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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". |
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". If the prices were similar, I'd buy the .284 - but I admit to having a certain prejudice in favor of 7mm cartridges...... |
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Get the .284!!!!!!! I have 4 M-100s, 2 in .308 and 2 in .284. The .284 Winchesteris an awesomeround for deer.
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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. |
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.
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
I'd take the .284 just to be different :D
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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?
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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.
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
I said I wouldnt buy anymore rifles for a while but if I had the chance I would buy a 284 in a heartbeat.
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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 $$$'s.
sweet gun. It's on my dream list, ... that and the Win M88 lever. |
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Like the others said, grab up the 284. They carry a heavy Premium ($$$$$) here. I have a M100 in 308 and it is a great gun, I'd snatch up a 284 if I had the chance in a heartbeat!
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
I agree wholeheartedly - get the .284. I'd love to find a 100 in that chambering. They usually bring a premium price as does the .358. The .308 show up regularly at my local gunshop and I put them back on the rack. But if a .284 or 358 show up when I'm there, its going home with me.
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Well I guess if I had any doubts at all they are long gone.
If anyone from "Wincherster" were to read this thread they may get the idea that a good deal of the rifle buying folks would stand in line to buy a M100 in .284. I'll post up a pic of me at the range with my new gun in a few weeks. Robin in Rocky |
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
Dang... I just checked out the ballistics tables at Winchester's site on the .284. Looks like a heckuva nice little cartridge. With the 150 grain bullet, it shoots flatter than either the .30-06 with a 150 or the 7mm-08 with a 140, and retains energy better than either of them. Makes me wonder whythe .284 isn't more popular.
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RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
ORIGINAL: ipscshooter Dang... I just checked out the ballistics tables at Winchester's site on the .284. Looks like a heckuva nice little cartridge. With the 150 grain bullet, it shoots flatter than either the .30-06 with a 150 or the 7mm-08 with a 140, and retains energy better than either of them. Makes me wonder whythe .284 isn't more popular. |
RE: Win. M100, .284 or .308??
ORIGINAL: Duffy If anyone from "Wincherster" were to read this thread they may get the idea that a good deal of the rifle buying folks would stand in line to buy a M100 in .284. Robin in Rocky |
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