Thread: .284

thinking of reaming a 7mm08 to a .284 yip stole the idea,any other 7mm calibers i should look at be nice lol

I was thinking of doing it myself when I had my 7mm08 but with the rifle being a short action (unless you have a tikka T3) it would be a waste of time as the longer bullets with seating them deeply into the case just to fit the mag you lose powder capacity and penalise the potential of the caliber

Loose power capacity but loss is not that great from short action to long action with it been around 60 80feet mark on shorter barrels as well. Done a few now they go well saum another to look at to

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I'm told the short action Savage 7mm08 is long enough in the mag etc to work well as a 284.

shit sorry will be a t3 probly a 18" barrel cheers

.284 like Duleys Superpig idea? Abe just finished one for a mate of mine exactly what you are thinking of and he is stoked with it

7 SAUM

Don't really see the point with such a short barrel. Not much time or space to burn all that powder without going to fast powders and high pressures.
There will obviously be some benefit but it is an expensive way to get a 280.

Originally Posted by Spanners

7 SAUM

Is it quite alright to open up the bolt face on 708 T3 and rebore to fit saum? . Was going to go that route at one stage but ended up fitting a model 7 7mm saum barrel that I had to a 270 wsm Ruger action.

I'll follow this thread with interest.

Just had Abe do my 708 to 284. Waiting on dies at the moment and then I'll be loading up some bombs to try out. 18 inch tube with Dan Can.

swt did u ream it or rebarrel and will u be resizing from 6.5 cheers

Originally Posted by jasec

Just had Abe do my 708 to 284. Waiting on dies at the moment and then I'll be loading up some bombs to try out. 18 inch tube with Dan Can.

Any idea of speeds yet?

Still waiting for the dies to arrive so I can start to load. Hopefully by the weekend.

Abe reamed the 708 out to 284. Going to resize the Laupa 6.5 x 284 brass. Will let you know how we go. It's going to be a challenge with the limited availability of primers/powders and projectiles at the moment.

cool thanks man