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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 1554281" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I think your idea is a great one and that you will thoroughly enjoy the virtues and benefits of those sleek 6.5 bullets. The 6.5-284 is a great cartridge not only for targets/steel waaayyyy out there but is also great as a hunting round.</p><p>Lapua brass shines. With good reloading practices you can expect long life and consistent numbers (ES/SD) from this brass (Of course that could also be said with Lapua .30-06 brass!). </p><p>I traded my first barrel (factory Savage 26") and 100 pcs of Lapua brass, that was on its 9th reload, to a buddy who "had to have" it. The barrel was still shooting under .5" and the brass will still going strong. </p><p>I went with a 28" Lothar Walther tube and Norma brass this time and have no regrets. I haven't shot it very much (100-200rds) but I don't appear to be getting the same velocities as the factory barrel with the same powder charge but the ES/SD's are a little lower. This could be either the barrel or the brass, I suppose. The barrel is hand lapped at LW and no break-in or seasoning was needed. It has shot .3-.4's consistently from day one and may "speed up" with more use.</p><p>I'd would advise to get at LEAST a 26" barrel to get the most from it. Some like 24" but I tend to like longer with every cartridge. Just me. Also, I read all I could find on the 6.5-284 after getting it. A lot of that was on 6mmBR.com and the F-class and benchrest peeps seemed to prefer/use H4350 and H4831. I could not get the performance that I wanted with those powders and branched off. I got great performance from RL25 with the 120gn bullets but Retumbo has been my mainstay for quiet a while now. I have tried RL26 and the numbers (fps/ES/SD) are great but it's hard to find and I have a jug of Retumbo, so until this runs out, that's where I'll be. As we all say, "YMMV". Good luck and keep us abreast of your build.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 1554281, member: 307"] I think your idea is a great one and that you will thoroughly enjoy the virtues and benefits of those sleek 6.5 bullets. The 6.5-284 is a great cartridge not only for targets/steel waaayyyy out there but is also great as a hunting round. Lapua brass shines. With good reloading practices you can expect long life and consistent numbers (ES/SD) from this brass (Of course that could also be said with Lapua .30-06 brass!). I traded my first barrel (factory Savage 26") and 100 pcs of Lapua brass, that was on its 9th reload, to a buddy who "had to have" it. The barrel was still shooting under .5" and the brass will still going strong. I went with a 28" Lothar Walther tube and Norma brass this time and have no regrets. I haven't shot it very much (100-200rds) but I don't appear to be getting the same velocities as the factory barrel with the same powder charge but the ES/SD's are a little lower. This could be either the barrel or the brass, I suppose. The barrel is hand lapped at LW and no break-in or seasoning was needed. It has shot .3-.4's consistently from day one and may "speed up" with more use. I'd would advise to get at LEAST a 26" barrel to get the most from it. Some like 24" but I tend to like longer with every cartridge. Just me. Also, I read all I could find on the 6.5-284 after getting it. A lot of that was on 6mmBR.com and the F-class and benchrest peeps seemed to prefer/use H4350 and H4831. I could not get the performance that I wanted with those powders and branched off. I got great performance from RL25 with the 120gn bullets but Retumbo has been my mainstay for quiet a while now. I have tried RL26 and the numbers (fps/ES/SD) are great but it's hard to find and I have a jug of Retumbo, so until this runs out, that's where I'll be. As we all say, "YMMV". Good luck and keep us abreast of your build. [/QUOTE]
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