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Anyone have any experience with this one?

I just happened upon a Rem 760 in .300 Savage that is begging to be something "different."

I am thinking something along the lines of a 375-284 in an 18-20 inch tube, long throated to allow seating my chosen bullet (weight and type to be determined later) to the base of the neck. I should have room for this in the standard size action and magazine.

The guns purpose is strictly a swap hunting rifle for whitetails and bear (just the little black ones, not the full sizers). Shots never over 100 yards.

Let me know your thoughts or experiences

Thanks,
Brandon

Brandon,

I am something of a 284 wildcat nut. I've owned a number of rifles, mostly Savage 99C and 99CD rifles, necked up and necked down, from 6mm-284 to 375-284. In that range, I liked the 6.5mm, straight 284, 30-284, and 338-284 the best. I liked the 6mm, 358, and 375 the least. The 6mm was very hard on barrels. The 358-284 is a good choice if you have a rifle in 358 that you are tired of and opt not to sell or trade. The 375-284 is limited by the overall cartridge length and the limited selection of bullets that will expand enough at lower terminal velocities. The other negative of the 375-284 was that the recoil was unpleasant in my Savage 99C.

Something worth knowing would be if the 284 case will feed very well in a Remington 760 because of its larger diameter. Your easiest option might be to buy a 35 Whelen barrel from Remington and use a common 30-06 magazine.

260Remguy

260remguy,
What bullet powder combination seemed to work best in your 338-284? Also, do you recall any velocity figures from those loads?

Ted

tevans,

I my pet load is a Nosler 210 grain Partition ahead of 51.5 grains of RL-15. It clocks 2620 in my 23" Douglas barrel. There are no signs of excess pressure in this Savage 99C. You might be able to do better with a stronger action, but this load combined accuracy, velocity, and recoil.

260Remguy

The guy I bought the gun from provided me with some rounds using 210 grain partitions behind 53.5 grains of 4320. It is an accurate load, but I don't know the velocity (don't have a chrono, yet!) I think the load is a little hot, but I don't see the normal signs of excessive pressure. Anybody know roughly what the velocity is likely to be? The gun is SA 700 with a 22� Douglas barrel on hs stock.

I have not tried RL 15 yet, good advise.

Ted

Mic McPherson built one of these on a 99 and told about it in "Accurizing the Factory Rifle."

Blaine