Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a 1,000-yard (914.4 m) world record with a 1.564-inch (39.73 mm) group. [ 4 ]
Both cartidges are very common hunting cartridges in Norway. The practice of firing the shorter .308 cartridge means that the case will lack support against the chamber walls in the .30-06 chamber, which will deform the brass heavily during firing. This can be dangerous and cause a case head separation.
6.5-284 Norma; 6.5 Creedmoor - In Current Production as of 2024.264 Winchester Magnum.270 Winchester - In Current Production as of 2024.270 Weatherby Magnum.275 Rigby - In Current Production as of 2024; 7×57mm; 7mm-08; 7mm Remington Magnum; 7mm STW (Shooting Times Westerner).280 Remington.280 AI; 7.62x39mm.30-30 Winchester.30-40 Krag.30-06 ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Walter D.M. Bell, who was known to have shot over a thousand elephants in his lifetime, used, among others, .264 caliber and .284 caliber rifles to do so. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The .260 Remington, while having a slightly lesser case capacity than the 6.5×55mm, is loaded to higher pressure levels.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
The .284 Winchester has 4.29 ml (66 grains H 2 O) of cartridge case capacity. The case has a rebated rim and a body almost as large in diameter as that of typical belted magnum cases. .284 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions All sizes in millimeters (mm). [3] Americans would define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 = 35 degrees.
The 6.5mm Creedmoor designated as 6.5 Creedmoor by SAAMI, and as 6,5 Creedmoor by the C.I.P. [ 4 ] is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Hornady in 2007. [ 6 ] It was developed by Hornady senior ballistics scientist Dave Emary in partnership with Dennis DeMille, the vice-president of product development at Creedmoor Sports, hence the name.