Terry Jeffrey

I've never known anybody that owned a rifle in the .264 Winchester Magnum.
I just checked it out in my reloading manuals and it looks impressive. It's
a good flat shooter and would make an excellent pronghorn and deer rifle
too. About 75 gr of Hodgdon 870 is the number for the heavier bullets. I
don't think I'd want to take it varmint shooting all day though, where you
can go through 3-4 boxes of cartridges. It probably has recoil in the range
of my .270. Maybe I'm just a wuss these days, but about 20 shots is all my
shoulder wants of it! :-). I'll still opt for my .22-250 for varmint
shooting.

Terry.



"Lon Stowell" <LonDot.Stowell@ComcastPeriod.Net> wrote in message
news:8_ikb.584519$Oz4.567794@rwcrnsc54...
> Approximately 10/18/03 14:11, Terry Jeffrey uttered for posterity:
>
>
> > Yep, of course you have more wind drift with the lighter bullets. I
don't
> > varmint shoot when the wind is more than 10mph, and I usually keep my
shots
> > within 300yds. The .22-250 is my preference. It is one of the best
small
> > caliber flat shooters you can buy. Using 55grainers it only drops on
> > average 3-4 inches at 300 yards, and is still packin approx 700 ft-lbs
of
> > knockdown energy. Plenty to spank any varmint. But try to avoid the
> > wind -- you get approx 8 inches of drift in a 10mph crosswind.
> > Yup, this is why the .264 and 7mm maggies exist, say with a
> 87 grain boattail, fully bedded long barrel and handloaded
> with a slow burn powder.
>
> --
> My governor can kick your governor's ***
>

Lon Stowell

Approximately 10/18/03 20:41, Terry Jeffrey uttered for posterity:

> I've never known anybody that owned a rifle in the .264 Winchester Magnum.

Allow me to introduce myself.

> I just checked it out in my reloading manuals and it looks impressive. It's
> a good flat shooter and would make an excellent pronghorn and deer rifle
> too. About 75 gr of Hodgdon 870 is the number for the heavier bullets. I
> don't think I'd want to take it varmint shooting all day though, where you
> can go through 3-4 boxes of cartridges. It probably has recoil in the range
> of my .270. Maybe I'm just a wuss these days, but about 20 shots is all my
> shoulder wants of it! :-). I'll still opt for my .22-250 for varmint
> shooting.

The recoil on the .264 mag is higher than that on a 30-06, but of
a somewhat different character, more of a quick snap than a longer
push. If it bothers you, you aren't holding the rifle properly
or the stock is very poorly fit. With a 110 grain Nosler if
you sight it at 230 yards, it stays within +/- 3 inches all the
way out to 430, presuming you have a long enough barrel [which
few commercial rifles do for the belted magnums].

The 7mm remington magnum is just about as flat with a bit more
smack out at long range. The 7mm Weatherby magnum is even nicer,
being good for anything found in north america.

Lon Stowell

Approximately 10/18/03 20:41, Terry Jeffrey uttered for posterity:

> I've never known anybody that owned a rifle in the .264 Winchester Magnum.

Allow me to introduce myself.

> I just checked it out in my reloading manuals and it looks impressive. It's
> a good flat shooter and would make an excellent pronghorn and deer rifle
> too. About 75 gr of Hodgdon 870 is the number for the heavier bullets. I
> don't think I'd want to take it varmint shooting all day though, where you
> can go through 3-4 boxes of cartridges. It probably has recoil in the range
> of my .270. Maybe I'm just a wuss these days, but about 20 shots is all my
> shoulder wants of it! :-). I'll still opt for my .22-250 for varmint
> shooting.

The recoil on the .264 mag is higher than that on a 30-06, but of
a somewhat different character, more of a quick snap than a longer
push. If it bothers you, you aren't holding the rifle properly
or the stock is very poorly fit. With a 110 grain Nosler if
you sight it at 230 yards, it stays within +/- 3 inches all the
way out to 430, presuming you have a long enough barrel [which
few commercial rifles do for the belted magnums].

The 7mm remington magnum is just about as flat with a bit more
smack out at long range. The 7mm Weatherby magnum is even nicer,
being good for anything found in north america.

Lon Stowell

Approximately 10/18/03 20:41, Terry Jeffrey uttered for posterity:

> I've never known anybody that owned a rifle in the .264 Winchester Magnum.

Allow me to introduce myself.

> I just checked it out in my reloading manuals and it looks impressive. It's
> a good flat shooter and would make an excellent pronghorn and deer rifle
> too. About 75 gr of Hodgdon 870 is the number for the heavier bullets. I
> don't think I'd want to take it varmint shooting all day though, where you
> can go through 3-4 boxes of cartridges. It probably has recoil in the range
> of my .270. Maybe I'm just a wuss these days, but about 20 shots is all my
> shoulder wants of it! :-). I'll still opt for my .22-250 for varmint
> shooting.

The recoil on the .264 mag is higher than that on a 30-06, but of
a somewhat different character, more of a quick snap than a longer
push. If it bothers you, you aren't holding the rifle properly
or the stock is very poorly fit. With a 110 grain Nosler if
you sight it at 230 yards, it stays within +/- 3 inches all the
way out to 430, presuming you have a long enough barrel [which
few commercial rifles do for the belted magnums].

The 7mm remington magnum is just about as flat with a bit more
smack out at long range. The 7mm Weatherby magnum is even nicer,
being good for anything found in north america.