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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
260 Rem or 284?
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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 708893" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>Adding a few more points to the discussion. </p><p></p><p>You can use 6.5-284 Lapua brass necked up for the 284 win or 260 Lapua brass so there is no advantage there. The 260 would have less case prep and being a bit shorter will fit better in a standard box magagine. </p><p></p><p> Personally I see no advantage in using the 180 over a 168 Berger in the 284. The BC of the 180's downrange performance is just about equaled by the higher velocity of the lighter 168. Crunch some numbers through a ballistics program and you will see that the wind drift out to 1000 is almost identical. Sure the 180 edges out the 168 but the barrel must have a faster twist. Factory barrels will not be twisted that fast. </p><p></p><p>As for barrel life who knows with the 260 vs the 284 it will be close. The 6.5-284 will wear out faster than the two you originally suggested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 708893, member: 5219"] Adding a few more points to the discussion. You can use 6.5-284 Lapua brass necked up for the 284 win or 260 Lapua brass so there is no advantage there. The 260 would have less case prep and being a bit shorter will fit better in a standard box magagine. Personally I see no advantage in using the 180 over a 168 Berger in the 284. The BC of the 180's downrange performance is just about equaled by the higher velocity of the lighter 168. Crunch some numbers through a ballistics program and you will see that the wind drift out to 1000 is almost identical. Sure the 180 edges out the 168 but the barrel must have a faster twist. Factory barrels will not be twisted that fast. As for barrel life who knows with the 260 vs the 284 it will be close. The 6.5-284 will wear out faster than the two you originally suggested. [/QUOTE]
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