6.5 x 284

[dougduey]

H4831 is the gold standard in the 6.5-284. I run it and RL23 mainly. Retumbo and RL26 will work very well, too, with the 140 Berger.

Do a search for 6.5-284 Norma and you should find a lot of older threads that have a ton of info. I remember one person posting a RL17 load that was used in multiple builds with high velocity and great accuracy.

With the 140 gr bullets, you should end up around 2950-3000 fps. That tends to be the sweet spot for this cartridge.

 

[mslman]

I think he was referring to Christianson arms they've had several problems a while back I heard they're got some straightened out recently but I have no experience with them

I have two of their weapons and have ZERO issues with them.

 

[JAYgs8163]

I have two of their weapons and have ZERO issues with them.

Same here. I have one and my good friends each have one. Both tack drivers.

After this fall season I'm probably going the shelf the 140s and move to the 156's for added wind busting and a little more energy at longer range.

 

[Brad Norman]

My Son and I have had really good experiences while hunting with rifles chambered in 6.5-284. I'm still using up the last of the discontinued A-Max pills I bought years ago. My recipe with them likely won't be useful for you, but my Son's handload may be.

A friend of mine, who is an accomplished long-range competitor, recommended RL-16 to me as he'd experienced good velocities, temperature insensitivity and low extreme spreads in his 6.5's. I thought it might be too fast in the 6.5-284 but I tried it in my Son's Remage with a 24" X-Caliber 1:7 barrel; and it's worked out well. Of course the age-old warning applies . . . a handload that works just dandy in our rifles might be excessive in yours. Please reduce a few grains and work up cautiously.

Our load is the 147 ELD-M with COAL at 3.212" (jumping .025"+/-) over 51.2 grains RL-16 and Federal GMM primers. He gets 2,965 fps which is warm, but this load is not exhibiting excessive pressure signs in his gun.

Elk and Mule Deer have not been nearly as happy with this load as my Son has been.

Happy hunting to you Sir!

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Same here. I have one and my good friends each have one. Both tack drivers.

After this fall season I'm probably going the shelf the 140s and move to the 156's for added wind busting and a little more energy at longer range.

I could not get the velocity to justify the change. The decrease from the 156 to the 140 was a wash. I don't have the chrono numbers on the 6.5-284, but in my 6.5 SAUM it was about a wash. My 27inch 6.5-284 barrel was getting about 2938 FPS with the 140 Berger (it's a slow barrel).

6.5 SAUM 23" barrel
140 Berger
Rl23
Muzzle 3117 FPS
950 yards 1804 FPS 5.1 MOA wind

156 Berger
N570
Muzzle 2950 FPS
950 yards 1807 FPS 4.8 MOA wind

 

[Dave229]

I have a Shaw rifle with a 26" barrel and 1 in 8 twist. I use Lapua brass and 140 gr. Bergers. I use 55.3 gr of RL-26 and this
combination shoots absolute laser beams.

 

[ragsflh]

H4831sc 51.5, 143 gr bullet