30-284 Winchester anyone shooting it

[Longrange57]

@Steveb , I don't know if there would be a practical difference in accuracy. With a properly designed chamber and throat, I bet there wouldn't be. I know I couldn't shoot the difference. I'm just a hunter and work on shooting my hunting rifles as accurately as I can.

@Longrange57 , I forgot about that thread and that I asked you a couple of questions about your loads! I'm glad to hear you're still shooting those well. I'd like to try a 200gr bullet or close to it, but my throat is 0.130, which is just right for the 185 juggs I've been shooting. I've been considering renting a unithroater to increase the throat, or having my reamer reground to a 0.200 fb.

I've been trying to look at the ballistics and what I might be able to achieve for velocity with various bullets to see if it would be better to go 200gr+ or stick to 175-180gr for hunting. My max distance is about 700-800 depending on conditions, so the wind factor doesn't seem to be as big if the shot is shorter and the bullet is moving faster like a 175.

What brass have you been using?

I neck up 284 Lapua brass. No hassle at all. Works great. The 185 Jugg is one of my favorite bullets. Both rifles shot them well during break in. If you are not shooting F-class out to 1,000 yards, and looking at 800 max, the 185 is probably as good as you can get.

 

[Phys86]

I neck up 284 Lapua brass. No hassle at all. Works great. The 185 Jugg is one of my favorite bullets. Both rifles shot them well during break in. If you are not shooting F-class out to 1,000 yards, and looking at 800 max, the 185 is probably as good as you can get.

Have you happen to have tried the 178 eldm or 178 eldx in yours?

With the bc of these, I think they may work well for my hunting purposes and the cost savings would be nice.

 

[Longrange57]

Have you happen to have tried the 178 eldm or 178 eldx in yours?

With the bc of these, I think they may work well for my hunting purposes and the cost savings would be nice.

Have not shot those in 30-284. I did shoot the 178 eldm in 308 a number of years ago. It did not shoot quite as good as 185 Jugg.

 

[Sniperhandle]

I have been shooting this cartridge since 2011. I get 2770 with a 210 boolit with reloder 17.

0.215 freebore. 308 on left.

I have shot from 208's to 240's out of it with a 30 inch Bartlein barrel.