Well sometimes I don't elaborate enough on here as much as I should! First let me say this! I has hoping Santa clause was bringing me a model 70 featherweight in 264 but he didn't! I have plenty of deer rifles chambered in most common calibers that would b suitable for 500yds! The problem is the only target/varmit rifles I have 220 swift, 22-250, 223, and 243 are having the barrels burnt out by my sons right now! I'm not going to turn any of my deer rifles 257 Roberts, 25-06, 7mm-08, 7 mag, 308, 30-06, 300 wsm, 300 wm, 300 weatherby into a heavy stock heavy barrel gun just for this! I've been wanting to let Dixie custom rifles build me a rifle for a couple years anyway! I think this will b the one to let them do! I didn't think the 264 was that hard on barrels but I've been wrong plenty of times in the past ( atleast that's what the ol lady says )!