Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by joelkdouglas
I think the 6.5-284 shot better in the review, based on a statistically insignificant sample of one.

Article:I
http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/e.r.shaw-mk-vii-6.5-284-review-1.php

In the article John Barsness mentions:

"The 6.5/284 turned out to be more consistently accurate than my 6.5-06. The best loads from the two rifles shot about the same, with five shots in 1/2" or so at 100 yards, but the 6.5/284 shot very well with bullets weighing from 95 to 140 grains, while the 6.5-06 shot noticeably better as bullets got heavier. Why this should be so I don�t know, since both barrels have the same contour and the same rifling twist. (Maybe there is some magic in the shorter powder column of the .284 case.)"

Guess my IIRC wasn't working... I'll take a "senior pass" on that one.... blush

Thanks for the info.

DF


Hey, I find I sometimes forget actually important things! I turn 36 this year, and I have a difficult time remembering my zip code at the gas station. I have had to call my wife and ask her what it is before pumping gas.

And of course we move again this summer. My boy will have lived in 5 different places (Omaha, Las Vegas, Louisiana, Kansas, Washington D.C.) before he turns 7.

Wouldn't trade getting out of the USAF to move less, though.