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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]
.284 Winchester.30 caliber – .39 caliber.30 Carbine.30 Newton.30 Nosler.30 R Blaser .30 Remington ... 7mm PRC; 7mm Remington Magnum; 7mm Remington Short Action ...
The 6.5mm Creedmoor was designed specifically for long-range target shooting, [7] although it has been used successfully in medium game hunting. [8] Bullet-for-bullet, the 6.5mm Creedmoor achieves a slower muzzle velocity than longer cartridges such as the 6.5-284 Norma or magnum cartridges such as the 6.5mm Remington Magnum.
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The 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) was initially designed by George Gardner of GA Precision and Hornady in 2013 and released at the 2018 SHOT Show. It is essentially a more powerful and flatter-shooting version of the 6.5mm Creedmoor and uses the same bullet, but not the same cartridge case. [13] [14]
6.5 PRC; 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 ...
Predator: varmint/target model with an 18 in (.308 Win only) or 22 in (560 mm) threaded alloy steel (stainless option available for 6.5 Creedmoor) Medium Palma barrel, with an overall length of 38 in (970 mm) or 42 in (1,100 mm), and comes with factory Weaver rail installed.
In 2008, the most popular and useful .284 Winchester-case based cartridge was not the original, but rather the 6.5-284 Norma. This former wildcat, made by necking down the original Winchester .284 casing to 6.5mm (.264), was developed for long range target shooting where participants usually handload their ammunition.