Posted by W.D. on February 11, 1999 at 04:52:53:
In Reply to: Does a 6-284 Even Make Sence, Much Less a 6.5-284? posted by Ian on February 10, 1999 at 21:28:19:
To me it distills down to recoil...I ran some numbers through my ballistic program awile back and saw that a 7mm mag has the same or a bit more wind drift than a 264 win mag with 10% more recoil in the bargian.....maybe for slaying huge beasts you need the heavier bullet the 7mm mag carries but not for punching paper....in fact a 7mm mag is a 264 win mag NECKED UP...hehe....and 6mm bullets are about 25% cheaper than 7's the last time I looked....I have a 6-284 and a 264 win mag so maybe my opinion is a bit slanted
Bill