Personally no interest ( or hate against) the 284 Win. I AM interested in its case necked up to various ca!ibers, like .338, .358 and .375.
There was an artjcle in a Handloader's Digest from the 1970's about the 375-284 Win. It was a Savage 99-based chambering. Part of the story included an description of an interview sportscaster Curt Gowdy had during a MLB Monday night network TV rain-delayed game. Gowdy, host of "the American Sportsman" during same era, interviewed (on air, network TV) a MLB player (Oakland A's Mike Epstein?) about this wildcat he played with.
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Handloader's Digest 6th Edition (1972?)
"The 375-284: A MAGNUM FOR LEVER ACTIONS" by Peter J. Spiliotis (pp 111-115)
Gun used: Savage 99C
Speer 235 grain Spitzer Load: N203 51-57 grains("max") MV: 2750-3390 fps
Speer 270 grain RN: Load: N201 48-54 grains ("max") MV: 2100-2350 fps
barrel length used: 19" (author est. 20-30 fps for each additional inch of barrel length, but testing. Just his estimate)
Max OAL (loaded) 2.80" due to need to fit in Savage model 99C detachable magazine
No information on barrel contour, or rifling twist provided. Bob Snappe of Clare, Michigan did "the conversion work" (which I presume to mean "gunsmithing").
Author's general conclusion was that he felt N201 was the "best" powder for the bullets tested. His reloading powder rate speed from the time of the article was writting shows that Norma 201 was equivalent to IMR 3031. Norma203 was equivalent to IMR 4064/4895.
Author liked the results. A "thumper"
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https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...s/7336736/re-375-284-wildcat#Post7336736"I remember reading an article about the 375-284 in either a Handloader Digest or Gun Digest from the late 1960's -early 1970's?? The article went something like...
Curt Gowdy (of baseball announcer fame) was calling a ballgame for NBC. There was a rain delay, and they were killing time for the rain to pass. I THINK they interviewed a ballplayer (Mike Epstein???) during the rain delay, and asked him what he was up to lately, and he replied he was working on a 375-284 wildcat.
Honestly, this was in the first couple of paragraphs of the article. Curt Gowdy was also the host of the then popular network show "The American Sportsman", so he was interested in such stuff.
Anyway, there were loads, specs, and rifle info in that (short) article. I may run across it, and post info on it.
I don't remember any MV much over 2400-2500 fps with a 270 grain bullet from the article- but it's been decades since I read it last.
Hope you can find it. Good short read, and a blast from the past. Can you imagine any network show actually just chatting on-air about handloading like it was a safe, normal and enjoyable activity? Especially NBC?"
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Just adding this entry simply as a "for what it's worth" post since it is related to the 284 Winchester's unique case. Just reading material for fun.
