264 win & hammers

These non conventional monos are just in a different class of lethality. Night and day difference between the 300gr TTSX and 260gr cutting edge Maximus.

Hmm kinda thinking I might need to find a action to put a proof carbon 26" 7 twist 264 win mag

mtank said:

Hmm kinda thinking I might need to find a action to put a proof carbon 26" 7 twist 264 win mag

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If you want to shoot monos in a .264, that is gonna give you about the best all around performance for long range shooting. I live in Wyoming, and between high mountain elk and deer hunting and plains pronghorn hunting, the average range of our shots this year was just over 600 yards, so you kinda need to be able to reach out there ha ha.

codyadams said:

If you want to shoot monos in a .264, that is gonna give you about the best all around performance for long range shooting. I live in Wyoming, and between high mountain elk and deer hunting and plains pronghorn hunting, the average range of our shots this year was just over 600 yards, so you kinda need to be able to reach out there ha ha.

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One day I want to hunt Wyoming. Most of the places in Colorado I've hunted hasn't forwarded me the opportunity for long range. Where we hunted last in rifle I could've stretched one out & we're headed back there this year.

In the 264wm and and outside range at about 500y the 130g Sledge Hammer would be very good.

What twist is the 264wm? Many of the factory rifles are 9" twist barrels.

@snox801 For your eland the 124g Hammer Hunter Should do the trick. Given the range you will be working I like the 130g Sledge Hammer. Thick animal and the ~90% weight retention of the Sledge Hammer will give you better penetration over the 70% retention of the Hammer Hunter.

I'd usually say nope to loading an new bullet for that because I don't like having to do load work again. But it's pretty easy with yours so I may give it a whirl if I get all my others switched to hammers before season.

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I started looking for a good donor action to build. I was going to buy a Christensen ridgeline 280 a.i. but might just build a bada$$ 264win. Choices choices either one will be fun.

mtank said:

I started looking for a good donor action to build. I was going to buy a Christensen ridgeline 280 a.i. but might just build a bada$$ 264win. Choices choices either one will be fun.

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A .264 with a 7 twist will be a wicked set up. With the sierra 150's, the Berger 156 coming out, Hornady 147, and so on there are a lot of fantastic options, and the Hammer 137 would make a good hunting round. Barrel life should still be relatively decent, I would say over 1000 rounds pretty easy if taken care of.

codyadams said:

A .264 with a 7 twist will be a wicked set up. With the sierra 150's, the Berger 156 coming out, Hornady 147, and so on there are a lot of fantastic options, and the Hammer 137 would make a good hunting round. Barrel life should still be relatively decent, I would say over 1000 rounds pretty easy if taken care of.

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What about the 160 woodleigh weldcores?

None in hand-but should be similar to other 160 class bullets such as the Hornady, or Norma. Generally 1-8" should be enough, 1-7" I can't imagine it not stabilizing, 1-9" maybe. Midway list specs if you want to run it through a calculator.