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X-Caliber 284 CF barrel review
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<blockquote data-quote="Eric_F" data-source="post: 2632149" data-attributes="member: 105437"><p>Hi All, first off thanks for the advice and wisdom here. The archives and the current commenters are both great resources, so hoping to share a bit.</p><p></p><p>I've been planning an elk hunt in Colorado (Saddleback Ranch) for a couple of years, and I've been set on a Tikka in 284 Winchester for almost as long. My goal was a reasonably light weight, very accurate rifle that I could take an elk at 600 yds with. I asked the forum for help picking an <a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/ffp-scope-for-an-elk-rifle.294764/#post-2445613" target="_blank">FFP scope here</a>, thanks again. I finally got a load dialed in so thought I'd post an update.</p><p></p><p>The X-Caliber prefit barrel I ordered was small-medium profile carbon fiber wrapped, 24", and it's great. The chamber seems well suited for heavies loaded long, the 168 ABLRs I'm using are ~20k off the lands at 2.500" CBTO (3.171" OAL).</p><p></p><p>I tried H4831SC and RL23, but H4350 was faster and easier to tune so went with that (though I didn't push the RL23 too hot).</p><p> Norma brass, H4350, Federal 210M, and 168 ABLRs a coarse ladder was getting:</p><p>52.0 gr - 2747 fps</p><p>52.5 gr - 2787 fps</p><p>53.0 gr - 2803 fps</p><p>53.5 gr - 2828 fps</p><p>54.0 gr - 2867 fps</p><p></p><p>There was some accuracy potential between 53 and 53.5 so I loaded a more fine ladder:</p><p>53.2 gr - 2829 +/- 6</p><p>53.4 gr - 2852 +/- 7</p><p>53.6 gr - 2856 +/- 7</p><p>Started seeing light extractor marks above there, so that's where I stopped. But the accuracy is awesome. All three print sub-MOA, but 53.4 appears to be in <a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/tuning-for-long-range.192998/#post-1351730" target="_blank">a node</a> (note the 53.6 charge prints lower than 53.4) and makes a <1" group at 200 m so that's what I'm sticking with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric_F, post: 2632149, member: 105437"] Hi All, first off thanks for the advice and wisdom here. The archives and the current commenters are both great resources, so hoping to share a bit. I've been planning an elk hunt in Colorado (Saddleback Ranch) for a couple of years, and I've been set on a Tikka in 284 Winchester for almost as long. My goal was a reasonably light weight, very accurate rifle that I could take an elk at 600 yds with. I asked the forum for help picking an [URL='https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/ffp-scope-for-an-elk-rifle.294764/#post-2445613']FFP scope here[/URL], thanks again. I finally got a load dialed in so thought I'd post an update. The X-Caliber prefit barrel I ordered was small-medium profile carbon fiber wrapped, 24", and it's great. The chamber seems well suited for heavies loaded long, the 168 ABLRs I'm using are ~20k off the lands at 2.500" CBTO (3.171" OAL). I tried H4831SC and RL23, but H4350 was faster and easier to tune so went with that (though I didn't push the RL23 too hot). Norma brass, H4350, Federal 210M, and 168 ABLRs a coarse ladder was getting: 52.0 gr - 2747 fps 52.5 gr - 2787 fps 53.0 gr - 2803 fps 53.5 gr - 2828 fps 54.0 gr - 2867 fps There was some accuracy potential between 53 and 53.5 so I loaded a more fine ladder: 53.2 gr - 2829 +/- 6 53.4 gr - 2852 +/- 7 53.6 gr - 2856 +/- 7 Started seeing light extractor marks above there, so that's where I stopped. But the accuracy is awesome. All three print sub-MOA, but 53.4 appears to be in [URL='https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/tuning-for-long-range.192998/#post-1351730']a node[/URL] (note the 53.6 charge prints lower than 53.4) and makes a <1" group at 200 m so that's what I'm sticking with. [/QUOTE]
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