25-284 change my mind

[ButterBean]

Ain't no excuse. You just don't understand BC..

I mean no offense at all but I understand BC perfectly, It's not Rocket Science and You can talk numbers all day long neighbor and boast about how great your Creedmoor's are and what the ballistic app is telling you but at the end it means nothing, It's only as good as the man shooting the gun so as I said in post #58 in which you have not yet responded to other than a laughing Emoji so again I say I'll put my lowly 308 vs both of your Creedmoor's "You pick the distance, No Kestrel's, No spotters and no ballistic apps you call your own wind and then we will see what the Ballistics have to say" as I said before in the end it's numbers on a piece of paper

 

[ButterBean]

All apologies to @Aoudad shooter1975 for completely derailing his thread, once again you'll love the 25-284

 

[BRIT]

Hi.
I am i big quarter bore fan. I have had a 25-05 Ackley in the past and currently have a standard 25-06.
The new Weatherby 6.5 RPM has peaked my interest. This case necked down to .25 in a 7 twist barrel would be excellent.

 

[dave_halsey]

I thought the same thing until I ran the numbers. The 131s at .340-.350 running 3150 vs any 140-156 in the same case. Everyone's use will be different of course but for an antelope rifle, that 131 and like a lazer beam will just flat out be awesome. Wasn't looking for increased energy only a flatter, faster, lighter bullet with a higher BC. Found it in the 131BJ and 135 Berger.

Either of those two bullets screaming out the end of a fast twist barrel would be an absolute sheep/deer/antelope slaying machine!

 

[VLD Pilot]

Either of those two bullets screaming out the end of a fast twist barrel would be an absolute sheep/deer/antelope slaying machine!

Kinda my thought also. Not to discredit the 6.5-284 with 140 class bullet but the additional BC increase and velocity increase from the lighter bullet is a real help.

 

[Wachsmann]

Here is my thought. If intend just for antelope and mule deer or the likes of these size animals then I would run some energy numbers and velocity numbers and what it takes to expand the bullets. Se which one is best and bucks the wind, drop, delivered energy, and a factor of coolness, aka talking points. Honestly my wife took here mule deer a few years ago at 300ish yards with an 87grn VLD from a 243 and this is also a slow running load. Didn't have time to work up a great load as it was getting to late to do so but the load was a tack driver. Make it happen and never look back.

 

[VLD Pilot]

Kinda what I did. Originally gonna build a CFW lightweight antelope rifle in another 6.5-284 with a 7.5 twist barrel for the heaviest 6.5s, I reconsidered once seeing the numbers on the 131s from the same case. Made my decision pretty simple. Running them at 200+ fps faster with a better ballistic numbers, the order was placed for the barrel. Energy wont be a factor on deer or antelope but elevation reduction is in my case. The flatter the better.

 

[GLTaylor]

With a 1:7.5 barrel you're gonna love that rifle. 3200 easily do-able. Hammers or 131s work great. (You can always get Hammers. Not so, BJacks)

 

[VLD Pilot]

With a 1:7.5 barrel you're gonna love that rifle. 3200 easily do-able. Hammers or 131s work great. (You can always get Hammers. Not so, BJacks)

Made the mistake of ordering a 24" barrel. Should have went with a 26".

 

[Priley]

Made the mistake of ordering a 24" barrel. Should have went with a 26".

24" will be fine. Just have fun with it. I haven't worked up a load for the 128 Hammers yet but it won't be long. Hope to find some 133 Berger hunting VLD's to try them also.

 

[VLD Pilot]

24" will be fine. Just have fun with it. I haven't worked up a load for the 128 Hammers yet but it won't be long. Hope to find some 133 Berger hunting VLD's to try them also.

Do those Hammer hunters need a seven twist Barrel ?

 

[Priley]

Do those Hammer hunters need a seven twist Barrel ?

I believe so they are really long like the ACE

 

[VLD Pilot]

I believe so they are really long like the ACE

Longer

 

[Priley]

Longer

This is the only ladder test I have done with the Hammer bullets. Not really a lot to work with. I'll have to try RL-22 or 23