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New Gunwerks 6.5-284 Norma
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<blockquote data-quote="dennisinaz" data-source="post: 1738496" data-attributes="member: 40966"><p>I have been shooting that cartridge for many years. I shot my last bull with the 143 ELD-X last November. DRT and bullet exited (250 yards). I have shot a lot of stuff at long range with it too. I would say it is a very marginal 1000 yard elk cartridge. I wouldn't believe anything GW tells you. They are selling stuff. You need to go shoot it and decide for yourself. I have personally fired more than 4000 rounds of 6.5-284 in the past 10 years. I feel like I have a pretty good handle on what it can and can't do.</p><p></p><p>If you want a 1000 yard elk cartridge, you will be better served by a big 7mm. I have seen a number of elk killed at 1000 yards (ish) by the 180 Berger in all its flavors. This is a much better elk round. If you shoot a bull at 1000 yards, you will get almost NO bullet expansion. Unless you hit the CNS, you will probably have a long tracking job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennisinaz, post: 1738496, member: 40966"] I have been shooting that cartridge for many years. I shot my last bull with the 143 ELD-X last November. DRT and bullet exited (250 yards). I have shot a lot of stuff at long range with it too. I would say it is a very marginal 1000 yard elk cartridge. I wouldn't believe anything GW tells you. They are selling stuff. You need to go shoot it and decide for yourself. I have personally fired more than 4000 rounds of 6.5-284 in the past 10 years. I feel like I have a pretty good handle on what it can and can't do. If you want a 1000 yard elk cartridge, you will be better served by a big 7mm. I have seen a number of elk killed at 1000 yards (ish) by the 180 Berger in all its flavors. This is a much better elk round. If you shoot a bull at 1000 yards, you will get almost NO bullet expansion. Unless you hit the CNS, you will probably have a long tracking job. [/QUOTE]
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