6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

This is for all of you guys that shoot a bunch and reload.

I am looking for a very acurrate long range rifle to deer hunt with. I currently hunt with a Browning BAR Mark II in 7mm Rem. Mag.

If I wanted to buy a rifle and set it up strictly for long range deer hunting, knowing that you will probably be reloading, which caliber would be the most accurate, best balistics and knockdown power.

6.284 or the 7mm Ultra Mag.

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

I'm unfamiliar with the 6.284. Is that a typo?

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

Are you talking about the 6mm/.284 wildcat here? If so, there's NO COMPARISON at all with the 7mm Ultra Magnum! The 6mm/.284 is a high velocity round for sure, but it shoots much lighter, smaller bullets than the 7mm!! The 7mm Ultra would make a much better killer of deer-size (and larger) game at long ranges. The 6mm/.284 will cerainaly kill deer, but at long ranges ()400+ yards), after the small, light bullet slows down, it has lost a lot of the energy needed to kill things larger than varmints (coyotes, etc.). If you are talking about the regular .284 Winchester, it is a good deer load, but at extremely long ranges, the 7mm Ultra would have a definite edge in both power and flatness of trajectory over the .284 also!!

Keep yore powder dry!!

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

I was talking about the wildcat 6.284. You got it right. One of my friends has been trying to get me to buy a 6.284 and reload. He shoots an 85 grain bullet and I want to say that he is shooting very high velocities. I value his opinion since he is an accomplished deer hunter and friend but I wanted to see if anyone else knew anything about this round.

For the guy who didn't know about the 6.284, this rifle is a specially made round....6mm bullet on a 7mm casing...

Thanks for the input.

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

The 6x284 is a very high velocity round but I would choose the 7mm ultra mag for hunting big game.It can handle much larger bullets than the 6x284 and is much more suitable for big game while the 6x284 was designed primarily for long range varmint shooting.

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

A good friend of mine shoots a 6.5mm/.284 and the thing is absolutely off the hook for killing deer and antelope to unbelievable ranges. He has taken big mule deer at an honest 450yds with it. Kicks a lot less than any magnum, too.

I shot a pronghorn with it at just under 300yds (120gr Ballistic Tip) and the bullet entered the animal exactly where I held the crosshairs. I know because it kicked so light that I watched the whole thing unfold through the scope. Even saw the antelope hit the ground like somebody dropped a ton of bricks on it.<img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle>

Plese remember, though, that the 6.5mm is a much more lethal bullet size than 6mm.

Good Dogwork and Good Hunting

Edited by - seattlesetters on 10/10/2002 19:33:43

Edited by - seattlesetters on 10/10/2002 19:37:04

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

I have had a 6mm/.284 since 1964. It is a very accurate and fast round, but the heaviest READILY AVAILABLE hunting bullet for it is the 105 grain Speer, which mine (26&quot; tube) will fire at 3300 FPS. The 6mm/.284 is ballistically identical to the .240 Weatherby Magnum,having the SAME case capacity, and I know no-one who says the .240 Weatherby is equal to the 7mm Ultra Mag., or any other 7mm Magnum!! The 6mm/.284 will certainly kill deer, and even elk, but it is best when used with premium bullets, just like all the 6mm/.243 cartridges. Most of them can be considered deer rounds under ideal conditions, but they are better as varmint cartridges than deer cartridges, and are not too useful for game larger than deer (elk, etc.) IMO, either the .25/.284 or the 6.5mm/.284 would be better for the larger game due to their heavier bullets.

Keep yore powder dry!!

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

I want to say that my friend is shooting an 80 grain bullet...I saw him kill a deer but it didn't leave a blood trail. I myself like the blood trail in case the deer runs off.

RE: 6.284 vs. 7mm Ultra Mag
 

You might want to try the 6.5mm/.284 wildcat, instead. See my above post.

Good Dogwork and Good Hunting