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264 Win Mag - Y would anyone want one?
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<blockquote data-quote="scoutm" data-source="post: 792589" data-attributes="member: 18455"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I'll take a stab at this and let you know why I had one built…</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have a wide range of rifles of various makes and models ranging from my grandfathers old .243 I inherited up to a .300 wby mag that I won at a DU banquet. I'm not recoil shy but given the choice I do prefer to shoot my lighter recoiling rifles. My go to rifles are chambered in .25-06 and my .270 win. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When I decided to do my first custom build, I wanted to build a rifle in a caliber and chambering I didn't already have so that narrowed it down to 6.5mm/.264, 7mm/.284 and .300+. Preferring the lighter recoiling rounds I eliminated the .300+ calibers and chamberings.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I then considered how, where and on what the new rifle would be used for. Living and hunting in the West that meant Coues Whitetail, Mule Deer, Antelope, hopefully a Bear and every now and then an elk in country that is wide open and prime for long range situations.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Given the range of game and the wide open country most would say the obvious choice would be a 7mm/.284 chambering of some kind and I would be hard pressed to argue with them. With outstanding bullet options available from 120 grains to 180 grains the 7mm does offer a greater degree of versatility. But, with the exception of Elk, I didn't really see a need for anything more than a 150 grain bullet (which also meets my preference for lighter recoil) and when comparing the 6.5 to the 7mm in like weight bullets under 150 grains the 6.5 won every time.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The caliber 6.5/.264 was my choice so, now to the chambering. There are many fine chambering for this 6.5/.264. I considered factory chamberings .260 Remington, 6.5 Remington Mag, 6.5x284 and the .264 Win Mag. I also considered the 6.5WSM but I already have a 270WSM so I took the WSM off the list. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I wasn't interested in a short action so I took the .260 Rem off the list. Between the three remaining I felt that the availability of quality brass fell in favor of the 6.5x284 and the .264 Win Mag (because of the quality 7mm Rem Mag brass thats available) so the 6.5 Rem Mag came off the list. So I carved it down to two choices. I think it would be fair to say the choice was narrowed to a new modern chambering and an old somewhat classic chambering that offered virtually no difference in measurable performance. When given this kind of choice, I always opt for the classic or in this case somewhat classic. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scoutm, post: 792589, member: 18455"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I’ll take a stab at this and let you know why I had one built…[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I have a wide range of rifles of various makes and models ranging from my grandfathers old .243 I inherited up to a .300 wby mag that I won at a DU banquet. I’m not recoil shy but given the choice I do prefer to shoot my lighter recoiling rifles. My go to rifles are chambered in .25-06 and my .270 win. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]When I decided to do my first custom build, I wanted to build a rifle in a caliber and chambering I didn’t already have so that narrowed it down to 6.5mm/.264, 7mm/.284 and .300+. Preferring the lighter recoiling rounds I eliminated the .300+ calibers and chamberings.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I then considered how, where and on what the new rifle would be used for. Living and hunting in the West that meant Coues Whitetail, Mule Deer, Antelope, hopefully a Bear and every now and then an elk in country that is wide open and prime for long range situations.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Given the range of game and the wide open country most would say the obvious choice would be a 7mm/.284 chambering of some kind and I would be hard pressed to argue with them. With outstanding bullet options available from 120 grains to 180 grains the 7mm does offer a greater degree of versatility. But, with the exception of Elk, I didn’t really see a need for anything more than a 150 grain bullet (which also meets my preference for lighter recoil) and when comparing the 6.5 to the 7mm in like weight bullets under 150 grains the 6.5 won every time.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]The caliber 6.5/.264 was my choice so, now to the chambering. There are many fine chambering for this 6.5/.264. I considered factory chamberings .260 Remington, 6.5 Remington Mag, 6.5x284 and the .264 Win Mag. I also considered the 6.5WSM but I already have a 270WSM so I took the WSM off the list. [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I wasn’t interested in a short action so I took the .260 Rem off the list. Between the three remaining I felt that the availability of quality brass fell in favor of the 6.5x284 and the .264 Win Mag (because of the quality 7mm Rem Mag brass thats available) so the 6.5 Rem Mag came off the list. So I carved it down to two choices. I think it would be fair to say the choice was narrowed to a new modern chambering and an old somewhat classic chambering that offered virtually no difference in measurable performance. When given this kind of choice, I always opt for the classic or in this case somewhat classic. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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