Is the 6.5-284 dead?

[mcr-85]

Still looking for a factory Tikka in said caliber. Saw one a year ago and can’t find any at all.

I am not sure if Tikka ever made a factory chambered 6.5x284. I bought a Superlite 6.5 creedmoor and sent it directly to my smith to ream it to 6.5x284. I bought a 270/30-06 magazine and did the long action bolt stop mod and have been good to go since. It is a great gun. My niece killed her first buck with it and then my brother in law put two of them together for her and her brother.

 

[Shootinsurveyor]

I saw one in a ad from Cabelas or some other outdoor store a few years ago. Could have been a misprint of course.

 

[docdoc]

Some of the fast creed speeds come from pressures over 70 K. That is the only way you get those speeds from that case capacity.

 

[260madman]

Some of the fast creed speeds come from pressures over 70 K. That is the only way you get those speeds from that case capacity.

You are correct. I cringe at some of the velocities stated for the Creed, especially the short barrels.