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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Lightweight Rifles Inc. Strata model on a 700 SA action with a 2.8" magazine in .284. Shoots the 140-gr TTSX with R17 @ 3100 fps at under a half inch for a trio. Tally R & B with a Leup VX III 2.5-8x It is what it is which is very good. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v336/Georgedevries/IMGP1966.jpg) Are the talley lw low or xtra low?
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Seven year old thread and the debate go's on. A sure sign that most hunting seasons are over.
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I think either would suit me good. But .284 would mean I have to necking up norma and lapua 6,5x284 brass. 7-08 means either buying new norma brass or necking norma and lapua brass down or up. There is no 284 brass in sweden, sometimes you can se win brass but its rare and expensive in relation to quality.
7saum and 7wsm - sure nice calibers, but i cant afford the barrels. American quality barrels like Krieger I have to wait 6-10 months for them and pay twice what you pay. I need someting not so overbore. 7-08/284 is what im at now. Im still leaning to 7-08. Would not a 7-08AI with 3.0 oal and the right free bore be darn effective sending 140-168 slugs? Norma makes .284 brass now. It's sold exclusively through billets.com. Not sure if that accessible to you. It's also on sale now.
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Thank you! Seems like a great forum. I know barrel length is king when it comes to velocity, but this rifle have to be what you call "a mountain rifle" fairly light weight. Im setting it up to 24, even if I do a 708 I think that will be enought power for me. My singlestack mag (tikka m55) is to narrow to fit 7saum and those bad boys, its even too narrow for 284 win, but I could make it fit with some adjustment, but 708 fits right away. Border barrels I thought they closed down, but I heared a rumour they was back again but with new owners.
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No prob. Also, it's bullets.com not billets.
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A few extra fps don't change what one can do with a 7mm, so I might as well factor in cost, logistics and the ability to push another round in the belly. +1 Take into account how easy .308 Win brass is to find/size, and the very nominal gain in FPS, and it's a slam dunk to me.
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after owning a 6/284 and 25/284 barrel life was short due to mag constraints where you simply could not chase the lands as the leade grows. Long VLD bullets can be problematic on a new rifle if you need to feed rounds from the magazine.
These were varmint rifles and got shot a lot, and usable barrel life was short due to mag box length and leade growth.
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If someone believes a 284 will really do more than a 7-08 what he really needs is a 7RM, but likely hasn't shot any of them enough to know. There is more difference in performance to be found among bullet choice than the chambers behind them.
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