therifleman556
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I'm quoting you directly and pointing out the contradictions in your statements. Pretty simple actually.
NEW 6.5 WIN. LONG RANGE MAGNUM!!!
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I'm quoting you directly and pointing out the contradictions in your statements. Pretty simple actually.
264WM is an awesome cartridge! I have 2....a 1960ish Belgium Browning I inherited from my Dad, that I don't shoot, and a late 60s Model 700 that I bought from a friend. I've used the M700 for a guide rifle for 30 years and with modern bullets and powders, it shoots better now than when I bought it. It's a handloaders cartridge for sure but it's a "Good One"! I've shot Nosler Partitions, Nosler BTs, Speer SPs, Barnes X, Barnes TSXs, Barnes TTSXs, Barnes LRXs, VLDs, and now trying Hammer Bullets. It has shot sub MOA with everything I've loaded and sub .5 MOA with a couple. At high velocity with these bullets, it has devastating terminal performance! Although I have several other 6.5s, I can't see myself ever being without a 264WM! I hope this Great Old Cartridge does make a comeback.....thanks for starting this thread.
MudRunner2005
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You added this on your own. I said it in a way as in that's just not something wildcatters normally do. I didn't say nobody has ever done it. Roy did it, and it was stupid, but that's my personal opinion. I never pointed him out specifically.
therifleman556
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Alright, got it. When someone pointed out Weatherby as an example to the contrary of your original statement you could've said something to the effect of "Weatherby not withstanding" or "forgot about that one" but instead I guess you've got to double down & reassert your infallibility.
MudRunner2005
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If I'm wrong I'll admit it, done so many times on here. But if someone takes my words in a different context and misunderstands the original intent I had behind them, then that's not my fault, and I'm not going to apologize for someone else's error. I never said it has 100% never been done before, I said it wasn't something people do... As in common practice for wildcatters and cartridge designers in modern times.
When people start apologizing for other people's mistakes you get the welfare system, trillions of dollars of debt, and generations of people who have self-hatred and self-guilt.
Capt RB
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Remington should have fixed it in the Sendero platform and they didn't. I had a westerner back before I got married. All the hype of the speed I didn't see back then. There were no sleek bullets. I shot 300's as a rule and I couldn't see beyond lighter recoil a good use for it.Today would be different but the 140 partition was the bullet for long range at the time and to be honest it didn't do anything I couldn't do with a 270 for here in the east. Of course no internet shopping and you had buy what was available locally and that was slim compared to the 24 27 28 and 30 cal options.
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FIGJAM
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I'd buy one too, its one of best guns remington makes right now for sure - while they are at it, they can do something about those crappy xmark pro triggers.
MudRunner2005
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They finally found a trigger that's "lawyer proof"...No matter how crappy it is. I wouldn't hold my breath on that changing anytime soon.
FIGJAM
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don't care for belts but love the 8mm cREMe de la MAGic and kinda like the 340 Wby but have taken far more game with the 300 Wind Bag, go figure
love the 6.5/264 caliber, but don't understand all the "high bc" bullshirt, 338 and 375 cals offer much, much higher bc's and are FAR more suitable for long range hunting... ON ANY PLANET or continent on Earth for that matter ...
don't hate the Creed and understand it's use and place, but absolutely sick of hearing about it's pseudo supremacy, seems every gun convo on the web has to be perverted by it's glorious kingly presence
264 Win Mag ? know an old timer here in Alaska that has taken many dump truck loads of moose and black bear with one, even a few brownies that expired from well placed lung shots with a simple concoction of a near primer poppin load of H4831 and a 140 gr Partition bullet
pretty sure the same can be done with newer sixfive's and same bullet/velocity, but in that old dudes eyes it's all new fangled horse puckey
love the 6.5/264 caliber, but don't understand all the "high bc" bullshirt, 338 and 375 cals offer much, much higher bc's and are FAR more suitable for long range hunting... ON ANY PLANET or continent on Earth for that matter ...
don't hate the Creed and understand it's use and place, but absolutely sick of hearing about it's pseudo supremacy, seems every gun convo on the web has to be perverted by it's glorious kingly presence
264 Win Mag ? know an old timer here in Alaska that has taken many dump truck loads of moose and black bear with one, even a few brownies that expired from well placed lung shots with a simple concoction of a near primer poppin load of H4831 and a 140 gr Partition bullet
pretty sure the same can be done with newer sixfive's and same bullet/velocity, but in that old dudes eyes it's all new fangled horse puckey
Rich Coyle
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I'm one who does superfluous work. I turn the belt off of 7 Remington Magnum brass to make it into 9.3 x 64 brenneke brass. Alright then neck it to 6.5 put it Weatherby radius on the shoulder and it's called 6.5 Coyle. Superfluous perhaps fun absolutely.
