Recent content by buffalorancher

Tom, My 6-284 is an ABS wrapped Rock barrel with a 1-8 twist. The first few A-maxs shot great and I really thought I had something. They went from 1 out of 3 a flier to all blowing up in about 20 rounds.

We have killed a lot of buffalo with all of these rounds. The 444 and 45-70 factory ammo isn't real great but it works. Now you handload these and they get very effective real fast but the recoil can get brutal for some people. It also amazes me how well hard cast bullets can work at decent...

The 105 A-Max and the 105 Berger would blow up in my 6-284 at around 3250. This was the target Berger so I can't say if the hunting bullet is any different. The 107 SMK will go as fast as you want but it quits working very well on deer at about 700 yards. The 115 Berger didn't shoot very well...

A few years ago I had a M-70 with the boss but it was an older rifle and didn't come with the CR. I didn't need the recoil reduction because it was a 270 and thing was LOUD. Called Winchester and they sent me one but I think it actually came from Browning.

I never recovered any of them as they all passed through. I've shot a lot of deer with a 107 SMK in my 6-284 and they will explode out to 7-800 yards but the 240 is a completely different beast. We have a small food plot/green field that has produced a lot of deer and it has a decent shooting...

I shot quite a few antlerless whitetails last year with the 240 SMK in my 300 AX. The bullet shoots well and I can get 3150 FPS but I am not overly confident with it's performance. I never recovered a bullet from 50 yds. out to 1100 if I remember correctly but every deer ran some distance and...

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I've got a 6-284 on a M-70 action with an ABS/Rock barrel 1:8 twist. Everything Kirby has said is pretty much spot on. I only use the 107 SMK because of the A-Max and Berger explosion issue. The unfortunate part of this is that the A-Max shot great until about 200 rounds down the barrel...

When I first received my collet die for my 6-284 I was careful to follow the instructions but soon found that my die is not very picky. After many checks with a mic I figured out that if I push reasonably hard on the press(whatever that is) and it is sizing to the base of the neck, everything...

I had a big problem with H4350 in my 6-284. The gunsmith that built the rifle developed a load for the 107 SMK using H4350 and it shoots well but is a little fast for this bullet however it worked in an otherwise picky rifle. Finally ran out and the new lot needed something like 3 grains...

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often?Nebraska What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 300 Allen Express (300-338 Lapua Improved) -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition?No If...

In my previous life when I was gainfully employed and had no children I was fortunate to be able to hunt Zimbabwe. We came upon several camps of poachers. It was hard for me to understand the extreme anger of my African hosts because the camps all had remains of MEAT animals. Hell, there were...

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They are 3 day hunts but I have never had somebody not get a bird in 3 days.