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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1175720" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>If you will mostly be hunting deer size game inside 500 yards and maybe sometime going after elk I would choose the 25-06. Especially if you are going to depend on factory ammo. The 25-06 with most any 100 to 120 gr bullet easily found at the local Wal-mart will BANG FLOP a deer 99% of the time if you put it in the vitals. The 264 Win mag is a GREAT round IF YOU HAND LOAD. Factory ammo is hard to find and the selection of best bullets is slim with the 264 and it cost a bit more than the 25-06.</p><p>As for the difference between the two in effectiveness it depends all on barrel length. If you do not have a 26" or longer barrel on the 264 Win mag real world difference in velocity and on game effectiveness out to 500 yards between it and the 25-06 or your 270 is pretty much the same. The 264 mag has more recoil than the 25-06 and your 270. Where the 264 Mag starts to shine is with a 26" or longer barrel. I have a Rem 700 with a Shilen barrel 27 3/4" barrel, all that could be gotten out of a 28" blank. Using my hand loads of Retumbo powder and 130 gr Nosler Accubond bullets it does 3350 fps average velocity is very accurate and kills deer like lightening struck them. BUT between point blank and 500 yards there is really no difference between the effectiveness of it and my 25-06 shooting 117 Sierra Pro Hunters at 3000 fps on deer. Both kill deer like lightening struck them. The 264 Win mag starts to really shine at over 500 yards because of the better flying bullet going faster with a bit more weight. The 25-06 needs a 24" or longer barrel and the 264 needs a 26" or longer barrel. My experience with both come from 45 years of deer hunting and doing crop damage control on a BIG farm in NC for 15 years where my buddy and I took 100 deer a year. Hope this helps you decide. Good luck and good shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1175720, member: 10178"] If you will mostly be hunting deer size game inside 500 yards and maybe sometime going after elk I would choose the 25-06. Especially if you are going to depend on factory ammo. The 25-06 with most any 100 to 120 gr bullet easily found at the local Wal-mart will BANG FLOP a deer 99% of the time if you put it in the vitals. The 264 Win mag is a GREAT round IF YOU HAND LOAD. Factory ammo is hard to find and the selection of best bullets is slim with the 264 and it cost a bit more than the 25-06. As for the difference between the two in effectiveness it depends all on barrel length. If you do not have a 26" or longer barrel on the 264 Win mag real world difference in velocity and on game effectiveness out to 500 yards between it and the 25-06 or your 270 is pretty much the same. The 264 mag has more recoil than the 25-06 and your 270. Where the 264 Mag starts to shine is with a 26" or longer barrel. I have a Rem 700 with a Shilen barrel 27 3/4" barrel, all that could be gotten out of a 28" blank. Using my hand loads of Retumbo powder and 130 gr Nosler Accubond bullets it does 3350 fps average velocity is very accurate and kills deer like lightening struck them. BUT between point blank and 500 yards there is really no difference between the effectiveness of it and my 25-06 shooting 117 Sierra Pro Hunters at 3000 fps on deer. Both kill deer like lightening struck them. The 264 Win mag starts to really shine at over 500 yards because of the better flying bullet going faster with a bit more weight. The 25-06 needs a 24" or longer barrel and the 264 needs a 26" or longer barrel. My experience with both come from 45 years of deer hunting and doing crop damage control on a BIG farm in NC for 15 years where my buddy and I took 100 deer a year. Hope this helps you decide. Good luck and good shooting. [/QUOTE]
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