What to do with my impulse buy….

[Panhandlin Pat]

Yall did it, it's staying 6.5x284 for now. I actually do have some 6.5x284 lapua brass but it's necked down to 6x284 for another rifle. I'll prolly order something else to use in this one.

Might even find a 6.5 rpm reamer just in case.

 

[cdherman]

Before you do anything, examine why the 6.5x284 got its bad rep and what you might want to do with your gun. It was the hot ticket for a while in LR and F class etc. Rapid fire was eating barrels . But for a LR hunting rig, it has basically the same internal capacity as the 6.5 PRC. And hunting rigs don't eat barrels. And in the long action, you can load lots of stuff to whatever you want. Assuming the throat is decently long.

I would do NOTHING until I secured some 6.5x284 brass and tried it. A lot of Savage barrels are shooters. Better put 100 rounds down the barrel to break it in. It won't shoot right away, probably.

I have 200 rds Lapua brass 6.5x284 for my Savage 6.5x284 Proof carbon fiber gun. Sorry, you cannot have them. I did not know that Lapua stopped making that brass......

 

[Bang4theBuck]

I think you got a heck of a deal on an awesome cartridge in a great rifle. This cartridge is very effective. I was disappointed to hear you were considering rechambering right out of the gate.
For what it's worth, not only is brass still available for it, but my first two choices (American made) are both available.
Get some quality American made brass and go shoot that thing. I bet it would be awesome!

 

[Husky user]

I am not familiar with the fps you can get out of a 6.5 -284 ,but the RPM is a burner and you can buy once fired brass from Weatherby for $1 a piece.Sometimes you have to wait awhile till they have some, but just get on the list!

 

[Bang4theBuck]

Put a 118 Hammer HHT in it and get ready for 3200 fps. Rechambering that awesome cartridge is the last thing I would do unless you prove that the factory did a poor job with chambering...but that's just me.

Might also want to look into cartridge overall length compared to mag length in the 6.5 RPM..you might be knocking onnthe door of a limitation there.

 

[Rotten]

Bro. What the hell did you put your wife through? If it was me the last time I got into it I came home from work and she made it look like the house was robbed. Still missing some firearms especially my brothers 22 win mag he bought when he was 15 and passed at 20 from cancer.
Hope the heck you bought her something smells good or pretty other wise you might be in the same boat. I miss the rifle more than her by the way.

 

[BrentM]

I have or had 7 6.5-284 barrels on various configurations of rifles and it's a great cartridge. It works very well in a longer barrel. If you plan to run a shorter barrel set up I would go to a SA magnum vs the long action and just run the 110. The RPM is also a solid choice, just have no experience with a short barrel in that cartridge if that is the way you want go. I run the 6.5 PRC in short barrels and the performance has been very good. Currently running a 6.5 PRC Sherman Improved. Works fine for what I do. In the end the 6.5-284 is an excellent standard bolt face long action cartridge in stock form. I ran 24-28 barrels and hammered a lot of predators with them.

 

[Panhandlin Pat]

Bro. What the hell did you put your wife through? If it was me the last time I got into it I came home from work and she made it look like the house was robbed. Still missing some firearms especially my brothers 22 win mag he bought when he was 15 and passed at 20 from cancer.
Hope the heck you bought her something smells good or pretty other wise you might be in the same boat. I miss the rifle more than her by the way.

She works from home and we got 3.5" of rain so we were stuck in the house with her. She needed some alone time so she could get some work done. She works in the hunting industry so bringing new guns home only makes her mad if it's something I coulda bought through her.

 

[Huntnpack]

Shoot the gun as is. 6.5x284 is Awesome!!!

 

[Horsemen61]

6.5x284 Norma is becoming one of my favorite cartridges I'd say keep it as is….

 

[Greyfox]

Don't buy into all the bad rap on the 6.5x284….It's no different in barrel life then the 6.5PRC….or any other overbore cartridge that's running near 3000FPS. Use a slow burning single base powder like Retumbo or H4831sc. I won a savage LRH in 6.5x284 at an egg shoot several years ago. I really didn't know what to expect but when tested, it reliably produced <.5MOA out to 1000 yards, with cold bore accuracy, and solid reliability. I never ran it hot, and kept any carbon or copper build-up to a minimum. The barrel is not as finely finished as my customs….but works. It's throated perfectly(Norma specs) to handle the longer Berger's HVLD's. The only modification I made was to sand down the stock/forearm pressure point, and eliminate any of the stock channel contact points with the barrel. Just left the muzzle break in the on position. This rifle was a very pleasant surprise!

 

[Panhandlin Pat]

Don't buy into all the bad rap on the 6.5x284….It's no different in barrel life then the 6.5PRC….or any other overbore cartridge that's running near 3000FPS. Use a slow burning single base powder like Retumbo or H4831sc. I won a savage LRH in 6.5x284 at an egg shoot several years ago. I really didn't know what to expect but when tested, it reliably produced <.5MOA out to 1000 yards, with cold bore accuracy, and solid reliability. I never ran it hot, and kept any carbon or copper build-up to a minimum. The barrel is not as finely finished as my customs….but works. It's throated perfectly(Norma specs) to handle the longer Berger's HVLD's. The only modification I made was to sand down the stock/forearm pressure point, and eliminate any of the stock channel contact points with the barrel. Just left the muzzle break in the on position. This rifle was a very pleasant surprise!

I read some of your previous post on your rifle after I decided to keep it a 6.5-284, and really appreciate your input. This has a new iteration of the accustock and is the first savage I've seen with perfect Clearance on both sides of the barrel. It's also the stiffest savage stock I've ever seen. Took the adjustable muzzle break off contraption off yesterday, chances are I'll cut the 9/16 threads off and thread to 5/8. Had to heat that thing hot and put it in a pipe vice to get it off!

 

[Greyfox]

I read some of your previous post on your rifle after I decided to keep it a 6.5-284, and really appreciate your input. This has a new iteration of the accustock and is the first savage I've seen with perfect Clearance on both sides of the barrel. It's also the stiffest savage stock I've ever seen. Took the adjustable muzzle break off contraption off yesterday, chances are I'll cut the 9/16 threads off and thread to 5/8. Had to heat that thing hot and put it in a pipe vice to get it off!

Good idea to remove the Savage muzzle break…It soon becomes very difficult to turn on/off. I just left mine in the in position.