Orange Dust
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Sad to say, but I would guess for the average person it would be any modern cartridge developed for a bolt action rifle with less than 17ftlbs of recoil. That ought to catch them all.
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What constitutes “inherently accurate “?
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I'm have my ideas on the matter, but mainly just wanting to hear from fellows who are proponents of cartridges that fall into an inherrenitly accurate catagory. I have cartridges that are not considered by many to be in that category and cartridges that are considered to be in that category.
Post #164 describes how I select a catridge now. If the cartridge meets that criteria, it doesn't matter to me whether it is in the inherrenitly accurate catagory or not.
Orange Dust
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Most anything can be made to shoot pretty well with careful load development unless there is something wrong with the rifle. Everything has changed so much in the last 20 years. Stuff is so good now. Many people are shooting groups with big overbore magnums that would have won a lot of benchrest matches 20 years ago. We have a great selection of off the shelf hunting bullets now that shoot better than the best custom target bullets from then, huge selection of stable powders, more consistent primers, and shelf rifles that shoot as well as custom from that time period. Factory loads, esp for small cases are really good. Credit where it is due, Hornady has been a leader here.
Orange Dust
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It's a great cartridge. Losing favor because it really needs a long action with high BC bullets. Ballistic twin to 6.5 PRC, which fits better in a short action. Benchrest guys will tell you the short action is stiffer, and "Inherently" more accurate. You can build a very accurate rifle with either and win matches. Ford/Chevy.
Thank you Orange dust for your reply. I value your feedback. I was curious if those who consider the 6.5 cm, 6.5 prc,& 308 to be inherrenitly accurate would also consider the 6.5-284 also to be inherrently accurate. I have assisted a friend who was new to reloading with load development for 6.5-284 and have done some limited reasearch.
HARPERC
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For what set of parameters? Rifle weight, time limits, number of shots fired, range etc.
Isolating the cartridge, absent the parameters is difficult. 6.5-.284 is excellent for some games, not as much in others.
Orange Dust
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It is also a fine hunting cartridge.
Orange Dust
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Yes, rell us what you are trying to do with it and describe the rifle, please
MudRunner2005
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Same here, because accuracy has more to do with everything else, other than cartridge design.
Thank you fellows for the reply, I think the 6.5-284 is a great catridge. I have good opinion of the cartridge myself. The nature of my questions is directed to the fellows who are stong proponents of inherrenitly accurate cartridges and if these same fellows believe the 6.5-284 is inherrenitly accurate but I'm not hearing so much from them. Maybe they will deliver here in a bit.
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