I guess this is more for xphunter than any one. I see that Savage has come out with an F class rifle in 6.5x284 Norma. There is an article in Gun World about the cartridge. They state that the Norma differs a little from the wildcat in neck length. I was wondering witch one you had? At least i believe you have an xp-100 chambered for this.I was reading some other things on the web. Some guy has a 1000 yard record with the 6.5x284. He shot a 1.5 inch 5 shot group at 1000 yards. How sensitive is this cartridge? My 223,308 and 30-06 were fairly easy to find a "good" load for. What are all your thoughts on the round?
My 6.5-284's (have three all together) in specialty handguns (2-XP's and one in a MOA Maximum). Mine are based off the 6.5-284 Lapua brass, which I believe is the same as the Norma cartridge.
Norma, Hornady and Lapua all make brass for the 6.5-284.
This cartridge has been easy to load for and is highly accurate.
Lapua Brass, Fed 210M primers, H-4350 and 140 VLD's
Just this past Monday, I had a friend visit me from outside the US who had never shot a specialty handgun before and had never shot a rifle beyond 400 yards. He is a good shooter and is invovled in the 100/200 yard BR game. He killed a prairie dog @ 669 yards and 1008 yards with my rear grip 6.5-284 XP-100 (140 A-Max bullet).
