The 284 is in effect a 280 Remington, a 7mm-06, it is simply more powerful than a 7-08 under any circumstances..What you need to determine is do you want or need the added power? Both are nice cartridges. I suppose the 7-08 has less recoil, but I can't tell any differnce there, but I also shoot more and a lot bigger bores, and more so than the average shooter, so recoil is a non issue until you get to say a 458 Lott or .470.
