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What next? I'm thinking 6.5 cal
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<blockquote data-quote="Rimfire" data-source="post: 1042071" data-attributes="member: 8839"><p>My .02 for what it's worth, any of the mentioned cartridges will fill the bill. However after shooting out a few 6.5-284's my advise is not all 6.5-284's are created equal and I have heard some bad advise. I like the cartridge BUT it needs to be set up correctly, if you are shooting a 140 class bullet you need enough barrel length, but more important is you need enough free bore. If your throat is short I don't care if you shoot it in an extra long action it doesn't mean crap you need long free bore and enough barrel to take advantage of the cartridge potential. If you cant reach the upper node you have nothing more than a 260, 6.5x47L, 6.5 Creed etc. My first 28" 6.5x284 had a COAL of 2.920" at the lands with a 140 VLD it couldn't reach the upper accuracy node without hammering brass and therefore ran at 2850 fps. The next 28" barrel had enough free bore to run the 140 VLD at the lands with a COAL of 3.220" and ran 3000+ FPS all day long and brass never wore out. </p><p>Set it up right or that dog wont run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rimfire, post: 1042071, member: 8839"] My .02 for what it's worth, any of the mentioned cartridges will fill the bill. However after shooting out a few 6.5-284's my advise is not all 6.5-284's are created equal and I have heard some bad advise. I like the cartridge BUT it needs to be set up correctly, if you are shooting a 140 class bullet you need enough barrel length, but more important is you need enough free bore. If your throat is short I don't care if you shoot it in an extra long action it doesn't mean crap you need long free bore and enough barrel to take advantage of the cartridge potential. If you cant reach the upper node you have nothing more than a 260, 6.5x47L, 6.5 Creed etc. My first 28" 6.5x284 had a COAL of 2.920" at the lands with a 140 VLD it couldn't reach the upper accuracy node without hammering brass and therefore ran at 2850 fps. The next 28" barrel had enough free bore to run the 140 VLD at the lands with a COAL of 3.220" and ran 3000+ FPS all day long and brass never wore out. Set it up right or that dog wont run. [/QUOTE]
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