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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 439791" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I forgot to come back on here and list one of my favorites through the years that performs at the top ballistically with cheaper easy to get bullets. My 264 STW shooting the berger 140 grain bullet with .612 or so BC right at 3400 fps may be the best of all my long range rigs for deer/antelope/caribou type animals. Some use the 6.5 for elk but I do not since I have better elk rifles. I had a good friend back in the 70's who had great success with the 6.5-300 wby on long range animals including elk.</p><p> </p><p>With the 177 GS bullet (.638 or so bc) near 3500 fps some of the biggest 30's can beat the 264 STW and the big 338-378 wby, Excalibur, etc with Rocky Mountain or similar high dollar hard to get bullets can beat it. But with standard easily available bullets that don't cost 2$ apiece the 264 STW is hard to beat. It will easily outperform the 7mm rem mag and beat the 7mm stw with 180 Bergers. There is a 6.5 GS bullet available also if a guy wants to pay the price for that performance.</p><p> </p><p>Head to head with my best long range rigs the 264 STW shoots flatter with less windage than anything I have to about any range I want to shoot an animal. Again assuming I don't use hard to get expensive specialty bullets. The 264 STW is extremely accurate and fun to shoot. It does not require a muzzle brake like the big boomers so it is more pleasant to shoot and cheaper. It is also very easy to load for using 7mm stw brass. Most any load I try in my two rifles shoots well. </p><p> </p><p>For anyone considering a long range rig the 264 STW may be worth a look. Busting rocks across canyons at 800-1200 yards is way fun with a rifle capable of these kind of ballistics. Barrel life has been a knock against it but mine have several hundred rounds through them and still shoot very well. Barrel wear is always going to be a problem with any high performance cartridge and the gun must be used accordingly. I am calling it the STW since now that is the parent case. I guess that is proper. Easier than the 6.5-8mm rem mag it was before the STW came out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 439791, member: 505"] I forgot to come back on here and list one of my favorites through the years that performs at the top ballistically with cheaper easy to get bullets. My 264 STW shooting the berger 140 grain bullet with .612 or so BC right at 3400 fps may be the best of all my long range rigs for deer/antelope/caribou type animals. Some use the 6.5 for elk but I do not since I have better elk rifles. I had a good friend back in the 70's who had great success with the 6.5-300 wby on long range animals including elk. With the 177 GS bullet (.638 or so bc) near 3500 fps some of the biggest 30's can beat the 264 STW and the big 338-378 wby, Excalibur, etc with Rocky Mountain or similar high dollar hard to get bullets can beat it. But with standard easily available bullets that don't cost 2$ apiece the 264 STW is hard to beat. It will easily outperform the 7mm rem mag and beat the 7mm stw with 180 Bergers. There is a 6.5 GS bullet available also if a guy wants to pay the price for that performance. Head to head with my best long range rigs the 264 STW shoots flatter with less windage than anything I have to about any range I want to shoot an animal. Again assuming I don't use hard to get expensive specialty bullets. The 264 STW is extremely accurate and fun to shoot. It does not require a muzzle brake like the big boomers so it is more pleasant to shoot and cheaper. It is also very easy to load for using 7mm stw brass. Most any load I try in my two rifles shoots well. For anyone considering a long range rig the 264 STW may be worth a look. Busting rocks across canyons at 800-1200 yards is way fun with a rifle capable of these kind of ballistics. Barrel life has been a knock against it but mine have several hundred rounds through them and still shoot very well. Barrel wear is always going to be a problem with any high performance cartridge and the gun must be used accordingly. I am calling it the STW since now that is the parent case. I guess that is proper. Easier than the 6.5-8mm rem mag it was before the STW came out. [/QUOTE]
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