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Do you feel the extra case capacity of your wildcat will get you much advantage over the .264 Winchester in the 6.5mm bore size ? My 24 inch barrel .264 will drive 100 gr bullets to 3600 fps and 120 gr to 3400 fps . It looks like give it 8 more inches of barrel and it would nipp right at the heels of your larger case . You mention a Peak strain meter . Who makes it , where did you purchase it , and after using it , what do you think of it ? | |||
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Because of the increased powder charge I think the longer barrel gives a greater return in this cartridge. When loading to the same pressures, my 6.5 WSM (which closely parallels the .264 win mag) is about 150-250 fps behind the STW. The peak strain meter is made by fabrique scientific, costs $150 for the unit, and each gauge is $14. Having used this device, I wouldn't feel comfortable loading wildcats without it. When I first bought it I tested several of my rifles and they were all over pressure 70-75K psi. These were all worked up using traditional pressure signs. eg. case sticking, primer appearance, ejector marks on case. The problem is that as soon as one of these signs becomes apparent, you are already over pressure significantly. Unfortunately, using reloading data is still no guarantee that your within acceptable limits as I have seen dramatic differences between rifles with the same chamber reamer and gunsmith. | ||
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