Thoughts on 6.5-284 or 270

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I am presently ordering a custom gun and don't want a magnum rifle. I want to use primarily for deer hunting and with the possibility of using it on Elk, Moose and bear.

I put the order in today and chose the 6.5-284 but I am starting to re think my decision and maybe asking for a 270.

I was hoping that I could get some good advice from the knowledgable forum.

Thanks in advance.
 
I just built a 6.5-284 on a sako a11 action and plan on using it exclusively for my deer hunting this fall. After taking it out for its first range day I am super excited to hit the hills. I built it for use on deer and antelope as I have larger calibers I like to use for moose and elk. I am shooting 120gr ttsx's and I am certain if you use a good bullet and put it in the right spot your 6.5-284 will be just fine.

I also have a .270 and I love it as well just wanted to try something different. I don't think I have lost or gained anything. Enjoy your new rifle and good luck this fall.
 
Powder capacity of the 6.5-284 and the .270 are for all intents and purposes identical.
The 6.5mm bullet is 0.264" in diameter and the .270 is 0.277"

So, the only real difference is 0.013" of bullet diameter or about 1/75 th of an inch.

I think it's pretty safe to say that there is no practical difference between the two.
 
I have both as well and I push the 6.5-284 a little harder than the 270. My 270 is an Browning Bar semi-auto. The only difference would be the cost of components, 6.5 being a little more expensive in my opinion.
 
I had a 6.5x284 built for the wife to use during hunting season . I have used it this year and it is great, more then enough power ,accurate and easy to load for . In my mind it has more then enough ability to put anything you shoot with it flat on the ground
 
Splatter said:
Powder capacity of the 6.5-284 and the .270 are for all intents and purposes identical.
The 6.5mm bullet is 0.264" in diameter and the .270 is 0.277"

So, the only real difference is 0.013" of bullet diameter or about 1/75 th of an inch.

I think it's pretty safe to say that there is no practical difference between the two.
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Whay a load of crap, all true gunnutz's understand the 6.5-284 is way COOLER than the 270.

To get performance that differs by whatever the tiniest measure of engineering is you have to buy special brass or fireform your own and you pretty much have to get a custom rifle. Everyone knows that 6.5 bullets are far more effective and plentiful than .277.

One is COOL and one is not.

BTW, I am a 6.5 lover.
 
I have the reloading info and components for both rifles so reloading for either won't be a problem. I uses TTSX in my 270 and plan on using the same for the 6.5-284 in 120gr.

After reading all night on chuckhawks the 6.5 and 270 or very similar and both are extremely good calibers for what I will be using them for. I suppose if I want another 270 I can buy a bush gun in 270 later on. I think I will stick with the 6.5-284.

Plus I have to agree with Martinbns 6.5 is cooler. Lol.
 
martinbns said:
Whay a load of crap, all true gunnutz's understand the 6.5-284 is way COOLER than the 270.

To get performance that differs by whatever the tiniest measure of engineering is you have to buy special brass or fireform your own and you pretty much have to get a custom rifle. Everyone knows that 6.5 bullets are far more effective and plentiful than .277.

One is COOL and one is not.

BTW, I am a 6.5 lover.
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well I wouldnt go that far....Both are great cartridges,but the 270 win is a classic unlike the 6.5 x 284,

however the 6.5x284 is probabley going to be chambered in my next cooper rifle :D
 
A good bullet such as the Barnes and I wouldn't worry about a moose or elk complaining about using to small of a cambering. Every year hundreds of moose and elk fall to the 270 Winchester with the 130 - 150gr bullets. Thousands of moose have fallen to the 6.5X55 Mauser, your building a more powerful rifle chambered for the 6.5-284. Use the right bullet place the shot, collect your game.

Good luck.
 
I have both, but use the 6.5-284 for target shooting only. Make sure your 6.5 has a fast enogh twist so you can shoot 140 and 160 bullets. Nice thing about 6.5 is wide selection of bullets.

The 6.5 is slightly better at flat shooting. Useful in the West. In the East it would not be an issue.

Both are about the same power and equally effective on large game. Are you sure the 6.5 will feed well from your action? I have never tried one as a repeater.

The only negative of the 6.5 is that in an emergency you cannot go into the local Crappy Tire and buy a box of ammo.

I recall once getting out to the middle of no where on a deer hunt and discovering that the box of 44 mag ammo turned out to be 45 Colt. Murphy was an optomist.
 
If you have already ordered one I wouldnt' bother with the other. If you already have them both then good for you. I shoot a 270 a 6.5-06 and 6.5x55....they are all coming on my upcoming hunting trip. One gets lent out and the other is spare.
 
I think you have ballistic twins there. Personally I find any .284 variant in a long action ridiculous, and if I was a 6.5 fan using a long action with standard bolt face I would go 6.5-06 AI.
 
Pathfinder said:
Im sure you will have plenty of info to back that up right ?

Same source that told you im a little french guy ?
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You're from Teemeens. Doesn't everyone have a little french in them up there? Or is that Chap-Low? :D

6.5's are mo betta, plain and simple. Higher BC's, reduced recoil, more bullets. Whats not to love? I shouldnt have sold my .260.

Oh well maybe I'll have to have my .270 Montucky rebarrelled to 6.5-06 AI :rockOn:
 
1899 said:
No, they are not in the same league. The .270's barrel life will probably be 2 or 3x that of the 6.5x284. :D
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Dont get me wrong, I like me some .277 cal. :D

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But 6.5 stuff is tres' cooler.

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