.264 Win Mag.

[hookr88]

I have this Sako Finnbear, pre Garcia, in .264 Win Mag. I am not real familiar with this caliber. Any thoughts out there on ther pro's and con's of this caliber and what type of game you would use it on? I.E. deer and/or elk? Thanks, Brian

[bobcat]

I've used the 264 Mag. on deer and elk. Great cartridge. Very similar to the 7mm Rem. Mag.

Only thing I didn't like was the recoil. I sold it several years ago and bought a 270.

[Skyvalhunter]

I have a win .264 pre 64 model. Great gun for deer. Some of the cons have been it takes alot of powder for what you get meaning alot is wasted. Good flat shooting gun that might be a little underkill for elk but that depends if you are a shot placement or knock down type of person. Like most it depends on the eye of the beholder.

[carpsniperg2]

the 264 is a outstanding caliber great all around gun i have a very good friend that has hunted with one since he got out of the war and taken everything from moose to yote ammo is a bit hard to find but he is a handloader like me and componets arn't to hard to find. like said very sim to the 7mm rem mag you go from 264 to 284 for the 7mm cal

[Curly]

I have this Sako Finnbear, pre Garcia, in .264 Win Mag. I am not real familiar with this caliber. Any thoughts out there on ther pro's and con's of this caliber and what type of game you would use it on? I.E. deer and/or elk? Thanks, Brian

Very bad cartridge........you should let me take it off your hands.

[Bigshooter]

I've used the 264 Mag. on deer and elk. Great cartridge. Very similar to the 7mm Rem. Mag.

Only thing I didn't like was the recoil. I sold it several years ago and bought a 270.

I am pretty sure, but not 100% sure that the .264 is a 7mm necked down.

[bobcat]

Well, yeah, the 264 Win. Mag, 7mm Rem. Mag, 300 Win. Mag, 338 Win. Mag, and 458 Win. Mag are all based off the same case.  And maybe another I might have forgotten?

[Bigshooter]

Well, yeah, the 264 Win. Mag, 7mm Rem. Mag, 300 Win. Mag, 338 Win. Mag, and 458 Win. Mag are all based off the same case.  And maybe another I might have forgotten?

So are you saying the all of the cases you listed are similar to the 7mm?

[bobcat]

Yes, they all use the same basic case just with a different diameter bullet.

[Woodchuck]

As curly stated, those things are horrible kicking mules, no knockdown energy, slow, innaccurate. I feel compelled to help. give me your address i will come give you 50 bucks and get it out of your hair

[bobcat]

As curly stated, those things are horrible kicking mules, no knockdown energy, slow, innaccurate. I feel compelled to help. give me your address i will come give you 50 bucks and get it out of your hair

             

                       

[bearpaw]

I have an uncle who shot everything with his and loves it. Probably 20 elk, many deer, bear, and even coyotes. A few early gun writers gave it a bad rap as a barrel burner and it really never caught on. Great catridge if you like magnums and clean your gun regularly.

I too would be willing to take that "no good" rifle off your hands....

Bobcat, are you sure all those cartridges are based from the same one? I didn't look in my reloading book to see in what respect you are talking, but I am pretty sure case capacities and dimensions are different and I thought those catridges come from at least two different cases.

[Curly]

http://www.chuckhawks.com/264mag.htm

The smallest caliber in Winchester's series of standard length belted magnums, which includes the .264, .300, .338, and .458 Winchester Magnums, the .264 Winchester Magnum (a 6.5mm to Europeans) was designed to be the ultimate ultra-long range big game cartridge. Winchester called it "The Westerner" in their early catalogs.

[bearpaw]

If I remember correctly, the 7mm cartridge has a shorter main body, you can fire form brass from 7mm brass to 257 WTBY but not to 264.

The 264 is a 338 necked down.

The 300 win mag was a newer designed case with the same belted base but the main body of the case is actually longer for more case capacity than the 7mm or the 264.

[bobcat]

Bobcat, are you sure all those cartridges are based from the same one? I didn't look in my reloading book to see in what respect you are talking, but I am pretty sure case capacities and dimensions are different and I thought those catridges come from at least two different cases.

Yes they are all based on the 375 H&H case.

The cartridges that Roy Weatherby developed in the 1940's and 1950's set the standard for the development of most other magnum cartridges. All offered substantially increased performance compared to standard rifle cartridges of the same caliber.

Subsequent magnum rifle cartridges that followed the same basic principles were the 7x61mm S&H, .308 and .358 Norma Magnums, .264, .300, .338, and .458 Winchester Magnums, and the 7mm, 8mm, and .416 Remington Magnums. All of these are based on a blown out .375 H&H case. All but the 8mm and .416 Rem. Magnums are shortened to function in standard length rifle actions. They outperform previous standard cartridges such as the 6.5x55, .280 Remington, .30-06, 8x57, .33 Winchester, and .35 Whelen.