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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 256447" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>The 6-284 is a great round but care must be taken when using it. As we all know, its not a high volume shooter. I look at it as a high powered long range varmint hammer or a small to medium big game chambering.</p><p> </p><p>I got into long range hunting with a Win M70 heavy Varminter with a 30" 1-8 3 groove Lilja. With the A-Max or Berger bullets, its limited to a 3250 fps velocity ceiling because of the fast twist and high baring surface compression percentage. The 107 gr SMK on the other hand would allow any velocity I could throw at it and I loaded it to 3500 fps.</p><p> </p><p>I have made over 4 dozen one shot kills on chucks and yotes at ranges over 500 yards. She has 11 one shot kills over 1/2 mile and three over 1000 yards with the longest being 1128 yards.</p><p> </p><p>The rifle has been semi retired and lives in the safe these days but I will never get rid of it.</p><p> </p><p>If I were going to build a big game (deer) rifle on this caliber. I would likely go with the 6-06 instead simply because its easier to form with a 25-06 case and it feeds DRAMATICALLY better then the 6-284 in pretty much any receiver type.</p><p> </p><p>performance of the two are nearly identical with a slight, and I mean slight edge going to the 06.</p><p> </p><p>Both would kill deer out to 1/2 mile if hit properly, I do not recommend this, 400-500 yards is about my personal max for any 6mm. </p><p> </p><p>For a hunting rifle, these rounds would last you a lifetime of hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 256447, member: 10"] The 6-284 is a great round but care must be taken when using it. As we all know, its not a high volume shooter. I look at it as a high powered long range varmint hammer or a small to medium big game chambering. I got into long range hunting with a Win M70 heavy Varminter with a 30" 1-8 3 groove Lilja. With the A-Max or Berger bullets, its limited to a 3250 fps velocity ceiling because of the fast twist and high baring surface compression percentage. The 107 gr SMK on the other hand would allow any velocity I could throw at it and I loaded it to 3500 fps. I have made over 4 dozen one shot kills on chucks and yotes at ranges over 500 yards. She has 11 one shot kills over 1/2 mile and three over 1000 yards with the longest being 1128 yards. The rifle has been semi retired and lives in the safe these days but I will never get rid of it. If I were going to build a big game (deer) rifle on this caliber. I would likely go with the 6-06 instead simply because its easier to form with a 25-06 case and it feeds DRAMATICALLY better then the 6-284 in pretty much any receiver type. performance of the two are nearly identical with a slight, and I mean slight edge going to the 06. Both would kill deer out to 1/2 mile if hit properly, I do not recommend this, 400-500 yards is about my personal max for any 6mm. For a hunting rifle, these rounds would last you a lifetime of hunting. [/QUOTE]
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