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Re-Barrel to what?
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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 1687945" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>Since you are on a budget, I would recommend the 6.5 PRC. You can get inexpensive dies from Hornady, Lee and Wilson. The brass is cheap and available.</p><p></p><p>The .264 Winchester Magnum (I have three barrels worth of experience) has a neck that is too short for half neck sizing and holding long bullets. It will also require deep deep seating to fit in your magazine. The PRC was designed for todays bullets the .264 Win Mag was designed for flat based two diameter spitzers. Got any of those on hand?</p><p></p><p>McGowen does an excellent job. I have custom 6.5 barrels from Bartlein (I was an early customer), Krieger and Rock Creek. My McGowen barrels have produced my best groups to date.</p><p></p><p>You can expect about 150 rounds of top accuracy from a .26 Nosler barrel. Double that if you nitrocarburize the barrel. Ask Bartlein if you don't believe me. Also unless you plan to walk around with a 28 inch barrel and brake there is only a few feet per second gain over the PRC. Secondly, your flimsy Savage action won't support that much barrel hanging off of it.</p><p></p><p>Get the barrel nitrocarburized to extend life, eliminate the need for "fouling shots" and reduce barrel drag. No naked bullets. HBN coating. </p><p></p><p>Ask yourself how much barrel length you want and which actual bullets you are willing to pay $50 or more a hundred for. High capacity cases aren't much advantage to a two foot barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 1687945, member: 9551"] Since you are on a budget, I would recommend the 6.5 PRC. You can get inexpensive dies from Hornady, Lee and Wilson. The brass is cheap and available. The .264 Winchester Magnum (I have three barrels worth of experience) has a neck that is too short for half neck sizing and holding long bullets. It will also require deep deep seating to fit in your magazine. The PRC was designed for todays bullets the .264 Win Mag was designed for flat based two diameter spitzers. Got any of those on hand? McGowen does an excellent job. I have custom 6.5 barrels from Bartlein (I was an early customer), Krieger and Rock Creek. My McGowen barrels have produced my best groups to date. You can expect about 150 rounds of top accuracy from a .26 Nosler barrel. Double that if you nitrocarburize the barrel. Ask Bartlein if you don't believe me. Also unless you plan to walk around with a 28 inch barrel and brake there is only a few feet per second gain over the PRC. Secondly, your flimsy Savage action won't support that much barrel hanging off of it. Get the barrel nitrocarburized to extend life, eliminate the need for "fouling shots" and reduce barrel drag. No naked bullets. HBN coating. Ask yourself how much barrel length you want and which actual bullets you are willing to pay $50 or more a hundred for. High capacity cases aren't much advantage to a two foot barrel. [/QUOTE]
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