The .284 was my first deer rifle and the first rifle cartridge I handloaded. The Model 100 was the launching platform and it served me well but, like bugger, I got tired of looking for my brass so it was traded.

Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths.
"there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser"
"the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"