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Re-barrel to 6.5-06?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 210778" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Steve</p><p></p><p>The 264 win mag brass is only .006" longer than the 3006 brass</p><p>so it will work fine in a 3006 length action.</p><p></p><p>If you already have a 3006 then your smith will have to open the</p><p>bolt face from .473" (3006) to .532" and change the extractor</p><p>plus open the rails for the 264 win mag.</p><p></p><p>If you can find a long action rifle with a magnum bolt face (.532)</p><p>then it would be a simple barrel change.</p><p></p><p>And for extended barrel life I would recomend a stainless barrel</p><p>as large as you can stand starting with a #4 and going up #5,</p><p>#6 and a #7 (They heat up slower and dampen better).</p><p></p><p>As to brass life of a belted case, If you intend to reload the brass</p><p>more than 3 or 4 times there are several things you should do.</p><p></p><p>First have the smith chamber with the minimum head space .000 to .oo1max.</p><p></p><p>Then stay away from MAX loads.</p><p></p><p>And neck size only.</p><p></p><p>I have a lot of the belted cartrige rifles including the 7mmSTW,30/338,30/378</p><p>and the 416 rem and have good brass life on all. (Note' dangerous game </p><p>cases need to be full length sized so there are no surprises).</p><p></p><p>I can remember when if you did'nt have a rifle with a belted case you were </p><p>considered poorly equipped. (A Woose).</p><p></p><p>What I do like about the big belt'less case,s is more case capacity for the same</p><p>basic case size ,like the 7 STW and the 7RUM.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 210778, member: 2736"] Steve The 264 win mag brass is only .006" longer than the 3006 brass so it will work fine in a 3006 length action. If you already have a 3006 then your smith will have to open the bolt face from .473" (3006) to .532" and change the extractor plus open the rails for the 264 win mag. If you can find a long action rifle with a magnum bolt face (.532) then it would be a simple barrel change. And for extended barrel life I would recomend a stainless barrel as large as you can stand starting with a #4 and going up #5, #6 and a #7 (They heat up slower and dampen better). As to brass life of a belted case, If you intend to reload the brass more than 3 or 4 times there are several things you should do. First have the smith chamber with the minimum head space .000 to .oo1max. Then stay away from MAX loads. And neck size only. I have a lot of the belted cartrige rifles including the 7mmSTW,30/338,30/378 and the 416 rem and have good brass life on all. (Note' dangerous game cases need to be full length sized so there are no surprises). I can remember when if you did'nt have a rifle with a belted case you were considered poorly equipped. (A Woose). What I do like about the big belt'less case,s is more case capacity for the same basic case size ,like the 7 STW and the 7RUM. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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