I used 155 Amax in my 30/284 at 3220 out of a 28 inch barrel .I shot 2 animals with both went down with no dramas . I would caution using them at close range ,the pig i shot at 31 yards had a very...
Liked On: 04-02-2020, 04:03 PM
Have a look at this clip it shows the 135 grain bullet leaving a fairly good hole in a pronghorn at nearly 700 yards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EjzRixnBC0 . I think they work okay. I would be...
Liked On: 02-02-2020, 10:00 AM
Then there is always the 6,5 PRC or something along those lines if you want speed . Id shoot the same loads at the range that i would use on the hill .That way you know where they are going and your...
Liked On: 05-01-2020, 07:07 AM
Anything pushed hard will wear out faster its just physics. Your barrel is your cheapest consumable , you will have spent more on powder/projectiles brass by the time your barrel is toast. and a 6.5...
Liked On: 04-01-2020, 10:59 PM
Then there is always the 6,5 PRC or something along those lines if you want speed . Id shoot the same loads at the range that i would use on the hill .That way you know where they are going and your...
Liked On: 04-01-2020, 08:49 PM
The problem is im using a short action 700 . And i have bedded it, fitted a new trigger, lightweight firing pin, and i know if i sell i'll lose money ,so i thought a re chamber and maybe a bolt face...
Liked On: 17-11-2019, 11:37 AM
Thanks for the heads up nor-west but i find the model 7 to small for me . I guess my question should be to anyone out there with a model 700 in 284 is what COAL's are you able to get in your rifle...
Liked On: 01-11-2019, 10:11 PM
The 270 will always suck for me , just never liked it. used it, had a couple but never felt the love. The 280 on the other hand always appealed to me and now with the high bc bullets in heavy weights...
Liked On: 31-03-2019, 05:36 PM
Better yet a 280
Liked On: 24-02-2019, 11:39 AM
Of cause it is ,gun writers and magazines and firearms companies work it just like the any other trend. The bush pig concept is a classic example ,NZ hunter mag builds one writes about it and bingo...
Liked On: 13-02-2019, 06:23 PM
Of cause it is ,gun writers and magazines and firearms companies work it just like the any other trend. The bush pig concept is a classic example ,NZ hunter mag builds one writes about it and bingo...
Liked On: 06-02-2019, 08:52 AM
It's funny but the 284 is such a good round yet no one has done a factory rifle for it for a long time and its ballistic twin the 280 which was offered in a wider range of factory rifles is...
Liked On: 05-02-2019, 05:47 PM
It's funny but the 284 is such a good round yet no one has done a factory rifle for it for a long time and its ballistic twin the 280 which was offered in a wider range of factory rifles is...
Liked On: 05-02-2019, 05:34 PM
I run a 30/284 and for the 30 fan i think this would be a good all rounder as with the right twist barrel you could run 130 to 180plus bullets , to suit . The 284 is a very versatile case
Liked On: 31-01-2019, 12:00 AM
I run a 30/284 and for the 30 fan i think this would be a good all rounder as with the right twist barrel you could run 130 to 180plus bullets , to suit . The 284 is a very versatile case
Liked On: 30-01-2019, 09:01 PM