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- The .284 Winchester is unique; the only
- cartridge in current production of rebated rim
- design. This means that it's body is wider than
- it's standard .47-inch rim, yielding a case
- (.500) that almost equals the magnums in
- diameter.
-
- The .284 then, is probably the most powerful
- medium-bore short-action cartridge, where size
- and weight can be important considerations. This
- may be why the Ultra-Lite Model 20 is ordered
- more often in .284 than any other chambering.
-
- The .284 also has been the wildcatter's
- dream! It's 7mm neck has been sized up and down
- the spectrum, with particular favorites at
- 6mm/284 and .30/284. Hodgen Manual No. 26
- considers their.30-06 reloading data applicable
- also to the .30/284, and even lists them together
- in the page title.
-
- The .284 was introduced in 1963 for the Model
- 88 Lever-Action and Model 100 Semi-automatic
- rifles and carbines, about the same time as the
- 7mm Rem. Mag. and .300 Win Mag. In 1994
- Winchester introduced a Model 70 bolt-action in
- .284. Browning also offers the A-Bolt in this
- fine caliber.
-
- The .284 Winchester has excellent ballistics,
- particularly with lighter bullets.
-