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ATHOMSON
This is the last info I got from the guy. I am unfamiliar with .264. I need some help fellas.

quote:I was incorrect.....the barrel is stamped ".264" so it'll take .264 cal ammo, or 6.5x50.

The stock is a monte carlo style with raised cheek piece from Fajen. There are open rifle sights on it - front is fixed and rear is folding.


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  • Hawk Carse
    6.5x50 is 6.5 Japanese Arisaka, the original caliber.

    .264" is the bullet diameter. There is also a .264 Winchester Magnum which is not remotely suitable.
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  • nmyers
    Before we go any further, you need to tell us what your intended use for the rifle is. Whatever it is, & however cheap it is, it doesn't matter if it's not suitable for you.

    I'm leary of conversions, especially since we don't know the skill of the person who did this one. And, it sounds like even the seller isn't sure what round it fires. As you were told, .264 WIN MAG is a barrel burner, expensive to shoot, & not worth fooling with if you just want to shoot deer out to 200 yds.

    Personally, I wouldn't even fire it unless I had it checked out by by own gunsmith, & had the bore slugged & a cast made of the chamber; by then, you're already at least another $100 into it. This may not be worth fooling with.

    Neal
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  • jonk
    There are MANY .264 cartridges. The original 6.5 jap is a .264, as is the 6.5X.257 Roberts wildcat, 6.5X55, .260 Remington, a whole host of wildcats... if you don't know, you MUST make a chamber cast to see what you have.
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  • ATHOMSON
    quote:Originally posted by nmyers
    Before we go any further, you need to tell us what your intended use for the rifle is. Whatever it is, & however cheap it is, it doesn't matter if it's not suitable for you.

    I'm leary of conversions, especially since we don't know the skill of the person who did this one. And, it sounds like even the seller isn't sure what round it fires. As you were told, .264 WIN MAG is a barrel burner, expensive to shoot, & not worth fooling with if you just want to shoot deer out to 200 yds.

    Personally, I wouldn't even fire it unless I had it checked out by by own gunsmith, & had the bore slugged & a cast made of the chamber; by then, you're already at least another $100 into it. This may not be worth fooling with.

    Neal


    This is strictly something else for me to play with. Figure it out, shoot it in, put it in the safe, and move on to the next one that catches my attention.

    I will most likely rechamber if the bore is okay.

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  • rufe-snow
    We have no way to really help you over the net, in this matter. The only positive way to find out is to take it to a gunsmith and have a chamber cast made.
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  • ATHOMSON
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    We have no way to really help you over the net, in this matter. The only positive way to find out is to take it to a gunsmith and have a chamber cast made.


    That is my current plan at this point. What do you think would be a good choice for rechambering? I already have on that Shaw rebarreled to .257 Roberts.

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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by ATHOMSON

    That is my current plan at this point. What do you think would be a good choice for rechambering? I already have on that Shaw rebarreled to .257 Roberts.

    AT



    The best 6.5 cartridges IMHO would be the .260 Remington/ 6.5 Swede. I wouldn't want to go to any wildcat cartridge because of the hassle and expense of the gunsmith work and the obtaining of custom reloading dies.
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  • gary wray
    athomson......if I had the rifle and had to rebarrel, no doubt I would go with the Swede 6.5x55. Ammo very available, flat shooter, very accurate, easy on both the shoulder and the pocketbook. I have lots of Swedes, shoot them a lot, and love the round...easy to see why it is still popular in Europe and over here. Good luck on whatever you do[^][:D][:)]
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  • SoreShoulder
    If it is a 264 Win mag, the bolt and feed rails in the mag may have been altered to use wider rounds.

    I don't have any direct experience with this, but I guess it might be something like trying to load 223s in a 308 or 30-06 magazine in that the rounds might simply be too narrow to stay clipped between the follower and the feed rail.
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  • Fatstrat
    I wouldn't buy it unless the seller could and would tell me EXACTLY what cartridge fits it. For no more than than a bubbatized Arisaka is worth, it isn't worth the hassle.
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