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Nope, split his head like a pumpkin. Rack is in two pieces.

I had watched him for a while trying to decide whether or not to shoot at him while he worked his way towards the timber. Mostly just waiting to see if there was a bigger buck behind him. Before I knew it he was in the brush so I took what I had, which was head shot. Not my first choice but I got lucky this time.

I've made a convert or two to the mighty 284. One I can think of a friend and I were out quad riding one day with his son and my wife. We stopped to eat lunch and do some shooting as is our custom. When I emptied my soda I jumped on the quad and ran the empty can down the canyon a ways and set it up on a logging landing.When I came back I could make out a shiny spot in the sun, but not much else. It was 426 yards using a rangefinder. My buddy was carrying his dads old 7 mag and he wanted to take a shot at it. His shot was a foot low and left. He didn't want any more of that so I sat down on the ground, leaning up against the four wheeler tire, and used the shooting sticks to steady the .284.

I held for 17" of elevation and let er rip. At the shot the can went straight up in the air, about 35'! It was like slow motion when it reached the top it seemed to hang there, then drifted back to the ground, landing a few yards away from where it started. We all sat there in silence for a minute, then I slowly got up and slipped the rifle into the scabbard. I tried to look cool like, "Oh yeah, happens all the time" but we all had a good laugh.

What a show the old .284 put on that day, but it does have a habit of doing that. It's a fantastic cartridge and that Speer bullet really makes it a hammer. Mines killed a few deer and bear and each time it's like the hand of God. I can't say enough about the 99 in a 284. I think I have 5 of them now!

Damn. This makes me want a 284

So, you've made two lucky shots in your life....

Don't be a hater.

I'm going to the big city (Rock Springs) in a few minutes and thought I'd buy a box at Sportsman's Warehouse. But I won't turn down freebies if you don't need them. p.o. box 1271, Pinedale, Wy., 82941. Thanks Roy

I am a big. big fan of the .284! I had 3 different 99s in the caliber but Ralph kept buying them from me. I had one made on a Mexican Mauser with a 24" barrel that i used for whitetails in Texas. It is a laser!

I've used nothing but 139 and 140 grain bullets in it. Has anyone loaded anything heavier for the 99?

Mike when I got my first one I asked around and the guys on the fire pointed me to the 145 Speer btsp as being ideal for the short action 99 due to it's stubby shape and (advertised).502 ballistic coefficient. Not sure if the BC is actual or just advertising hype but the bullet shape is perfect for the Savages 2.8" OAL and the neck holds it well.

My load is 57 grains of H4831 SC with a CCI large rifle primer. *Do not try this at home. I overload everything to the point of exploding and raining parts all over the roof.

*kidding, but that's my disclaimer in case something bad happens to some okie somewhere using my load!

A 99C in 284 is what got me into 99's way back in my teens, and I don't have one yet. Couple of DL's and an F in 284, but no 99C's.

Great cartridge.

I looked at a 99c in 284 the other day ,had a scope ,cant remember what kind ,they wanted $1200 ! it wasn't a collector by any means but a good hunting gun.Its in a vermont gunshop. Don

Had 2 Win 88, in 284 and 1 Savage 99 in 284 hunted with the Win 88 284 up here. Speer 145 gr bullet seemed to work the best with the short mag length required. Hunted with the 150 gr Nosler about like a slow 7-08 in a bolt rifle.


Win 88 in 284 was a lucky rifle for me though got a 52" Bull Moose and a Dall Ram with it. Win factory loads used a short 125 gr and 150 gr bullets to work in short mag confines.

Guess what I am saying is don't expect great bullet selection and bolt rifle performance in a 99 or 88 in 284 Winchester. Still a neat rifle.

Yeah, that seems to be the going price. Have seen some, but haven't run across one that fits my cheap purchasing habits.

I'm patient.

David you have a box coming your way today.

I’ve had 2 284s and both of them eventually went down the road. There was nothing wrong with them but I would keep asking myself the rhetorical question, what can this gun do that my 300s and 308s can’t do? Couldn’t come up with a good enough answer to keep a gun that cost 2x to own

284 definitely has a “cool” factor though. Kind of like the 250 Savage.

I would not be afraid to take a 284 on a mule deer or elk hunt though. Can’t say the same for the 250

You know what they say, if you have to ask.... LOL

Jesus Roy

Is the 284 faster than a speeding bullet? Is it more powerful than a locomotive? Can it leap tall buildings in a single bound?

If not, it could never defeat Superman

We have taken 4-5 deer with the 284. It’s all business and very accurate.

The .284 was my first real deer rifle. I bought it in 1967 about the same time I started reloading rifle cartridges and IMR-4350 and 130 gr. Speer bullets were used in it. Killed my first deer with it a year later, one 315 yards, the other 298 yards. Furthest I've killed deer since then has been 125 yards.

You forgot cures cancer.