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264 Win Mag - Y would anyone want one?
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<blockquote data-quote="rooster721" data-source="post: 795092" data-attributes="member: 40654"><p>I shoot the 140 Bergers through my 264win @ 3135.. 69g Retumbo</p><p> </p><p>I'll tell you for a fact that-that load right there out-performs a 180grain Berger through a 7mm pipe @ 2900... </p><p> </p><p>Buddy of mine shoots with me about everytime I go out.. his is the 7mm. Comparing impacts on my "mild steel" gongs, past 500 yards the 264 takes a lead.. noticably* At 650 that 180 barely dents the steel... while the 140 outta my 264 gouges an 1/8th-inch deep hole, 3/4 inches in diameter!!! <em>(plate is 3/4"" thick.. heavy stuff)</em></p><p> </p><p>...at 725, my 264 is still making a dent <em>(& a much-meaner dent at 725 than the 7mm 180 makes at 650)</em> At the same 725, that 7mm 180 is just burning the paint* <em>(...comparable to what 264 140 does to the plate at 840!!!!) </em>That's the difference there.</p><p> </p><p>It's only one example, but plain proof (to me, and buddy) that 264 is a meaner calibre than many give it credit for.. velocity rules the long-range game in my honest opinion... & 264win was intended for the velocity that the 7mm's of same-casings couldn't (& can't) provide...</p><p> </p><p><strong>But... </strong>"Y would anyone want one" ??? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rooster721, post: 795092, member: 40654"] I shoot the 140 Bergers through my 264win @ 3135.. 69g Retumbo I'll tell you for a fact that-that load right there out-performs a 180grain Berger through a 7mm pipe @ 2900... Buddy of mine shoots with me about everytime I go out.. his is the 7mm. Comparing impacts on my "mild steel" gongs, past 500 yards the 264 takes a lead.. noticably* At 650 that 180 barely dents the steel... while the 140 outta my 264 gouges an 1/8th-inch deep hole, 3/4 inches in diameter!!! [I](plate is 3/4"" thick.. heavy stuff)[/I] ...at 725, my 264 is still making a dent [I](& a much-meaner dent at 725 than the 7mm 180 makes at 650)[/I] At the same 725, that 7mm 180 is just burning the paint* [I](...comparable to what 264 140 does to the plate at 840!!!!) [/I]That's the difference there. It's only one example, but plain proof (to me, and buddy) that 264 is a meaner calibre than many give it credit for.. velocity rules the long-range game in my honest opinion... & 264win was intended for the velocity that the 7mm's of same-casings couldn't (& can't) provide... [B]But... [/B]"Y would anyone want one" ??? :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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