I had a conversation with Melvin a couple months ago, specifically asking about how he felt about the .284 these days. For a while he didn't recommend a .284 to anybody except hard-core handloaders, because of all the hassle involved in "uniforming" Winchester brass.
But with all the good .284 brass available today, whether 6.5/.284 or Norma's recent "straight" .284's, he is happy to chamber it these days. In fact he said that these days about half the rifles he makes are .284's.
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