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<blockquote data-quote="catamountsierra" data-source="post: 1497654" data-attributes="member: 79865"><p>This was the action that I had, and I like the way it works. I didn't feel like buying a new receiver, though my brother had been pushing me that direction. I've wanted to work from this rifle and turn it into a rifle that should work for all of my big game needs. I think I can do that with my proposed setup. I wanted a bit more power than the 7mm-08 really provides, but honestly it would probably have suited my needs and saved me money on getting set up for a new cartridge. I toyed around with the idea of a 7 SAUM or 7 SS, but when it comes down to it, I think those might have been harder to work with. The 284 Win seems to me about the ideal compromise, providing you have the slightly longer than standard magazine to handle bullets with a decent B.C. Right now, I am running a load that measures 2.825" reliably from a mag box measuring 2.300". The Wyatt is listed as 2.995" internal dimensions, which means that, assuming I only need the same magazine clearance to get the slightly fatter cartridge to feed, allows me up to 2.990". If I run 2.985" for C.O.A.L, that leaves 0.010" clearance in the magazine, double what I am currently running. That also gives me 0.418" of bullet intrusion below the neck running the 168 gr ABLR or 0.379" if I use the 162 gr ELDX; I think I can live with that and still get good performance. Looking at the Hodgdon data, I should be able to at least approach 2800fps, and given that I would be loading longer, and potentially have slightly higher remaining case volume, I might even be able to exceed 2800. Given that I am currently launching a 150 gr ABLR at 2750, either bullet in the 284 represents a significant step up. I think I may limit myself to these bullets in order to retain magazine function; I think the heavier bullets might work well in a long action build, but this is what I have. I think for my needs, this will work quite well. For target shooting, where I would be more comfortable with single loading, I could try some of the heavier bullets since it is an 8.5" twist barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catamountsierra, post: 1497654, member: 79865"] This was the action that I had, and I like the way it works. I didn't feel like buying a new receiver, though my brother had been pushing me that direction. I've wanted to work from this rifle and turn it into a rifle that should work for all of my big game needs. I think I can do that with my proposed setup. I wanted a bit more power than the 7mm-08 really provides, but honestly it would probably have suited my needs and saved me money on getting set up for a new cartridge. I toyed around with the idea of a 7 SAUM or 7 SS, but when it comes down to it, I think those might have been harder to work with. The 284 Win seems to me about the ideal compromise, providing you have the slightly longer than standard magazine to handle bullets with a decent B.C. Right now, I am running a load that measures 2.825" reliably from a mag box measuring 2.300". The Wyatt is listed as 2.995" internal dimensions, which means that, assuming I only need the same magazine clearance to get the slightly fatter cartridge to feed, allows me up to 2.990". If I run 2.985" for C.O.A.L, that leaves 0.010" clearance in the magazine, double what I am currently running. That also gives me 0.418" of bullet intrusion below the neck running the 168 gr ABLR or 0.379" if I use the 162 gr ELDX; I think I can live with that and still get good performance. Looking at the Hodgdon data, I should be able to at least approach 2800fps, and given that I would be loading longer, and potentially have slightly higher remaining case volume, I might even be able to exceed 2800. Given that I am currently launching a 150 gr ABLR at 2750, either bullet in the 284 represents a significant step up. I think I may limit myself to these bullets in order to retain magazine function; I think the heavier bullets might work well in a long action build, but this is what I have. I think for my needs, this will work quite well. For target shooting, where I would be more comfortable with single loading, I could try some of the heavier bullets since it is an 8.5" twist barrel. [/QUOTE]
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