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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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.264 WM, 260 rem, or what else?
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 924719" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>.264 WinMag is a magnum long action caliber. The .260 Rem is a short-action, but uses the standard (.308/.30-06/.270) bolt face.</p><p> </p><p>You could build a 6.5-284, a 6.5 Sherman, or a .260 Ackley Improved on your long action. Which would make a nice hunting rifle, because you could load those long Berger 130 & 140 Hybrids all the way out to the lands, and still have that extra magazine length to shoot it as a repeater and hold a full magazine. Which is where using a short action reciever kind of cripples you, because they have a short magazine box and can't load the 6.5's to their full potential with the long & heavy 6.5 bullets.</p><p> </p><p>I recommend using the long action for any of those calibers. It will be added convenience, and I think you'll like having that extra magazine room for loading them long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 924719, member: 12995"] .264 WinMag is a magnum long action caliber. The .260 Rem is a short-action, but uses the standard (.308/.30-06/.270) bolt face. You could build a 6.5-284, a 6.5 Sherman, or a .260 Ackley Improved on your long action. Which would make a nice hunting rifle, because you could load those long Berger 130 & 140 Hybrids all the way out to the lands, and still have that extra magazine length to shoot it as a repeater and hold a full magazine. Which is where using a short action reciever kind of cripples you, because they have a short magazine box and can't load the 6.5's to their full potential with the long & heavy 6.5 bullets. I recommend using the long action for any of those calibers. It will be added convenience, and I think you'll like having that extra magazine room for loading them long. [/QUOTE]
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