. Dad's 264 Win. Mag. Pretty much none of my IRL friends are into guns so I'm going to brag about it here. This thing was always a nail driver but when I was in highschool, dad finally wore the barrel out of it (or wrecked due to lack of cleaning). For his birthday that year Mom and I bought him a stainless barrel. His best friend at the time was a gunsmith who replaced the barrel and bedded the stock. After that, this thing was unbelievable. Honestly, I'm not a good enough shot to justify it but even still, I'll hang on to this one until I'm dead.
Does anyone else have any experience with a 264? The few gun enthusiasts I've talked to have all been surprised when I tell them about this one.
I've not shot a .264 mag. The closest I've shot is .270 and that is a very capable round, slightly slower but slightly heaver for about the same impact.
Being a high velocity, slightly lighter round, it should shoot long; as long as there is no windage. Ive seen plenty of Red Dear dropped well past 400m with a .270.