6.5-284 recoil?

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rob67gmc

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I've been wanting to build a new rifle in a caliber I don't already have and am considering the 6.5-284. Went to the club Friday to shoot my favorite .300 win mag and could only manage 7 shots. Had to force myself to take the last 2. Arthritis is really getting to my shoulder. What does recoil of the 6.5-284 compare to?

Rob
 
my 6.5x.284 has about the same recoil as my .308 but the 6.5 is 13.5 pounds and the .308 is just a hunting rifle. hope that helps
 
The .284 case is the same capacity as the .30/06. The usual bullet weights with the 6.5 are the same as with the .270 Winchester, which is also on the '06 case. So I'd say, a .270 Winchester -- significantly less than a .300 mag.

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Truth to tell, we don't usually have much need for the power of a 6.5/284 in the South. The old 6.5/54 M-S case used to be considered one of the best for bear (shorter ranges, as in the East), due, I think, to the heavy bullets & their penetration. This was also what W.D.M. Bell (?) used for elephant for a while. You could get the same with a .260 Remington. Even smaller would be the new 6.5x47 Lapua & 120-grain bullets if you stick to dear-size hunting. It is reputed to be very accurate; some are using it for 600-yard benchrest.
 
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Charles_E has a very good approximation for the recoil of the 6.5-284. My 6.5-284 weighs about 14-pounds, with the Leupold 8.5-25X mounted. With 142gr. A-Max or MatchKings, the felt recoil is almost identical to my old .30-06 Palma Match rifle (with 155gr. bullets). The 6.5-284 bullets are moving along at 3,000fps, the 06 moves the Palma bullet at about 2,850. The recoil isn't remotely as bad as my .30-338 (which is almost exactly the same as your 300 Win Mag), but if you are planning to shoot a whole match with the 6.5-284, with a bunch of sighters, your shoulder will definitely bother you at the end of the match.

Do not despair. The same gunsmith who built my 6.5-284 also made one for himself... a much better one from the recoil perspective. Instead of a Remington 40-XB prone-stock, like I am using, he used a thumb-hole that looks like an H-S Precision tactical stock. Along with the high-comb straight-line recoil reduction of the stock (with a nice KickEez pad), he also installed a Vias muzzle break. I would approximate the felt-recoil of his gun to be approximately what I feel when I shoot an 80gr. bullet out of my 243. In short, he tamed it beautifully. If you are intent on pursuing the 6.5-284, you might want to consider the thumb-hole stock and the muzzle break.
 
Thanks everyone. I'm not planning to hunt with the new rifle, just paper. For long range deer hunting, out to about 350 yards, I'll still use the .300. For short range, which I do more of these days, up to maybe 150 yards, I use my .270, AR-15 5.56, or a 7.65 Argentine. I may have to look into a thumbhole stock.
 
If you are just shooting for fun......

you really should consider a muzzle break.

After adding a muzzle break, your 6.5/284 will kick less than a 243.

Vias makes a great break along with Williams Gunsite.

I just worked up a load with a Remington Sendero in 7 Mag that kicked way less than a 243 with max velocity loads...very impressive!
 
Why not look at the 6.5x47 lapua. This shows good promis as a long range target/deer rifle, light recoil, easy on powder. Will shoot bullets in the 120-140gr . I am in the prosess of having one built, it sounds ideal.
 
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