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6.5 PRC question VS 264win.
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2431540" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>You have to remember there were no offerings to speak of in 6.5 Spitzer type bullets when the .264wm made it's debut or through it's heyday.</p><p></p><p>The only heavier offerings were round nosed soft pointed bullets specifically designed for large and dangerous game.</p><p></p><p>The new revolution that has brought the 6.5's again to real prominence and an ever growing share of the market created the demand for longer, heavy for caliber, high BC bullets and that's a relatively new development in the industry.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately the folks at Winchester have finally recognized the need for a tighter twist barrel to handle the newer, longer and heavier bullets dominating the market today.</p><p></p><p>The other thing that killed off the .264 was the "barrel burner" reputation that they were quickly handed, fairly or not. Modern barrel metallurgy has taken care of that issue.</p><p></p><p>The big problem for the .264wm is the 7 RM which quickly dominated it in the market and eventually getting it labeled as "obsolete". Fortunately it's made a nice comeback with the renewed interest in 6.5's but being a belted magnum it's never going to compete for market share with the 6.5PRC even though Ballistically it's a superior round running considerably faster and with then a lot more energy.</p><p></p><p>To me as a collector of Winchester Model 70's and liking owning rifles chambered for proprietary rounds by the same company putting them out I feel like my collection would forever remain incomplete without at least one in the cabinet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2431540, member: 30902"] You have to remember there were no offerings to speak of in 6.5 Spitzer type bullets when the .264wm made it's debut or through it's heyday. The only heavier offerings were round nosed soft pointed bullets specifically designed for large and dangerous game. The new revolution that has brought the 6.5's again to real prominence and an ever growing share of the market created the demand for longer, heavy for caliber, high BC bullets and that's a relatively new development in the industry. Fortunately the folks at Winchester have finally recognized the need for a tighter twist barrel to handle the newer, longer and heavier bullets dominating the market today. The other thing that killed off the .264 was the "barrel burner" reputation that they were quickly handed, fairly or not. Modern barrel metallurgy has taken care of that issue. The big problem for the .264wm is the 7 RM which quickly dominated it in the market and eventually getting it labeled as "obsolete". Fortunately it's made a nice comeback with the renewed interest in 6.5's but being a belted magnum it's never going to compete for market share with the 6.5PRC even though Ballistically it's a superior round running considerably faster and with then a lot more energy. To me as a collector of Winchester Model 70's and liking owning rifles chambered for proprietary rounds by the same company putting them out I feel like my collection would forever remain incomplete without at least one in the cabinet. [/QUOTE]
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