I think the 6.5 - 284 is one of the better wildcats based on the 284 Winchester cartridge. If I recall, its so popular that Hornady actually sells brass stamped and sized for 6.5-284. Check their site out. I've read that it is very impressive in competition shoots.

I am not that much involved in wildcatting, though your thoughts are very intrigueing. My concern though is this, why did the .284 Winchester fall out of favor in the first place. As a 7mm. round the .284 Winchester has the, current rage, 7mm.08 beat hands down any way you want to look at it. My guess is that people just have not gotten used to the rebated rim concept.  

I know this is an old discussion, but one

that I`ve had the pleasure of understanding

just how ahead of it`s time the 284 Win was!

My first encounter was in 1967, when an old

Rancher friend introduced me to a 6mm/284!

A wildcat in all respects which was a lot of

fun! Now like the 264 Mag, it got a lot of bad

press from the writters as to be over bore and

did not really give a great deal of advantage! I

can only say, if we had the powder then that

we have now, that would be a non story! But

in our mauser action and 26" Douglas Barrel

we were making very good groups in all bullet

weights! It was a very popular chambering, as

well as the 25/284! The problem was it was a

pain makeing case`s and fire forming them! It

can be a tough case to neck down! The best

was the 338/284, a hard hitter for any short

action rifle! It has a wider case than the 06, so

it had enough shoulder to neck it up to 35 and

375 with no problem! Today the real serious

1000 yard shooters nearly to a man are shooting

the 6.5/284, it is a work horse and one of the

best wild cats on the 284 case! So accurate is

this round with long 142 grain match bullets for

long range shooting is amazing! sub 4" groups!

has prompted Norma to offer factory brass! It

has finally after all these years proving what we

knew a long time ago, the 284 is a wonderful

case design! Not enough folks know or have

tried it! The standard 284 is a fine round for a

feller that just wants some thing different! It`ll

give the same performance as the 280 Rem, an

in a short case thats not to shabby!

                                               Moosly

I thought I`d show how the standard 284

Win matches up with the 7mm/08 and the

280 Rem and the 7MM Rem Mag!

 

             7mm/08    280      284      7mag

140 gr

fps         2807       3010     2957     3166

 

150 gr    

fps         2787       2930     2940     3130

 

160 gr   

fps         2675       2795     2885     3075

 

this shows that the 284 win was before it`s

time and why some cartridges gain popularity

and others fade away has always been one

thing that has left me scratching my head!

                                               Moosly

 

I once had the pleasure to meet Brian Pearce, and this subject about the .284 came up. Brian was of the opinion that the .284 did not get it's due because of the vehicles Winchester chose to release it in . Namely the Model 88 lever action rifle. however there were many bolt rifles made by custom gunsmiths in this chambering.

  I once worked with a fellow that had built for himself a .25-284 for antelope hunting. He had built this when he was 15,i met him when he was 23.

  Respectfully, Lance

  Yes i have built two 25-284  and i love the wildcat! I'm shooting a 75 gr v-max around 4100fps! Very accurate and very easy to load for

I have seen wildcats on the 284 from 22 caliber to 45 caliber. The ones that always interested me was the 375 and 411. With the new 338 Federal being so popular, it amazes me that the 338/284 wildcat hasn't gotten more responses.