Winchester M70 Featherweight 264Win 24"

[Milo'sSyndicate]

Curious on the experts' ammo choice for the .264 WM. Just grabbed this one on GB; 24" barrel, twist rate is 1:9". Bit of an impulse buy via Tim Sundle's recommendation on the quality of these new M70s builds, now sourced out of Portugal. Tim commented in his video about the Rem Cor-Lokt 140 gr producing poor groups, got it on paper, and he began his load development(s) for the upcoming BB release of 264WM with a 129gr Hornady pill. Luckily I found (2) NOS boxes of Nosler 130gr Trophy grade, waiting on the rifle to show, look forward to anyone's Op-Eds on these new FeatherWeights if you have ventured to one in your racks. Have a great day in the woods, drive on!

 

[Al "Shifty" Schultz]

Every rifle seems to like a particular bullet, not sure which your rifle will prefer but in the 6.5 mm category, I tend to prefer the 140s because in my rifles they group the best across the board.. not sure if you can find them loaded in that caliber from a factory, but if you reload, I have thumbnail groups with the Berger 140 gr VLD Hunting bullets in my 6.5x284. Nosler Trophy ammo loads the Berger's for many of 6.5s.. not sure if anyone loads them in the 264..

Beautiful rifle!

 

[Milo'sSyndicate]

Every rifle seems to like a particular bullet, not sure which your rifle will prefer but in the 6.5 mm category, I tend to prefer the 140s because in my rifles they group the best across the board.. not sure if you can find them loaded in that caliber from a factory, but if you reload, I have thumbnail groups with the Berger 140 gr VLD Hunting bullets in my 6.5x284. Nosler Trophy ammo loads the Berger's for many of 6.5s.. not sure if anyone loads them in the 264..

Beautiful rifle!

Yes, I'm venturing into the 6.5 re-loading as the 6.5 PRC Bergara does not like the Norma 140s or the Hornady 140+gr selections either. I have to go through that one and check/tune the assembly hardware, scope mounts, etc., but at least I have a pile of brass. The Berger 130gr VLD Hunting pills just arrived. Tim says he'll have a BB 264WM load out later this year, as well as a "hot" 6.5x55 swede. That's after they return from Africa but I gotta learn how to do this anyways....Once I get this one and a scope, see how the Nosler 130gr Trophy rounds group, go from there. I hate to tear apart a factory Nosler round, but if the 130s group well.....gotta see what the powder is. New at this... TY for your insights!

 

[Rjohnson.307]

I dont have much experience with 264 but lots with the 6.5 saum and 6.5 prc. Stick with the 130's, Ive killed a pile of critters out to 700yds with them. 3100-3200 fps 130 Accubond will be devasating on just about anything.
140's have a higher BC but it cant compete with velocity of the 130 for 700 and under. If you plan to shoot further the 140 is the ticket.

Mulie with a 6.5saum 129gr LR Accubond at 3200fps.