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I'm struggling with a .264 Win also. It's a Rem 700 CDL (special run) with a 26" fluted barrel. So far I've found that this rifle heats up faster and picks up more copper fouling than anything I've ever seen. The best it shot with 100 gr Ballistic Tips (set 0.01 off the lands) was with 63.5gr of RL22 and had another sweet spot at 67gr which is getting close to Nosler's listed max. I haven't found a load it likes with Accubonds yet but I haven't adjusted the seating depth. I also discovered that Remington gave this rifle a short throat. Listed max OAL is 3.340", but with the 100 gr BT's I'm on the lands at 3.300" and barely able to close the bolt. I'm scared to see how deep I'll have to seat 140's... Maybe I'll get some time this week to try some new loads I've whipped up. I had high hopes for this gun but seems like it's gonna be a project. Worst case scenario I'll burn up the barrel trying to find a load, then have it rebarrelled in 7mm Rem.

Looks like this is the place for introductions! My name is Nick Jaramillo from Grand Junction, CO. I'm a wildlife biologist/environmental scientist for a consulting company that covers western CO, eastern UT, and southern WY. I also own Bruin Point Habitat Management LLC., which offers habitat improvement design and implementation services to private landowners and land managers. This is an awesome site and I'm absolutely in love with Arizona. I've been on 2 DIY archery javelina trips and it's already become my favorite hunt of the year. Hopefully this year I'll pull a rifle Coues tag and have another excuse to make a trip to AZ.