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264 Win Mag - Y would anyone want one?
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<blockquote data-quote="kduffy" data-source="post: 1053361" data-attributes="member: 76083"><p>After growing up hearing all the stories of dad's ported, thumbhole stocked 721 Rem in .264 WM, I would have one. The only remnant left is the case length gauge that I use for trimming my 7mm RM brass, and his stories. His Crack Shot, right up the round brown of a 200# dressed weight white tail, calling predators, hunting everything, shooting prairie dogs to 5-600 yards, all with a 6X Lyman scope. We ran across the guy dad sold it to (he was afraid of the barrel erosion showing for several inches) guy said it was still shooting well with no rifling for the first 8" hitting prairie dogs at 5-600 yards every year. The 140 grain Sierra was his choice IIRC. One bullet, one rifle. He had to borrow a deer legal rifle for me to kill my first deer after e sold it. We were heavy into blackpowder, competition and hunting, so a centerfire bigger than 22-250 was not needed badly till a 12 year old wanted to hunt deer.</p><p> </p><p>Yep, I would not pass a deal on one. I have considered building one with all the new 6.5 bullets and interest of modern times. Barrel steel is better, powder choices better, not sure barrel life is such an issue, or the 7 RM would also be affected just as bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kduffy, post: 1053361, member: 76083"] After growing up hearing all the stories of dad's ported, thumbhole stocked 721 Rem in .264 WM, I would have one. The only remnant left is the case length gauge that I use for trimming my 7mm RM brass, and his stories. His Crack Shot, right up the round brown of a 200# dressed weight white tail, calling predators, hunting everything, shooting prairie dogs to 5-600 yards, all with a 6X Lyman scope. We ran across the guy dad sold it to (he was afraid of the barrel erosion showing for several inches) guy said it was still shooting well with no rifling for the first 8" hitting prairie dogs at 5-600 yards every year. The 140 grain Sierra was his choice IIRC. One bullet, one rifle. He had to borrow a deer legal rifle for me to kill my first deer after e sold it. We were heavy into blackpowder, competition and hunting, so a centerfire bigger than 22-250 was not needed badly till a 12 year old wanted to hunt deer. Yep, I would not pass a deal on one. I have considered building one with all the new 6.5 bullets and interest of modern times. Barrel steel is better, powder choices better, not sure barrel life is such an issue, or the 7 RM would also be affected just as bad. [/QUOTE]
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