111 in 270 options on turning it into a 264 WM

[Majja13]

Ok I might have a line on a great deal for a used 111 in 270. I already have a 270 but was thinking it could be turned into a 264 WM. Is this action ok to build a 264 on? I was thinking of building a mountain-ish style rifle with a 26 in tube and un-decided on stock. The rifle is under 200.00 that is what has me thinking.

Thanks Majja

[olddav]

Depends on age, not that an old rifle want hold up but an old rifle may offer some additional challenges. You will need bolt head, barrel, go gauge and maybe a new mag. I don't know if the 270 mag will reliably feed a 264 WM round. Don't forget the tools to perform the barrel swap.

[strut64]

You can test mag feeding as it sits. Will the rounds go in, feed out and start into the barrel. Obviously, 264win mag rounds won't chamber in a 270 because of the belt. I started with a 7 mag rifle and now have 2506, 270 and 3006 barrels for it. all feed fine and work, Be aware of one thing however. This practice can be addictive. I now have 3 savage actions and 7 barrels.

[Majja13]

I have been wanting to build a savage for a long long time. Just the timing was never good. Now the timing is pretty good and I may start down this path.

[gbflyer]

If you run into a brick wall, consider 6.5-06. It will fit, and performance is darn close.

[Evlshnngns]

6.5-06 or a 6.5-284. You won't need a new bolt head for either. But if you like belts, keep on keepin on.