Win. M100, .284 or .308??
05-24-2007, 09:10 AM
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Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rocky Mtn. Hse. Alberta
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Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Have a chance to pic up a Win. Model 100 semiauto. One is in .284 and one in .308. Not sure which I should get. (Please don't say "get both!" or I'll really be in trouble.
I do some handloading and so ammo avalibility is really not a big concern.
Robin in Rocky; where it is snowing and I'll have to shovel off my garden plot so I can finnish planting. Maybe some "snow peas".
I do some handloading and so ammo avalibility is really not a big concern.
Robin in Rocky; where it is snowing and I'll have to shovel off my garden plot so I can finnish planting. Maybe some "snow peas".
05-24-2007, 09:37 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
ORIGINAL: Duffy
Have a chance to pic up a Win. Model 100 semiauto. One is in .284 and one in .308. Not sure which I should get. (Please don't say "get both!" or I'll really be in trouble.
I do some handloading and so ammo avalibility is really not a big concern.
Robin in Rocky; where it is snowing and I'll have to shovel off my garden plot so I can finnish planting. Maybe some "snow peas".
Have a chance to pic up a Win. Model 100 semiauto. One is in .284 and one in .308. Not sure which I should get. (Please don't say "get both!" or I'll really be in trouble.
I do some handloading and so ammo avalibility is really not a big concern.
Robin in Rocky; where it is snowing and I'll have to shovel off my garden plot so I can finnish planting. Maybe some "snow peas".
If the prices were similar, I'd buy the .284 - but I admit to having a certain prejudice in favor of 7mm cartridges......
05-24-2007, 09:59 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 4,264
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
.308 is a great gun, you won't regret that, but if you reload, there's no reason you can't get the .284, it sounds cool, it's a tough choice, but I think the .284 would be cooler since you'll be the only one who has one.
But, the .308 is still a great gun, and has more bullet mass, but I will admit I am .30 caliber inclined, since the .308 is the cartridge I shoot and hunt with.
But, the .308 is still a great gun, and has more bullet mass, but I will admit I am .30 caliber inclined, since the .308 is the cartridge I shoot and hunt with.
05-24-2007, 01:42 PM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
I would choose the 284. This gun is much more scarce than a 100 in 308. If the gun is pre-64 all the much better. The difference in pre-64 and a later model will the the checkering on the pistol grip and forearm. On the pre-64 it will be checkering and the later model will have a basketweave style. You will know what I'm talking about when you see them.
05-24-2007, 04:02 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bossier City LA United States
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
The 284 is not just "cooler" than the 308, but you get 280 Rem performance out of a short action cartridge. In other words it actually edges out the 308 performance wise. What's not to like?
05-24-2007, 05:42 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: central Ky
Posts: 2,867
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
I would grab the .284 as fast as I could! I love the cartridge and have 2 rifles chambered for it right now. If you don't choose the .284,please let me know so that I may have a chance to buy it.
05-24-2007, 06:31 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Get the .284 Win .... way ahead of it's time, and although there are rounds today that do what the .284 Win can do, it's a dandy of a round, and the M100 in .284 Win is worth premium $$$'s.
sweet gun. It's on my dream list, ... that and the Win M88 lever.
sweet gun. It's on my dream list, ... that and the Win M88 lever.