284 Win 22” barrel or 7mm-08 22”?

[rmarshall]

Question for y’all, I like the not so popular rifle calibers, I have a few 7-08s but have always been intrigued by the 284 win.
Can you get the full performance of a 284 in a 22” barrel? Anyone have experience with the 284? I have access to a couple hundred 284 brass. Or do I just stick with the 7-08?

 

[DrMike]

The 284 is one of my favourite cartridges. It is the ballistic twin of the 280 Rem. My 284 wears a 22 inch tube, and it works just fine.

 

[gerry]

My 284 Winchester Tikka Build

I'll start off with why I went with the 284. Last year I put together a 7 SAUM with a tikka prefit for my brother in-law. It is a carbon six barrel and it has been very accurate from the beginning. The problem is that SAUM brass is hard to get unless you are willing to pay the price gougers. I...

rokslide.com

I never really paid much attention to the 284 Win but this thread made me take notice. Pretty impressive round.

 

[xphunter]

Question for y’all, I like the not so popular rifle calibers, I have a few 7-08s but have always been intrigued by the 284 win.
Can you get the full performance of a 284 in a 22” barrel? Anyone have experience with the 284? I have access to a couple hundred 284 brass. Or do I just stick with the 7-08?

What is your definition of "Full-Performance ?"
I have shot 14", 15", 18", and 30" barrels chambered in the 284 Winchester.
Killing goals and max distance?
Bullet weight you have in mind?
Short, long or single-shot action?

 

[rmarshall]

What is your definition of "Full-Performance ?"
I have shot 14", 15", 18", and 30" barrels chambered in the 284 Winchester.
Killing goals and max distance?
Bullet weight you have in mind?
Short, long or single-shot action?

I guess what I mean would I be handicapping the 284 with a 22' barrel, or would it just be more or less a 7-08 with that barrel length. the highest bullet weight would be 162 but most likely I would stick with 140-154 weights. I have a tikka 7-08 I thought I could rechamber or spin a new barrel on a M700 LA. I have a 280 AI that loves the 160 AB and is pushing them at 3065 so it wouldn’t likely replace that gun.

 

[xphunter]

It comes down to what performance level you want.
A 22" 284 in the right hands is capable of elk beyond 800 yards.
It won't outrun a 280AI, but it is close to the 280 Rem

 

[JD338]

A 22" barreled 284 Win would make a dandy woods rifle.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

The 284 is one of my favourite cartridges. It is the ballistic twin of the 280 Rem. My 284 wears a 22 inch tube, and it works just fine.

my 280’s are both 22”. I wouldn’t want them longer.

 

[Blkram]

Just wanting a 284 is a good enough reason to get one! Why? Because you can!
I don't believe that you would find yourself handicapped by having it in a 22" barrel.
If you went with a 140 gr in your 7mm-08, a 150 gr in your 284 and a 162 gr in your 280AI, you would have the spectrum of performance covered in the 7mm caliber. Also gives you a nice range of performance choice for various species for various environments to hunt game in.
(I have done a similar thing; a 20" barreled 7mm-08 on a lever action for 140 gr ammunition for brush hunts for deer, a 24" barreled (factory barrel) 280 Rem in a bolt action for 150 gr ammo for more open terrain for deer, caribou, moose and elk, and a 24" barreled bolt action in 7MM STW for 160 gr ammo (rifle built by someone else; but produces 3222 fps w/ 160 gr SGK and AB's so really didn't need a 26" barrel to obtain velocity) for open fields, prairie and mountain alpine hunting antelope, mountain game and elk.)

 

[ShadeTree]

I doubt the 284 Winchester is gonna come back as a mainstream cartridge but that doesn't mean it's not very good. Like the 257 Roberts it goes from a very useable and nice cartridge to a different animal when it's allowed to breathe and not stuffed into a short action like many of them were. A short fat powder column that lends itself to consistency and will run right with a 280 AI when it's allowed to be loaded out long and cranked up. What's not to like about something like that?