.264 WMs First Blood

[scoutm]

My new custom built .264 WM got bloodied for the first time early this month on a great Arizona Elk.

Took him at 500 yards using 140grn Nosler Partition running at 3050 ft/sec.

It was a great hunt with a fantastic ending.

 

[Brado16]

Great Bull!!!

How many years to draw in AZ for the unit of your harvest?

 

[roninflag]

NIce rifle!! Nice shooting!

 

[scoutm]

Thanks.

Took 17 years to draw the trophy hunt tag. General season from now on.

 

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Thanks.

Took 17 years to draw the trophy hunt tag. General season from now on.

WOW 17 years? Good thing you did not miss. Would you give rifle details and load performance please?

 

[Wyofax]

So after your first animal, how do you feel the 264 performed with your bullet selection? I would like to hear about the shot placement, penetration and overall performance.

 

[roman1]

That sure is a keeper scoutm. I know of a few .264 wm that took care of business. gun)

 

[scoutm]

Thanks for the comments.

I was very pleased with the performance of both the rifle and bullet.

Rifle was built for me by Mike Bryant from Wheeler TX. Its a trued Remington 700 action, Lilja 1 in 8 twist 3 groove 25.5" barrel, timney trigger, mcmillan's remington mountain rifle stock w/ edge tech and a zeiss conquest scope.

I was shooting the 140grn nosler partition at 3050. Bench and practice accuracy was/is great although shoots 130grn Sirocco II bullet even better.

The bull was quarting a bit more than I thought and I hit a bit too far forward.

Bullet powdered the near shoulder and exited forward of the off shoulder. No bullet was recovered. Wound channel was huge exit hole was a good 3-4"

 

[Wyofax]

What a great bull. Thanks for the info on the terminal performance.

This is the first year afield with my 264, a very similar build to yours. We did test drive it on a moose two weeks ago with 140 Bergers at 260 yards. He took two rounds but never moved from the spot of the first hit.

 

[bern0134]

Thats a great bull. I've had my 264 for a couple years now but have yet to put anything down with it. I've started reloading as few years ago and been trying to develop a load using a TTSX for it but unfortunately I live in a place where shootings ranges are hard to come by.

 

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

Did you do a green score yet?

 

[112Savage]

Darn squirrel rifles and flat based bullets! Don't you know they can't do anything to elk? You need a 33-404 HUMDINGER to kill those. Great shooting, nice rifle and bull. Congratulations.

 

[SBruce]

Very Very Nice Bull!

Congratulations.

 

[scoutm]

Thanks all around.

We scored him right at 330.