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Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??

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Originally Posted by hanco
Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??


Tell us why you would go with a 6.5x284 over both the other 6.5 offerings? Please expound on your LR experience with it while you’re at it....

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Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??


Tell us why you would go with a 6.5x284 over both the other 6.5 offerings? Please expound on your LR experience with it while you’re at it....


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Originally Posted by hanco
Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??

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This day and age, makes zero sense, like the 6.5 ai, which I'm a fan of...


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Originally Posted by joshf303
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Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??


Tell us why you would go with a 6.5x284 over both the other 6.5 offerings? Please expound on your LR experience with it while you’re at it....



Wouldn’t the 6.5x284 give you a little more at long range if you wanted a short cartridge?

I have a couple of Creedmoors, a 6.5-06, couple 264’s and a 26 Nosler. I’m a deer hunter, never shoot over 300 yds.

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I'm partial to the 6.5-300 Weatherby especially in a short action and shooting EOL's. But only out to 400 or so as the energy drops below acceptable killing levels...


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Originally Posted by GregW
I'm partial to the 6.5-300 Weatherby especially in a short action and shooting EOL's. But only out to 400 or so as the energy drops below acceptable killing levels...


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Originally Posted by hanco

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Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??


Tell us why you would go with a 6.5x284 over both the other 6.5 offerings? Please expound on your LR experience with it while you’re at it....



Wouldn’t the 6.5x284 give you a little more at long range if you wanted a short cartridge?

I have a couple of Creedmoors, a 6.5-06, couple 264’s and a 26 Nosler. I’m a deer hunter, never shoot over 300 yds.


We know Hanco... and you have dozens of Leupold scopes on those long range rigs.... maybe you should stick to the 223ai thread?


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Have you considered a 6.5 x 284 if you are gonna shoot long range??



Or the 6.5 PRC. 😆

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I've read that target shooters are going 6mm due to lower recoil, but I suspect that barrel life might be just a bit better wth the 6.5.

That money you would save buying the .260 might not seem important when you start shopping for ammo, if factory figures in your plans. There's a LOT of 6.5 stuff available. Also, you may want to consider resale value, or not.


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