6.5x284 hunters

[duckhunter175]

I been shooting the 140 hybrids and the 156’s. Moved away from the eldx’s after some performance issues. Never lost a critter to them, but found they like a little distance to work properly IMO. The 156’s have been shooting lights out in my 6.5x284 26” Lilja tube. 4831sc and RL26 have proven very good so far too. I’ve killed a 5 or so elk and a pile of deer and antelope with mine and love it

What velocity were you getting with the 156s?


I ran 140gr Amaxs with RL19, very easy to develop a load and found accuracy around 2950fps-- Now I run the ELDM in most of my rifles with great results on game from deer to red stag

 

[gumbl3]

140 VLDs and 140gr Nosler B.T. have both shot really well for me behind 4831SC...

The VLDs in the 284 were the most finicky bullet with respect to seating depth I have ever shot but once I got it figured out it was a one hole gun all day long

 

[jonboatjockey]

What velocity were you getting with the 156s?


I ran 140gr Amaxs with RL19, very easy to develop a load and found accuracy around 2950fps-- Now I run the ELDM in most of my rifles with great results on game from deer to red stag

I was getting around 2900 with RL26. Gun is out of commission for a little bit for a bolt problem unrelated to the loads. I got an m16 extractor installed and getting crazy pressure with my old mild loads

 

[gunsmith89]

Was able to finally get out and test a couple loads to build Off of 129 ablr’s were testy on powders but found a couple good loads. My wife’s gun hated retumbo luckily mine liked it. Exciting to finally get out and start working up loads for the new guns.