Why 284/284 Shehane over 280 in Long Action?

[GrayCheetah]

I had a resent post below on how to get to 1000yards with an old Remington ADL 700 30-06 action.

It looks like the consistent results was 284 Winchester or 284 Shehane.

I'm just curious on why i shouldn't go with the .280? wouldn't performance of the 284s be similar to the 280? Can i re-use 30-06 brass for the .280?

If i went with the 284 i will need new brass and the shehane will add additional steps in the reloading process?

 

[canderson]

The Shehane is really not an extra step. Simply load 284 brass and fire. Fire forming loads will shoot good. Reloading is the same just different die than straight 284

 

[Jim in Cali]

People will try to convince you that the shorter case will be more accurate, yes it can be but it's not always true, other than that I guess there is a cool factor. Yes the 06 brass can be utilized for the 280 but it's a bit tricky and not a one shot deal. Google will help you out on that one.