I clean my barrels at the end of each day when I get home. The case length of the .284 measures 2.170" (55.1mm). On Saturday my .284 was absolutely hammering, but Sunday I started noticing a hard bolt lift. Ian used a Vortex 15-60X52mm Golden Eagle scope (as did runner-up Ted Plunkett). At IBS matches I studied other shooters equipment and techniques. The photo above shows multiple wood-stocked Palma rifles belonging to Forum member SParker. In the versatility section I will elaborate more on this subject. On top is a Nightforce 12-42x52mm Benchrest scope with CH-3 reticle. Sent the pad to Gary Eliseo and he sent it back with the butt plate machined to fit. Im getting 2930-2950 fps with spreads in the 3-5 fps range. How did you get so good so fast? He formed the brass and had it in the mail the next day[.] The rear bag also has the new 3M material on contact surfaces (photo at right). Ballard Wins Back-to-Back F-Open Championships Q: Henry, you have been a Forum member for many years. I choose this because I really did not know otherwise and was steered to the Shehane by a friend. On a bench you do notice the recoil. My old straight .284 load at 2890 fps had ES spread in single digits for 10 shots. Team member Jay Christopherson praised his team-mates and also gave credit to his rivals: Team Grizzly was outstanding for the LR Open Gold. Darrell also just got a custom hydro die for the .284 Shehane, a wildcat based on the .284 Winchester. Annealing plus ultrasonic cleaning starts at $35 per 100 cases ($45 for magnum cases). as is and can be made as light as 3lbs. I was working in the shop, wife walked through and said You are building that for me arent you? Well Yes, dear I said of course so I Lost my rifle., Forum member 1shot is proud of this new F-Classer: Just got my first F-Open rifle finished chambered in .284 Shehane. guidelines the .284 Winchester case can handle up to 440 MPa (63,816 psi) piezo pressure. I then push one wet patch of Eliminator through the bore and leave it. Load Data. The .284 Light Gun needed a muzzle brake and tuner. And if youve got a bucket of brass to neck-turn, thats fine with Darrell he recently neck-turned 1500 pieces of brass for one customer! I will occasionally mess with the tuner and tighten things up if possible. Ian loaded Berger 200.20X Hybrid bullets in Lapua brass with Vihtavuori N140 powder and CCI BR4s. He loaded Sierra 100gr Pro-Hunter bullets, and took this nice Roe Buck at 240 yards through a gap in the foliage. Straight .284 or Shehane you cannot go wrong. The same has proven true of my .284 Winchestervertical improves once 50 rounds are through the bore. Hydro-forming by Darrell costs $0.60 (sixty cents) per case with a minimum order of $60. Hornady 284 Winchester Match bullets Hornady offers 4 bullets in .284 ranging from 162grain to 190grain similar to the other offerings in terms of bullet weight. Many records have been shot with both button-rifled, and cut-rifled barrels. On top is a Nightforce 42x44mm Competition scope in BAT rings. If I feel there is a constant condition, I will click for the wind. Do you shoot a popular wildcat (such as the 6 BRA), but hate the hassle of fire-forming all your own cartridge brass? I use about four patches of Carb-Out, let it sit a few minutes, then use one stroke of a nylon brush followed by Patch-Out until the barrel is clean. I started calling anyone I could thing of to see if they had any idea what could be causing this problem. These steps are repeated until the bore is spotless. .284 Shehane Load Development Duane decided to use a BAT M action for this rifle, and I think that he could not have made a better choice. For accurate dispensing, put very little powder into the Omega so you can drop one kernel at a time. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
Q: Some people say the .284 Shehane is not as accurate as the straight .284 Winchester. A 22 Dasher can rival the ballistics of a 6mmBR out to 500+ yards, but with reduced recoil. Here is a striking camo-finished Elesio (Competition Machine) Tubegun chambered for 7mm SAUM. The 2018 F-Class Nationals recently concluded at Raton, NM. For some cartridge types, I can pre-form cases to assist in fire-forming a wildcat cartridge. Team Grizzly: Shiraz Balolia, Emil Kovan, David Mann, John Myers, Trudie Fay (Coach). In fact, this impressive sub-quarter MOA group was shot while fire-forming with a very well-worn barrel! All Kriegers. We all know that conditions are not always moderate thats why something a little bit bigger will save you a Nine or two. Long-Range Only F-Open Cartridge You use less powder than the 7 mags, and have great accuracy and ballistics even while fire-forming. Lets just say it didnt go as planned. The 168 bergers work great also with vvn165 between 57 and 58g. Do you think some guys clean too often or too aggressively? Improved by definition means made better, I took a great cartridge, and modified it to increase capacity, reduce pressure, and increase brass life. I chose this action based on BAT Machines impeccable reputation. Others will tell you that the rifle must be on to win. On top is a Trijicon Accupower riflescope. On this build, I am trying a BixN Andy trigger for the first time. Darrell tells us: Many of my customers take this brass and load it as is and go straight to a match and shoot some very nice groups., With Darrells hydro-forming service you dont have to buy any special dies or other equipment. ALL Bulletin content is copyrighted, 2023 AccurateShooter.com. The K&M arbor with seating force gauge shows the need to do this. Go. After he cleans his barrel, Joel knows it takes two or three shots to foul in the bore before accuracy returns. This would also severely limit barrel life in a F-Class rifle. Using bullets from Sierra HP, Hornady V-Max, Nosler BT, Sierra HPBT, Swift SP, Hornady SP, Nosler AB, Speer GS-SP, Hornady RN. If you need formed brass for a new build (gun not yet fired), let me know and I will size the brass to fit within .001 of a PT&G GO gauge.. For shooters who are not sold on the .284 Winchester, I give you a real-world ballistics shoot-off. A great barrel and great batch of Berger 180gr VLDs all made a difference. Norm revealed his load in an Erik Cortina YouTube Video. I had used the ball expander in the die to neck the cases up from 6.5 to 7mm. The last segment of prep time is spent trying to dope the wind. One of the biggest challenges in campaigning a wildcat cartridge has been obtaining great dies. You may not reproduce original text or photos without advanced permission in writing. 2016 F-Class Open Canadian Championship, Silver Medal (tied for first on score), 2015 F-Class Open National Championship, Silver Medal, F-Class Open National Championship Teams, 2015, 2014, 2013, Shooting Team Member, Over 15 wins in Regional and State Championships in Palma, F-TR, F-Open, 2017 U.S. National Development Team Member, Share the post "Sunday GunDay: The Modern F-Open Rifle". As we commenced load development, Jerry Tierneys .284 Win load data posted on this 6mmBR.com gave us a good starting point. I use a bore guide when anything goes down the barrel. This includes Tikka T3X and many Tikka and Sako rifles. Smooth entry gives the bullets a smooth release. But the majority of Aggregates are probably still being won with 30-caliber bullets shot from some kind of magnum case. HoustonWe Have a Problem Thanks for reading and good luck Emil Kovan, Share the post "Best F-Class Cartridge Choices For Mid-Range and Long-Range". Most importantly, the stock features an extra-long, super-stiff, low profile fore-end. I work up from that reduced charge weight in increments of 0.3 grains. The purple .284 balances very well and tracks great. I asked him to modify my stock and fit it with the new forearm rails, shown in the photo below. The extra boiler room is enough to drive the 180s at 2900-2950 fps with H4831sc, with long barrels. My action of choice was a beefy 1.55-diameter, round BAT MB, Left Bolt, Right Port. I quit cleaning every relay after reading Mr. Tierneys article, but I would still clean on Saturday night after I got home. He covers sighter strategies and techniques for record fire, and he also explains, in detail, how he dopes the wind and judges hold-offs based on mirage. Recently had Darrell Jones of DJs Brass Service hydro-form 6 BRX brass for me. We mourn his passing.]. Note how the vertical centerline of the stock is very close to the barrel. Jason asked Bryan to fit the stock with forearm rails, shown in the photo below. Mike Plunkett finished second, while also setting a new F-TR record, 200-16X, also matched by Ray Gross. I shot my best-ever 1K Heavy Gun group (3.348) at days end after 60 to 80 rounds. On other guns, a 32 tube could cause the rifle to be front-heavy and out-of-balance. If you get the same push on the same bullet with the same neck tension, good things are going to happen. Straight .284 or Shehane you cannot go wrong. About the Patriotic Paint Job The extra boiler room is enough to drive the 180s at 2900-2950 fps with H4831sc, with long barrels. Bryan never seems to be happy with the status quo. I read the article on 6mmBR.com about Jerry Tierneys .284 Winchester and the cogs began to turn. A lot of barrels will top out at about 2850 fps. It offers great ballistics with very low recoil and big accuracy window. The action is topped with a stainless BAT tapered (+20 MOA) Picatinny scope rail. This has proven to be a valuable tool in my load development. The .284 Shehane has won in Benchrest as well as F-Class competition. All these components have been a successful combination that has worked flawlessly[.]. Jason Cohens We the People patriotic .284 Shehane F-Class rifle. That enhancement makes a BIG difference. In C.I.P. I was able to easily get 3200 fps with 105 hybrids and H4350. At the end he holds the Oehler Chrono up to the camera so you can view the readout yourself. The extra boiler room is enough to drive the 180s at 2900-2950 fps with 30-32 barrels using H4831sc, Vihtavuori N560, or Alliant Reloder 16. With the U.S. F-Class National Championship running this week in Raton, NM, we thought wed highlight a very important .284 Win rifle. You Better Believe It. We have 6mm-284 Winchester dies for sale, from great brands like Forster, Hornady, Lee, Lyman, RCBS, and Redding Reloading Products. Now dont get me wrong, at 22 pounds with a decelerator recoil pad, the .284 is comfortable to shoot. Do you have a gun youd like to see featured there? He said he had just the stock that I could use, and sent that to Bryan Blake at Blake Machine. Do you have a gun youd like to see featured there? For cost comparisons sake, lets use 1,200 rounds for the 6.5-284 and 3,000 rounds for the .284 Win. Forum Member Gunnermhr states: This is my new 12-lb Dasher for the 1000 Yard Benchrest silhouette matches. What methods are you using to ensure consistent bullet release? This was the second straight F-TR title for Ian, who also won at Lodi, Wisconsin in 2017. Scope: Duanes rifle was fitted with a Nightforce 15-55x52mm Competition scope with DDR-2 reticle. Full Service: Uniform primer pockets, Chamfer case mouths, Ultrasonic cleaning, Anneal case necks (Starting at $60.00/100 call for quote) Fortunately, the Range at Raton saved some of its most challenging conditions for the final match of the championship. This made the extraction of fired cases very difficult. There are many improved variants of the original .284 Winchester: 7mm Walker, .284 Shehane, .284 Ackley and so on. The reason is that if you have your barrel throated out for the 215s or the 230s, you could have a slow barrel and max out on pressure before the desired velocity is reached. var _gaq = _gaq || [];
Then use the tuner and tune the barrel to the load. This has a McMillan Kestros ZR stock fitted with a RAD (spring-loaded buttpad) system with custom spring. All this being said, if a man wanted just one caliber for F-Class, long-range benchrest, and hunting, I would still suggest the .284 Win. In 2013, Henry Pasquet won the IBS 1000-Yard Nationals shooting a .284 Shehane. Great information and write up Cody. Free Shipping On Orders Over $99! Here is a 6BR Ackley Improved (6BRA) built by Alex Wheeler. Ballards Purple Haze rifle features superb components, including a BAT MB action, Nightforce 12-42 BR Scope, and a wickedly accurate 32 Broughton barrel. Ian, who won his first title last year in Lodi, Wisconsin, said this year was tougher. This gray and blue beauty belongs to Forum member Farmer Dave. In a match with only two sighters, Ill make a wind call and try to hit the center with my first shot. The action area of this stock has been beefed up to house the large BAT MB action. So I did it myself my first Candy Apple red. (Eric Bostrom developed an almost identical unit at the same time. Its similar to a Tooley MBR with a few modifications. You must log in or register to reply here. [This] caliber has awesome accuracy. 6.5-284 (Hodgdon Data) reloading data with 196 loads. Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C 17.25" Sight-in Target - 5 Targets No bad reports about the new lots and the new box I have fireformed seem just as tight. Ians father, Ken Klemm, finished third among High Masters, and also nailed the highest score among ALL shooters in the 1000-Yard F-TR team match. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-6323545-2']);
Sort By: Items Per Page: Item Total: (21) 0 - 21 7mm (.284) Neck Sizer Die With Zip Spindle 005-046044 | Hornady $33.45 In Stock 284 Winchester (.284) Match Grade Die Set 005-544303 | Hornady $104.99 In Stock 7mm (.284) remains the caliber to beat in F-Class Open Division (though some shooters have had success with .30-Cal short magnums.) Jerry said go for it and, as it turned out, the rifle delivered the velocity I wanted, plus extraordinary accuracy to boot. NOTE: After cases are hydro-formed by Darrell, every case is washed, cleaned and re-annealed. I have had an interest in 1000-yard competition for many years and finally got the opportunity to try it. This Rod Guide will fit any action with a bolt diameter between .682" and .690". Here are testimonials from recent customers. Finally all the cases are run through a Redding Type S FL sizing die with .312 neck bushing. They tracked well. Powder Load Development - 284 Win vs Vihtavuori N165 - YouTube 0:00 / 15:59 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. In F-TR competition, the choice is clear a .308 Win throated for Berger 185gr BTLRs and 200gr Hybrids will win in mid-range AND long-range comps. Why do you like the .284 Shehane? One of the most popular features of our Shooters Forum is the ongoing Pride and Joy thread. Plus, our years of work experience help us to think, analyze, and thereby make progress. Expand Case Necks and Anneal brass (Call for Price) Other components are: Borden BRMXD LBRP DLC-coated action, Bartlein 32, 4 groove, 1:8.5-twist 400MOD steel barrel, and TriggerTech Diamond trigger. Barrel: Duane made another good choice here. Jason Jumped to Open Class after Starting with F-TR Amazing..!! Complete game changer! This is one sport where you can be a champion in later life., Click on Rifle Photos to View Full-screen Versions. The .284 is the parent cartridge for the 6.5-284 Norma as well as the .450 Bushmaster and .475 Wildey Magnum. ), super reliable, and has 1/8 MOA clicks what you want for long range F-Class competition. I remembered this as I was preparing to shoot the first relay Sunday morning. After the NC State Champs, the gun went into hibernation for the winter. Q: During the Nationals, at the last minute you switched guns. It should run on (6.5)-284 brass as that's the parent case Originally there was 284 Winchester whixh was necked down to 6.5 and became the wildcat benchrest favourite Now the 7mm bullets have been developed to such a degree they outshine the 6.5 fare so the trend has swung back to 284 or 284 Shehane or KLM Still a 6.5/284 parent case to start . Below is a video by Editor F-Class John, showing the features of the Kestros ZR stock. This article will focus on proven choices, currently used by the top F-Class shooters in the world. Ballards huge success with the .284 Winchester cartridge helped make the .284 Win (and .284 Win Improveds) the dominant cartridge in F-Open competition worldwide. I found that the 300 WSMs vertical really tightened up after about 50 rounds. He tells us: I found this piece of wood as a return at a lumber yard about 7-8 years ago. This stunning .284 Shehane rifle was constructed as a raffle prize to benefit Team USA members preparing for the F-Class World Championship. The 6.5-284 Norma originated as a wildcat cartridge based on the .284 Winchester cartridge necked down to 6.5 mm. To travel down to New Mexico and win at Raton was very satisfying as I had to come from behind. Ian told us: This Championship was especially difficult as a particularly strong challenger [and new 1000-yard record-holder] Mike Plunkett had earned an early lead and I would have to make up 6 points in the final day to win. The 6mmBR pilots could run off five shots before I could shoot two. Dies for an Improved .284 Win Cartridge I didnt have a good paintwork place so I had to improvise. Team LBB: Jay Christopherson, Erik Cortina, Tom Hendricks, Pat Scully, Coach Bob Sebold. Over the span of 3,000 rounds, thats a $540.00 savings. Darrell says: Simply send me the brass you need or have it dropped-shipped to me along with a fired case that has not been sized. Why did you go from a 6mm Dasher to a 7mm Shehane? The .284 Win gives better barrel life with only giving up a few inches to the 7mmRSAUM. That makes the stock stiffer in the vertical plane, reducing the hinging effect forward of the action. Other good options are: Kelbly, CG Jackson (good 2-Stage) Anschutz (best 2-Stage for Bat and Kelbly actions), BixN Andy, and David Tubb. Ya, I figured why not I had some old barrels laying around so I just chopped 2 off the back and 1 off the front and chambered it up as a Shehane. That takes time, costs money (in bullets and powder), and consumes precious barrel life. He also won the North Carolina F-Class Championship with the gun, and then captured the 2008 F-Open National Championship, followed by a second F-Open title in 2009. Based on the success I had shooting 210s in my 300 WSM with a slower 1:11 twist we opted to go with a 1:9 twist 7mm to shoot the 180gr Bergers. We had three shooters and each rifle was fired simultaneously with no-wind zeros on three separate targets set at 1000 yards. I am getting rid of my 45-pound Heavy Guns and replacing them with Light Guns with heavy barrels. I use the Omega powder trickler with a Sartorius GD-503 lab-grade balance to achieve that. For most jobs, Darrell tells us, he gets the processed brass to the Post Office within three business days. Dont have time to neck-turn hundreds of cases? Processing Fired Cases: My fired cases are tumbled in walnut shell media, then cleaned off. If I had to pick one cartridge for F-Class (both mid- and long-range) I would pick the .284 Winchester or one of its variants. Jays metal-work is so precise that I can screw any barrel hes chambered to any BAT action I own. Not enough gain to be worth the trouble, IMO. NOTE: Charles Ballard always employs eye and ear protection when shooting. By blowing the sidewalls out 0.010, the .284 Shehane picks up about 3.3 grains of extra case capacity. The cost of reloading the .284 Win is roughly $.07 more per round than that of the 6.5-284. Compared to the original Master Class F-Open stock, the barrel sits about an inch lower. With the price of premium brass topping $1.00 per case for popular match cartridges, it makes sense to consider annealing your brass to extend its useful life. Not shooting free recoil, I needed a stock that would fit me like a prone stock but track like a benchrest stock. Q: Tell us about your Nationals-winning rifle and bench gear. You use less powder than the 7 mags, and have great accuracy and ballistics even while fire-forming. who used the .284 Shehane to finish third at the 2009 F-Class Worlds in England says the .284 Shehane is very accurate with superb vertical spreads at 1000 yards. Forum member FrankZ explains: This is my favorite rifle and it will become my daughters first centerfire. Jason noticed that Bryan had been adding aluminum rails to the front of Cerus stocks to lower the center of gravity and improve tracking. I asked people that shot both the Shehane and the straight 284 about the pros and cons. On top is a March HM 10-60x56mm scope in March Gen 3 rings. This was the first five rounds through it after I cleaned it after the last match. Ryan is using 54.0 grains simply as a fire-forming load. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
Cases are full-length resized, but I bump the shoulders only .0005 (one-half thousandth). Its the most accurate rifle I have ever owned. This rifle features: AG Composites CF stock, Stiller TAC 30 action, Bartlein 5R barrel, TriggerTech Diamond trigger. All this data was duplicated on several occasions. I predominantly shoot and adjust my aim based on mirage. I selected a Broughton 5C because, as my gunsmith says, They just shoot. I use Hodgdon H4831sc powder, CCI BR2 primers, and pointed 180gr Bergers.. It had 2000 as a straight .284 Win and then I set it back to .284 Shehane to form brass with. pressure to certify for sale to consumers. This optic is ultra clear, reasonably lightweight (28 oz. It was one week before the match and I had a rifle and no rounds. SurpriseVelocities Rise, So Load Must Be Tweaked Then we backed the powder charge down until the bolt lift was smooth and the primers were nice and round. Up until 2020, this required necking up 6.5-284 to 7mm, then fireforming to a 284 Shehane. But no, this was done with heavy 180gr Berger Hybrid bullets and the .284 Shehane, an improved version of the .284 Winchester. The 6.5X47 Lapua was designed for 300-meter competition, but as soon as it was released, it was adopted by F-Class, benchrest, and tactical shooters. That enhancement makes a BIG difference. That 22 BR cartridge is a very effective choice for varmint work, as the ground hog in the photo proves. Kovan Match Rifles LLC, www.matchrifles.com. 284 Win on Quickload Darrell is a hydro-forming wizard who has perfected the process over the last couple of years. The .284 Shehane has won in Benchrest as well as F-Class competition. I use a bore mop to clean inside the chamber, then some Break Free LP on the bolt followed by bolt grease on the lugs and cocking part. Here are some of our favorite Pride and Joy rifles recently showcased in our Forum. He is always trying new ideas. But no, this was done with heavy 180gr Berger Hybrid bullets and the .284 Shehane, an improved version of the .284 Winchester. When searching for custom dies, it almost seems like that the odds are stacked against us. I sort my bullets to 0.005 overall length, rejecting about five percent. I thought we had a load dialed-in, so I was fairly confident going to the North Carolina Long-Range State Championships. Best powders for the .284 Win are H4350 and H4831SC. F-Class Mid-Range matches usually are usually shot at 300, 500, or 600 yards or all three. Once you get it formed I would push it faster than that or I wouldnt even bother with the Shehane. and F-class cross the coarse shooting. With N560 or Reloder 17 you can go even faster. You can make enormous progress in a few seasons. JavaScript is disabled. Unless you really get some exotic woods they all seem to blend together. My load for all barrels is 52g 2209 with 180vlds. Use your fouler shots to fire-form new cases. It has a custom Ceracoat paint job to match my sling gun. Key components are: Pierce Engineering long action tube receiver, Bartlein 1:8.5-twist barrel, Jewell trigger set at 2 oz., and Vortex Golden Eagle scope in Vortex rings. He tells us: In my humble opinion, the .284 Shehane is the best balanced long-range round there is bar none. Note also the tuner on the barrel. I agree with your fireforming load. Aeon adds: The chamber was cut by Mark Chesesbro of Chesebro Rifles. The rifle was smithed by Dave Bruno., Share the post "Sunday Gunday: Pride & Joy Guns of Summer from Our Forum". Thats way too hot. The extra boiler room is enough to drive the 180s at 2900-2950 fps with H4831sc. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
For these posed photos, he removed his safety glasses. These loads were shot by Brian Pearce of Wolfe Publishing Co.; Gun: Match Grade Machine Barrel; Barrel Length: 26 inches; Case: Winchester; Primer: Remington 9 1/2; Bullet Diameter: .284 inch; COAL: 2.800 inches; Maximum COAL: 2.800 inches; Maximum Case Length: 2.170 inches; Trim to Length: 2.160 inches. For these photos, he removed safety glasses. NOTE: If youre skeptical of those single-digit chron readings, click on the Video Playback screen below to view Ballard test-firing a load that delivers an ES of 5 and SD of 2 for five shots. The "old" 284 Winchester on the right is loaded to COAL of 2.8 inches. This insures the gun returns to the same spot after recoil. Note the 5-wide fore-end which is not legal for F-Class. 1000-yard shooting keeps us all humble, but we still keep trying to see how good we can do. I bolted the barreled action in, and squeezed the end of the forearm and barrel together, the stock flexed a little bit, but not as much as other designs that I have tested. Do you tune the barrel to the load? I usually start to consider tossing the brass around 15 firings. This cleaning and annealing process is included in the $0.60 (sixty cents) per case price thats all part of the Hydro-forming service. I find that funny because if could somehow properly size the cases for three fire-forming cycles, I would not need a sizing die. How important is practice, and what do you do during a typical practice session? For F-TR you can shoot either the .223 Rem or .308 Win, but you have many load options. This rest proves to be versatile in all my shooting Short- and Long-Range Benchrest AND F-Class. I talked two stock makers into making them. After I am happy with my set-up, I take a position similar to that of a conventional prone shooter. Ya, I figured why not I had some old barrels laying around so I just chopped 2 off the back and 1 off the front and chambered it up as a Shehane. Typical load for a Shehane is around 57.0 grains of Hodgdon H4831 SC. By blowing the sidewalls out 0.010, the .284 Shehane picks up about 3.3 grains of extra case capacity. Well there IS a better solution you can have your new brass hydro-formed to your exact specifications for a reasonable cost.
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