Another Excellent 6.5 X 284 Article

[Rust]

Just finished up reading the 6.5 X 284 article and interview about the Hoovers. I've got to say I wish that a lot of this information had been readily available BEFORE I started the steep learning curve of 6.5 X 284. As it turns out much of what I have discovered on my own is being confirmed by the more successful shooters.

Of particular note is the emphasis on quality of brass. And brass has been the one sticking point for me as detailed in some of my previous posts. I had decided that I would need a custom tight neck reamer to suit the next large batch of brass and barrel and lo and behold, that's exactly what the Hoovers do.

I also found out about Bill Shehanes having ordered 100,000 pieces of brass,Norma, he must have gotten lucky and gotten a good batch or demanded a good batch) and designing his reamer to match with a tight neck. Hmmmm.

There does seem to be a couple of defined trends here, CCI or RWS or Russian primers that work well with H4350, tight neck chambers that have the reamer ground to match the brass, a 2950 to 3000 fps velocity seem to be the most common trends.

Say Yo, maybe you could get Bill Shehane to share a little bit of his considerable knowledge in a future article too.

Let me say again that this is the most good information in one spot that I've ever come across in over 30 years.

 

[Cochran]

Anybody have a picture of stock with a 'stepped down' forend thats described in the article ?

Jeff

 

[Forum Boss]

Gray Stock, Middle of the page, Says Master 1000 on the front, being held by Dianne Hoover.

Also at end of article is a Blue version:

More Pix: http://www.masterclassstocks.com

 

[tenring]

I agree with Rust; a great article on the Hoover family 6.5x284's. I learned a lot, now to put it to practice. H4350 doesn't work well in every rifle, however. I still prefer 48.3/ H4831SC and about .015 jamb on my 142 gr. SMK"s and Lapua brass, fully prepped.

 

[JoeDuke]

I am in the process of building a 6.5-284 so this is great information. My reamer is ordered to be a tight chamber for the Lapua brass and a .292 neck. My brass cleans up great at .290.
I also would like to see an article by Mr. Shehane. Keep up the good articles.
Joe

Editor: We've wanted to do a feature with Bill for quite some time. He is a very busy guy, however. You will see quite a few comments from Bill in our 6.5-284 Cartridge Guide: http://www.6mmBR.com/sixfive284.html

That page was released last week in case you missed it...

 

[Aussie_bob]

I agree terrific article full of good information.
But wouldn`t you just love to have a 100yrd range in your back yard? Wouldn`t have to cart all my gear out to the range with a selection of different components etc all there right on site just walk out the back door sit down at the bench and practice that would have to be a big advantage.
I am only doing short range bench-rest at the moment but looking at working up into the long range F-Class and have found consistency of technique is paramount.The only way i have found to do that is practice practice practice.