Score!!! UPDATE! 260 is finished
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Me as well, have a few in 99's but would sure like one in a lh bolt action.
I like the 6.5x284 in the short action. I had one for about 30 years on a 600 action. People are going to jump all over me and say you need the long action to seat out the trendy long, heavy streamlined bullets . Mine was a sub 5# hunting rifle and it worked great with 125 and 140 partitions. The 130 accubond was a good bullet. For a compact hunting rifle I prefer the short action. I didn't load it to the nuts but easily reached 3000 with the 140 partitions.
Failing that build anything on the 284 case. You can get thecae capacity of a 30-06 or a 350 RM,
Build what turns your crank.I might even have something that I would take an action as a partial trade.
Neil
Failing that build anything on the 284 case. You can get thecae capacity of a 30-06 or a 350 RM,
Build what turns your crank.I might even have something that I would take an action as a partial trade.
Neil
Sooo.... A stainless, light weight 300 Savage in a Wildcat stock? Way cooler than a 308 win
Way.
Not sold on the Wildcat just yet. I like the finished product but I lack the skills to finish it and have been quoted some high dollars for the finished product.
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I'm pretty set on the .260 for my medium 6.5. I have the 6mm bore covered off as well. These would be the only two bore diameters that I would look at with the 284 case so not really on my radar at this point.
Barrels that I have on hand-
2 x 6mm sporters (Gaillard, Shilen)
1 x .264 sporter fluted (Benchmark)
1 x .257 sporter (Shilen)
None of these would work for a lightweight build IMO. I plan on at least one semi-lightweight rifle out of the 3 projects so it looks like a new barrel is in order.
2 x 6mm sporters (Gaillard, Shilen)
1 x .264 sporter fluted (Benchmark)
1 x .257 sporter (Shilen)
None of these would work for a lightweight build IMO. I plan on at least one semi-lightweight rifle out of the 3 projects so it looks like a new barrel is in order.
Really depends on what you already have one hand and what you plan on hunting and where.Please help with suggestions for these 3 future projects
A 250Savage, 7mm-08, 358Winchester would be a good trio. I have a 257Rob, 280 and a 35Whelen so sort of along the same line of thought.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
250-3000 sav ai
6mm rem ai
20 vartarg
I wouldn't build all of those.... also a south paw here!!
6mm rem ai
20 vartarg
I wouldn't build all of those.... also a south paw here!!
This is close to my way of thinking. Only thing is I may trade the 250 for a 22-250 or 243.
I didn't even thing they made short action stainless lefties. I knew the long action stainless versions were not common, but short action - those are indeed unicorns. Congrats on the find.
