6.5-284 Norma
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The 6.5-284 Norma (6.5x55mmRB Norma) originated as a wildcat cartridge based on the .284 Winchester cartridge necked down to 6.5 mm.
History
The parent case .284 Winchester was created around 1963, but did not see extensive commercial use. The 6.5 caliber allowed for the use of long, aerodynamic bullets. In 1999, Norma submitted it to CIP. It has since been standardized as the 6.5mm-284 Norma.
Use
The 6.5-284 has been used extensively in benchrest competitions and is known as an extremely accurate long range round. Using an improved version of the 6.5-284, Rich DeSimone set a Script error: No such module "convert". world record with a Script error: No such module "convert". group.[1] Rich DeSimone's Script error: No such module "convert". record has been broken by Tom Sarver, who shot a Script error: No such module "convert". group in 2007 using a .300 Hulk wildcat cartridge that is based on the .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge.[2] A Script error: No such module "convert". bullet in this caliber is typically fired at Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
See also
- List of rebated rim cartridges
- List of rifle cartridges
- 6.5×55mm Swedish
- .260 Remington
- 6.5×47mm Lapua
- 6.5mm Creedmoor
References
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- ↑ DeSimone's Dynamic Duo - 1000-Yard Record Rig (Reborn) and Classy New Curly Ash 6.5 Super
- ↑ Sarver Shoots 1.403″ Group at 1000 Yards
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External links
- Wildcatting the .284 Winchester Long-range shooters and wildcatters have kept the .284 alive. By M.L. McPherson
- Why the 6.5x284 for Long Range Shooting? by Robert Whitley, Precision Shooting Magazine, April 2007, Vol 54
- The 6.5mm-284 Norma and 6.5mm Remington Magnum by Chuck Hawks
- Cartridge of the Month