So, I have an opportunity to grab a NIB model 70 featherweight in 264 Win Mag at a fire sale. I know the short barrel will loose some speed-I have the exact same gun in 280 Rem-but I really like the short barrel in the field and I just love these rifles. For deer, sheep, antelope I think it would be a sweet rifle-little argument there-however heard mixed info on its adequacy for elk inside of 500 yards.
I'd like to hear from anyone with real life experience using a 264 Win Mag on elk or anyone that's seen 1st hand what it can and can't do on elk? Seems like 140 gr Partitions could be a way get there? Rifle has the old school 1:9" twist, so it wouldn't be best suited to stabilize the newer, longer, heavy 6.5mm pills.
I'd like to hear from anyone with real life experience using a 264 Win Mag on elk or anyone that's seen 1st hand what it can and can't do on elk? Seems like 140 gr Partitions could be a way get there? Rifle has the old school 1:9" twist, so it wouldn't be best suited to stabilize the newer, longer, heavy 6.5mm pills.