Home › Multilingual Archive Index › 6.5-284

6.5-284

The 6.5-284 is a wildcat cartridge based on the .284 Winchester cartridge necked down to 6.5mm.

History

The .284 Winchester was created around 1963, but never really caught on, except as a parent case for the wildcat 6.5mm-284. The 6.5 caliber allowed for the use of long, aerodynamic bullets. In 1999, Norma submitted it to CIP. It has since been standardized as the 6.5mm-284 Norma.

Use

It has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using a improved version of the 6.5/284, Rich DeSimone set the 1,000 yard world record at 1.564". In contrast, most hunting rifles do the same at 100 yards. A 140gr class bullet can be driven safely to 3,000fps. Also, there are many popular hunting bullets for this caliber, making it a good hunting round as well. The primary drawback of this round is the short barrel life of about 1,500 rounds.

See Also

• List of rifle cartridges
• .260 Remington
• 6.5x47 Lapua
• 6.5 WSSM

External links

• Wildcatting the .284 Winchester Long-range shooters and wildcatters have kept the .284 alive. By M.L. McPherson
• Why the 6.5x284 for Long Range Shooting? by Robert Whitley, Precision Shooting Magazine, April 2007, Vol 54
• 6.5-284 Norma by Wayne van Zwoll, Peterson's Hunting
• The 6.5mm-284 Norma and 6.5mm Remington Magnum by Chuck Hawks