.284 Win... old fashioned, but too much?

I have been wanting to build a .284, or buy for that matter, for a longer range hunting rifle. I know there are about 1 million versions of a 7mm rifle, but for some reason I always liked the .284 Win. Anyone else out there running this in a short action with the 160 class pills?

Thanks!

Long action with 168 bergers 22 inch tube 2800fps. Great round

That is great velocity from a 22" tube! I am looking at the short action only because I want a multi-purpose rifle, so figuring that is the best way to go for a detachable magazine system...

It may be. But that was the original problem with the round is that it was handcuffed in a short action. Feed it a long action and it will shine. If I were to go short I would build a Sherman 7mm SS

you have a link for more info on that round?

Some long range F-class shooters are going back to the .284 over various 6.5's as the 7mm 180 VLDs have less wind deflection.

Good luck

Jerry

Accurate shooter .com

all the 160 class bullets I tried in my 284 end up 3.1-3.2 inches touching. when trying to put in short action it kills the 284. do you have the action your using? is it standard bolt face ? the 7ss is a good choice but is mag bolt face. look at the 7-08 AI for a standard bolt face

all the Sherman wildcats can be found at Sherman Wildcats or look up ELKHOLIC on here Rich is the owner of Sherman wildcats