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I have a short action winchester in a 308 that ive decided to rebarrel. The gun will be used for deer, antelope, and maybe a cow elk. I know the 308 would work fine for any of them just looking for something alittle different. Lets here your ideas
I am a reloader so wildcat round ideas can be said as well
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260 with 8" twist or 7mm-08....9" twist
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284 win - great cartridge.
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Quick twist, stainless, Brux #2 cut to 23' and cut to a 220 Swift Ai...  And, a Hunter Edge compact. Dober
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Actually Mark a 220 swift ackley does sound fun and I do know a guy that has a 1 in 8 twist barrel laying around.
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243 AI? Stainless action or no?
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284 win - great cartridge. Boom!
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If I had an SA M70 laying around, I'd be looking awfully hard at a .284 (or one of the wildcats base upon it), 6mm or 6mm AI.
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Laker, I had a Winchester Model 70 FWT in 243 re-barreled and worked to run the 284 Winchester. I said, "The 284 Winchester." The Model 70 short action will allow for the 284 Win to be loaded to a 3.000+ COAL, AND with a little tweaking of the magazine box feed lips it'll feed flawlessly. The 284 and the Model 70 SA go together...perfectly.
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I had a 284 built on one. If I was to do it again I would go straight 7X57. The CRF M70 was a beast to make feed and you won't ever miss the 150 fps; luckily my smith did it.  ![[Linked Image]](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/RickF/284Win.jpg)
Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!
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I had a 284 built on one. If I was to do it again I would go straight 7X57. The CRF M70 was a beast to make feed and you won't ever miss the 150 fps; luckily my smith did it. +1.
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I had a 284 built on one. If I was to do it again I would go straight 7X57. The CRF M70 was a beast to make feed and you won't ever miss the 150 fps; luckily my smith did it. Nice rig! But, if you went 7X wouldn't you need a long action? Side note, as cool as the 284 is or 284 based rounds to date I've never found one that would feed in a manner which I....find acceptable. That's not to say that one can't get a round fed in them. Dober
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260s feed fine...and will keep you fed
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Mark,
I too have seen and heard of feeding issues with the 284 case...
However (and I say this with all due respect)mine feeds extremely well, not a hiccup whatsoever. As a matter of fact, when one cycles rounds through the guts of my rig the response has been, "...it feeds really smoothly.." Granted, mine is a push feed and not CRF.
Scott
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