.264 Win. Mag vs 26 Nosler

[blue max]

Barrel life with be shorter with the 26 Nosler. There's no way around that.

If barrel life is a factor it's not the choice to make if you're going to do a lot of shooting with it.

If you're just going to sight in, work up a load, verify and check occasionally and hunt with it then it's a great choice.

I love the .264wm and have a great shooting 700 CDL SF but my next rifle is going to be a 26 Nosler built on a stainless Model 70 action with a 29" Stainless Fluted #3.5 Benchmark Barrel in a McMillan M-40 Stock.

 

[blue max]

been shooting 264 mag and loading for it since 1965. the powder selection and bullet selection is way better now and the ole 264 will hang in there with the best of them.

 

[MoaFlat]

Finally finished, my Custom build for LRH High Country - about to take to the range. Any Pet Loads or Development you can share would be greatly appreciated. Keen on R33, R26, R25, Retumbo, H1000 with 140 pills. Stoked... oh yes, great lightweight, low light Sig Sauer Whiskey 5, 5-25x50

 

[WildRose]

Finally finished, my Custom build for LRH High Country - about to take to the range. Any Pet Loads or Development you can share would be greatly appreciated. Keen on R33, R26, R25, Retumbo, H1000 with 140 pills. Stoked... oh yes, great lightweight, low light Sig Sauer Whiskey 5, 5-25x50View attachment 106491

Nice looking rig. If it shoots as good as it looks you're gonna have a whole lot of fun.

 

[Stgraves260]

I was watching this thread and someone said if you can't find 264 WM brass just use 7 MAG brass. Please don't do this for it is the wrong brass case size. You may use 300 WM brass and neck it down. 300 WM and 264 WM are the same brass. 7 RM is not.

 

[walding1989]

I was watching this thread and someone said if you can't find 264 WM brass just use 7 MAG brass. Please don't do this for it is the wrong brass case size. You may use 300 WM brass and neck it down. 300 WM and 264 WM are the same brass. 7 RM is not.

You are wrong. I do it all the time for my .264... Actually I have more necked down 7mag brass than I do .264 stamped brass.

 

[L.Sherm]

walding1989 is correct, the 264 is nothing more than a 7 mag necked down to .264.
The 300WM is about .150 longer at the shoulder and the case is about .120 longer.

 

[NDF]

I was watching this thread and someone said if you can't find 264 WM brass just use 7 MAG brass. Please don't do this for it is the wrong brass case size. You may use 300 WM brass and neck it down. 300 WM and 264 WM are the same brass. 7 RM is not.

do you shoot a 264?

 

[FEENIX]

You are wrong. I do it all the time for my .264... Actually I have more necked down 7mag brass than I do .264 stamped brass.

^^^This!^^^

(L: .264 WM, R: .300 WM - sorry for the dirty sample brass pix. )

 

[Bravo 4]

the 264 is nothing more than a 7 mag necked down to .264.
The 300WM is about .150 longer at the shoulder and the case is about .120 longer.

This!
The .338 WinMag is another of the 7mm RemMag and .264's siblings on the same case.
Necking down the .300 WinMag to 6.5 would be another way to have a cartridge design with more powder capacity though, like guys are doing to 7mm. Would give it a little bump in performance and maybe closer to 26 Nosler level, case capacity would be close.

 

[Canhunter35]

Well you guys not only jumped on that misinformation but doggy piled on it lol

 

[26Reload]

I wont give up my 26....its a patriot.....nosler patriot....that being said...
Is there anyone here that has same rifle..26" barrel...shooting any of the 156 Berbers yet.....and anyone using RL26 in their 26 nosler yet....
Thx...

 

[Trnelson]

I was watching this thread and someone said if you can't find 264 WM brass just use 7 MAG brass. Please don't do this for it is the wrong brass case size. You may use 300 WM brass and neck it down. 300 WM and 264 WM are the same brass. 7 RM is not.

Uhhhh... no.

 

[FEENIX]

Well you guys not only jumped on that misinformation but doggy piled on it lol

I hope @Stgraves260 takes no offense, he seems to be a nice guy. I for one would like to have an accurate information and as a continuous learner, I do not mind being corrected.