Need help identifying this 140gr .264 bullet

[Kanab Ram]

I was wondering if anyone could help to identify the bullet on the right. I have over a hundred .264 win mag rounds that were loaded by my deceased father, all with this 140 grain bullet. I'm wanting to identify it for purposes of determining the ballistic coefficient. The bullet on the left is a Hornady Interlock and the closest I could find; however, as you can see it is quite a bit different. Thank you

 

[Bill K]

I can not get the photo to open to see the bullet. Could it be the old winchester original dual diameter bullet Winchster had for the 264 Win to deal with seating long to gain the velocity they wanted with the 26 in barrel ?

 

[Kanab Ram]

Hi Bill. I attached the photo here instead of inserting it in the previous post. Hopefully, you can see it now.

Also, the rifle is a pre-64 Model 70 with the 26" barrel. I mounted a Leupold CDS scope and hope to make it my new go-to rifle for elk and deer.

Thanks, Chris

 

[Pheasanthunter]

Hi Bill. I attached the photo here instead of inserting it in the previous post. Hopefully, you can see it now.

Also, the rifle is a pre-64 Model 70 with the 26" barrel. I mounted a Leupold CDS scope and hope to make it my new go-to rifle for elk and deer.

Thanks, Chris

Kinda looks like a old herters sp

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

It looks very much like, the 140 grain Winchester, Factory Power Point, .264 W. Mag., bullet, that my Dad shot in his Pre-64 Model 70 when shooting, Factory Loads to, get some Brass, fire formed to load, 125 gr. Nosler Partitions in.

 

[Kanab Ram]

Kinda looks like a old herters sp

It sure does. I just Googled some images and it looks very close. Thank you!

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

Herter's DIDN'T make, much of anything in the old days, they usually Bought their stuff from, "Other" manufacturer's
( Over-runs, etc ) and to My Knowledge did NOT have, any, Bullet Making, equipment,..
BUT,.. I could be,.. "wrong".
Agree with Bill k,.. looks like, an old Winchester 140 gr. Power Point.

 

[kochie]

Herter's DIDN'T make, much of anything in the old days, they usually Bought their stuff from, "Other" manufacturer's
( Over-runs, etc ) and to My Knowledge did NOT have, any, Bullet Making, equipment,..
BUT,.. I could be,.. "wrong".
Agree with Bill k,.. looks like, an old Winchester 140 gr. Power Point.

Noslor

 

[whatsupdoc]

Shoot it over a Labradar and then you can use this to calculate the BC.

Labrabaco: calculate BC from Labradar tracks​

Geladen | Labrabaco

Sorry ladies but your Garmin cant do this....

 

[jonbearman]

Looks more like the remington bulk bullets midway sold. Shoot them and see how they fly.

 

[Pheasanthunter]

Herter's DIDN'T make, much of anything in the old days, they usually Bought their stuff from, "Other" manufacturer's
( Over-runs, etc ) and to My Knowledge did NOT have, any, Bullet Making, equipment,..
BUT,.. I could be,.. "wrong".
Agree with Bill k,.. looks like, an old Winchester 140 gr. Power Point.

I don’t know if they actually made them or not but they sold alot of bullets under the herters name. Looks like the sp line they sold.

 

[Zero333]

The one one the right looks like a 140gr Sierra Pro-Hunter.

Amazing performance out to 100 yards.

I use the .243" 100gr Pro-Hunger in my 243win when hunting short distance. It hits the deer like 10 tons of bricks.

I spoke too soon... Looks like Sierra didn't make .264" Pro-Hunter without a boat-tail.

Nevertheless. I still love the Pro-hunter and Round Nose bullets for short distance.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Prvi Partizan 140 gr PSP.

 

[pintopete]

Similar to these, but I’m not sure that’s what it is. I’ve come across discontinued bullets from Hornady & Sierra that are similar. Sierra used to sell “short” bullets for .243 rifles, I think they were 100gr. I couldn’t find anything like that in .264 though. I also checked one of the bullet length databases, no luck in .264 140gr.

 

[Bill K]

I am stickng to my thought that it is a Winchester bullet. And could be the bullet they put in the the original ammo when they came out with the 264 Win Mag.
Especially when your fathers rifle was one of them, 26 in barrel and all.
Just for fun, if you have not, measure diameter below and above the cannular, if it is it will be about .001 smaller above than below. They had a dual diameter bullet and I thought it was 139 grn in weight.
If it is not that one, then I more than likely is Winchesters 140 gr power point.

 

[jnm300ultra]

What about a Speer grand slam bullet. They have one in 140 gr. It looks pretty similar.
Good luck,
Jason

 

[Kanab Ram]

What about a Speer grand slam bullet. They have one in 140 gr. It looks pretty similar.
Good luck,
Jason

Thanks Jason! That looks right, and my dad was a big fan of Speer bullets. I had looked at them in the past for comparison but think I only looked at the Hot-Cor, which doesn't have the ribbing ring like the Grand Slam.

This might explain why my groups at 400 yard shots were 6" low after adjusting for MOA using the Winchester bullet stats.

 

[Zero333]

Like @Kanab Ram mentioned... the more I look at the bullet the more I'm leaning towards a 140 gr Speer Grand-Slam. It has the same cannelure and all.

Speer bullets are actually very accurate. Whatever Speer bullet Federal Fusion loads in the their factory loads, is just as good as 90 % of hanldloads.

 

[jnm300ultra]

Winner winner chicken dinner, the squirrel found the nut. I just got lucky with the time frame you said and a google search. I’m glad I could help you out.
Jason

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

I was wondering if anyone could help to identify the bullet on the right. I have over a hundred .264 win mag rounds that were loaded by my deceased father, all with this 140 grain bullet. I'm wanting to identify it for purposes of determining the ballistic coefficient. The bullet on the left is a Hornady Interlock and the closest I could find; however, as you can see it is quite a bit different. Thank you

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the shape of the bulllet is pretty unique looking. sharp taper, like one of the pics below. it looked like a discontinued widely used hornady 7mm but the shape is slightly different, I think.