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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
260 Rem or 284?
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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 708688" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p>While I agree that the 260 will do what a 6.5x284 will do (I have a 260 longrange rig), the extra 100fps of the 6.5x284 make a material difference when the range gets longer than 900 yards. The 6.5x284 will shoot the 140grain pills at 3100+. Because your plans for the rifle are primarily low volume targets and hunting, barrel life is not much of an issue. </p><p></p><p>284 is a nice cartridge and will shoot the 180grain bullets (the 180grain berger hybrid is simply badass). These heavier bullets will also work well for you if you decide to hunt anything larger than deer.</p><p></p><p>So my recommendation is 6.5x284 or 284win. Either way, you have a winner. Given that it does not sound like you are leaning towards hunting big critters like elk and deer, I would favor the 6.5x284.</p><p></p><p>One more advantage of the 6.5x284 is that you can get Lapua brass!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 708688, member: 19172"] While I agree that the 260 will do what a 6.5x284 will do (I have a 260 longrange rig), the extra 100fps of the 6.5x284 make a material difference when the range gets longer than 900 yards. The 6.5x284 will shoot the 140grain pills at 3100+. Because your plans for the rifle are primarily low volume targets and hunting, barrel life is not much of an issue. 284 is a nice cartridge and will shoot the 180grain bullets (the 180grain berger hybrid is simply badass). These heavier bullets will also work well for you if you decide to hunt anything larger than deer. So my recommendation is 6.5x284 or 284win. Either way, you have a winner. Given that it does not sound like you are leaning towards hunting big critters like elk and deer, I would favor the 6.5x284. One more advantage of the 6.5x284 is that you can get Lapua brass! [/QUOTE]
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