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.284 Winchester VS 7mm-08 Remington

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.284 Winchester

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.284 Winchester

7mm-08 Remington

Height

2.17

2.04

Average FPS

2880

2827

Average Grain

150

138

Average Energy

2762

2448

Recoil

1.93

1.80

Ballistic Coefficient

358.50

434.71

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.284 Winchester

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Gun Descriptions

.284 Winchester

The .284 Winchester cartridge was introduced in 1963 as Winchester's response to the .280 Remington cartridge. The cartridge was designed to accommodate the short action Model 88 Lever action rifle and the semi-automatic Model 100. The .284 Winchester was historically significant as an early short magnum, having a short fat case and a rebated rim that was less in diameter than the case. Unfortunately, the .284 Winchester did not attract much attention from hunters. A few lever-action admirers found the new cartridge to be both powerful and portable, but the design never caught on, and rifle manufacture was halted. When loaded with long sleek 160-162 grain bullets seated to work through short magazine boxes, the .284 Winchester case lost a significant amount of powder capacity as a custom chambering for short-action bolt rifles. For numerous years, it appeared that the .284 Winchester was on the verge of becoming obsolete; however, just as this was about to happen, wildcatters saved it by necking it down to 6.5mm for competitive shooting. The 6.5-284 acquired popularity and has maintained it to a large extent, which has aided in the preservation of brass supplies for owners of the original .284 Winchester cartridge. The .284 Winchester is the answer for hunters who have dusty or rusted M98 actions sitting around as they await inspiration. If lengthy COALs (Cartridge OverAll Length), which is the measurement of the cartridge from the tip of the bullet to the base of the cartridge, are needed, then the .284 Winchester solves the age-old problem of the M98 being slightly too short for the .30-06 length family of cartridges. When used in this manner, the .284 Winchester achieves the same results as the .280 Remington. When it comes to barreling or rebarreling the M98 action, the .284 Winchester is a feasible option and the best way to go. Mountain goats, big-horned rams, and wild coyotes have all been reported to be killed by it.

7mm-08 Remington

First experimented with by Wildcatter’s, the 7mm08 is based simply on the .308 Winchester case necked down to 7mm. The original wildcat was utilized by both hunters and target shooters, gaining greater attention in the target shooting arena. Based on popularity, Remington officially adopted the cartridge in 1980 without any changes to the wildcat name or design. The 7mm08 is often promoted as having a flatter trajectory than the parent .308 while producing less recoil. Unfortunately it is easy to take the above comment out of context. Like the 7mm08, the .308 can be loaded with a range of high BC projectiles which produce desirable trajectories and both are exceptionally useful cartridges. The .308 is somewhat more flexible where a heavy bullet is needed or wanted for use on large animals. With 140 grain hunting bullets the 7mm08 is flatter shooting than the .308 loaded with 150 grain hunting bullets, showing an advantage as a lighter medium game hunting cartridge when utilizing factory loaded ammunition. One of the greatest traps regarding the 7mm08 has been a range of lightweight rifle designs that produce often intolerable recoil, recoil similar to that of a standard weight .300 Magnum. A large number of hunters are currently ‘enduring’ the recoil of the 7mm08 without knowing that what they are experiencing is unnecessary. Generally speaking, most current factory 140 grain 7mm08 loads achieve 2800-2840fps from 22” barrels. Killing performance tends to duplicate the 6.5x55. At close ranges, wounding on medium game is broad and kills are very fast. At ranges beyond 150 yards, as velocity falls below 2600fps, kills can be delayed. On tough animals, kills may be so slow as to allow animals to escape great distances.

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