Why do people think the 6.5 -.284 is any better than the regular .284 Win.?

[BULLBLASTER]

***old thread alert!***


A 6.5-284 Norma followed me home from the gun store last week.
I sure hope I can get it sighted in before the barrel is burned out. 
Maybe we can bring this one back to life?

 

The 284 Winchester is better!

How in the heck did I miss this post last night!!??   

[b23]

Don't forget about sectional density, definitely better on those .264 bullets compared to the .284's.

That oughta be good for a couple more pages of squabbling don't ya think.

[opdinkslayer]

That's good to hear the heavies work well with retumbo. I have a good amount of that at home. What oal are you running them at opdink? There's sure a lot of room in the mag to seat them long!
Thanks

Mine likes them at 3.15 coal and lots of room in that long action for them. Just have to put them in the mag right or they wont feed very well.

[yorketransport]

Don't forget about sectional density, definitely better on those .264 bullets compared to the .284's.

Well that's a load of horse excrement! Do an apples to apples comparison and .284s bullets are just as good as .264. Compare the 180gr .284 bullets to the 142gr .264s and they're very similar.

Furthermore, I find your opinion to be wrong and offensive because it's not the same as mine. Therefore, you must be an unethical hunter and likely a poor marksman. You probably hunt with semi auto too!





 

[BULLBLASTER]

Don't forget about sectional density, definitely better on those .264 bullets compared to the .284's.

Well that's a load of horse excrement! Do an apples to apples comparison and .284s bullets are just as good as .264. Compare the 180gr .284 bullets to the 142gr .264s and they're very similar.

Furthermore, I find your opinion to be wrong and offensive because it's not the same as mine. Therefore, you must be an unethical hunter and likely a poor marksman. You probably hunt with semi auto too!





 

that's what I like to see!
But watch the chuckle spacing. Rumor has it they don't put up with escessive spacing around these parts anymore. 

[b23]

Don't forget about sectional density, definitely better on those .264 bullets compared to the .284's.

Well that's a load of horse excrement! Do an apples to apples comparison and .284s bullets are just as good as .264. Compare the 180gr .284 bullets to the 142gr .264s and they're very similar.

Furthermore, I find your opinion to be wrong and offensive because it's not the same as mine. Therefore, you must be an unethical hunter and likely a poor marksman. You probably hunt with semi auto too!

LOL    Wait a minute, I thought you were the one that said go straight for the 160's and if my apples are being compared to your apples, they win by .009.

And further more, what does me being and extremely lousy marksman and using a surpressed full auto AR for hunting have to do with it?  Don't you know I'm blind in both eyes and only have a hook on my shooting arm and I need every advantage I can get.  Besides, on full auto, I can usually get all 30 rounds on paper from 10 yards out when I do a full mag dumb.  Sheesh, how much better than that do I need to be....

[Biggerhammer]

The 190gr 7mm Matrix VLD's are just plain wicked.

[b23]

The 190gr 7mm Matrix VLD's are just plain wicked.

Oh big deal, like .009 really matters Mr fancy pants with ur Matrix 190gr bullets....

[theleo]

The 190gr 7mm Matrix VLD's are just plain wicked.

So is my mother in law, doesn't mean I'd take her hunting though.

[Biggerhammer]

The 190gr 7mm Matrix VLD's are just plain wicked.

So is my mother in law, doesn't mean I'd take her hunting though.

Scary!

[yorketransport]

If you want to run the 160 matrix in the 6.5 then I get to run the 220gr steel tipped Alco bullet in the 284. Beat that with your puny .264!

The 190gr 7mm Matrix VLD's are just plain wicked.

So is my mother in law, doesn't mean I'd take her hunting though.

Some people might see that as a pretty good reason to take her out in the woods, far from other people.   

[BULLBLASTER]

 
This is exactly why I brought this old thread up instead of starting my own 6.5-284 thread.

[theleo]

So is my mother in law, doesn't mean I'd take her hunting though.
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Some people might see that as a pretty good reason to take her out in the woods, far from other people.   
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I see no reason why others should get a reprieve, misery loves company. I might just have to get an uber magnum and put a break on it. I could stand to lose the nagging sound in my ear and it would be more useful than a 6.5-284 for hunting.

[BULLBLASTER]

So is my mother in law, doesn't mean I'd take her hunting though.

Some people might see that as a pretty good reason to take her out in the woods, far from other people.   
[/quote]
I see no reason why others should get a reprieve, misery loves company. I might just have to get an uber magnum and put a break on it. I could stand to lose the nagging sound in my ear and it would be more useful than a 6.5-284 for hunting.
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Huh? I can't hear you... Maybe because I have a uber mag with a brake and can't hear anymore. But I want a smaller lighter non braked rifle for hunting. 
Btw is it brake or break?
Let's keep this going!

[theleo]

With the use of my trusty wrist watch calculator and a pen from my pocket protector. I deduce that the energy level required to cleanly take a game animal with PRECISE shot placement, will require a 6.5-50bmgai with no less than a 48" barrel. I've contacted Weatherby with my concerns and they tell me it will surely be a success so long as the shoulder has a radius.

How you guys go out in the woods with a bullet smaller in diameter smaller than 7mm is pretty *censored*. What do you tell your families when you get out of the woods by a rabid pine squirrel?