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| Hodgdon 870 is an old standby with 140 grain bullets. Start with about 70 grains.
I really like surplus WC 872, however. It is somewhat slower than h-870 and can really get the .264 moving.
H4831 and IMR 7828 will do for 120 grain bullets and below, but are really a bit too fast for best performance with 140's.
I haven't tried the new Hodgdon Retumbo or Viht. N170, but they should work also.
140 grain Nosler Partitions propelled by a compressed charge of WC 872 @ 3150 FPS is the only load I bother to use in my .264 these days. |
| Posts: 13347 | Location: Henly, TX, USA | Registered: 04 April 2001 | 
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| Thank you for the replies,loading data for the .264,unlike the 30.06 or the .338,is either old or lean.( except Steve's pages )Thank you Stonecreek,burn rates in a overbore,I guess, are quite important.The other problem is bullets,reliable expansion without blowing up,without breaking the bank. |
| Posts: 480 | Location: B.C.,Canada | Registered: 20 January 2002 | 
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| For an accuracy load, go with 60 grains of IMR4831 and any 120-129 grain bullet. They all shoot .5" or less from my 264. |
| Posts: 3943 | Location: Kansas USA | Registered: 04 February 2002 | 
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