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6.5x284 or .280ai
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 1063233" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>I have one of each. Both are built on Savage actions, and are near identical except for caliber and weight, the 6.5 having an unfluted heavy varmint barrel, and the 280Ack a fluted #6 contour. The 6.5 weighs 13 and an ounce or two, the 280 right at 12 lbs. My 6.5 with 140grain bullet would do anything you want out to 850 yards or so, the 280 would easily kill elk at 1000. If you are expecting a lot of opportunities at longer distances, go with the 280AI. Launching a 168 grain Berger VLD at 3015fps, I think of it as my "one-size-kills-all" rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 1063233, member: 48559"] I have one of each. Both are built on Savage actions, and are near identical except for caliber and weight, the 6.5 having an unfluted heavy varmint barrel, and the 280Ack a fluted #6 contour. The 6.5 weighs 13 and an ounce or two, the 280 right at 12 lbs. My 6.5 with 140grain bullet would do anything you want out to 850 yards or so, the 280 would easily kill elk at 1000. If you are expecting a lot of opportunities at longer distances, go with the 280AI. Launching a 168 grain Berger VLD at 3015fps, I think of it as my "one-size-kills-all" rifle. [/QUOTE]
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