Thread: Projectile choice 284

Hi all
I am using Hornady 154 interlocks as that is mostly what I had lying around when I starting with my 284 2 years ago. They are good reliable bullet with very average BC but shoot very well in my 20" Brno using VV550. I have a box of the 154 Round nose which I am going to load up for bush ops, and have the magazine filled with the pointy ones for longer range, I find this system works well for me in the Ruahines and Kawekas and allows me to use up projectiles that aren't performing well at longer ranges. The RN is deadly in the scrub and quite accurate out to 150m. The Hornady 154 interlocks have taken reds and sika with authority up to ranges of 360m to date, and with the chrony telling me they are doing 2980 MV I think they would be fine out to 500 odd. I was using Sierra 150 MKs in my 7-08 however with the extra 250 fps they be a little explosive at close range, certainly good for longer range work, but I am enjoying the challenge of using the different projectiles in my possession and trying to get them to work with some of the powders I have on the shelf, it's added a new dimension to reloading for me.
Cheers
Ruger