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Old 06-09-2005, 07:17 AM
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Gidday thirty06,
6.5 nut back again. The 264 really does need a 26-inch barrel as it has a lot of powder that burns in the barrel. Winchester published all of the data with a 26-inch barrel then promptly dropped the factory barrel to 24 inches. If you reduce the barrel length on a 264 to 24 inches you might as well go with the 6.5x06 or the 6.5x284. Either of the smaller capacity cartridges will just about duplicate the 264 in a 24-inch and burn about 1/3 less powder in the process.

The 6.5x06 will do 3,700 with an 85gr Sierra and the effect on a bunny or chuck size critter is, let's say, extreme. The impact sounds like a second shot.

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