Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Why or Why "NOT" a 284 Win. over a 7mm-08 in a custom short action rifle?

IMO this is really a matter of what you like. I had a 7-08, have SA Ruger tang-safety M-77s in 284 and in 6.5-284, also had a NULA M-20 6.5-284. I've kept the ones I use and only sold the NULA (under duress) to finance a rifle purchase.

FWIW, I wouldn't replace the 7-08 as it gives me no advantage over the other similar cartridges on this list, but that's just my opinion. If good enough is OK, then the 7-08 (or 260, which I also shoot) is OK, but IMO the 284 and 6.5-284s can do the same thing and then some. YMMV.