My friend's family is spreading his on the range Friday. The president of the range and I will be there to keep others from coming onto the range so the family will have privacy. Don was a former president of this range and loved this place. Can understand you helping out your friend.
Contact Nosler first see what they will do for you. See if you can locate another 264 and shoot couple of your shells in it. Would tell you whether it's your rifle is the problem or the ammo.
Few weeks back I had placed ads on here and 24hr campfire wanting to buy a Winchester Mod 70 barreled action. I was given a stock off of one that belonged to my friend Don who passed away in February. He had swapped stocks then sold his rifle. I bought what I was looking for, put in his stock...
Some good information given. Only thing I could add is use the gun that fits you best. I went on a pen raised chucker and ringneck hunt with a friend couple years ago to work his dog mostly. I used my o/u 2oga with #6 and #7.5 the one-ounce load dropped couple of ringnecks fine at about 30yds...
I live in a small town that has a deer problem. Real pain to keep them out of the garden not to mention the birds. Constant battel so I gave up. Like the fresh veggies but can't eradicate the poachers:(
I grew up hearing my mother talk about her brother who was killed in WW2, my father and uncles served in WW2, older cousins in Korea and Vietnam. With the help of my local West Virginia House of Delegate Roy Cooper the road that went by my mother's homeplace has been named a memorial road in...