bigyin Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hi folks looking for a bit of advice il soon be getting a .284 win built on a tikka t3 ,it’s got a 24” barrel and throated long , no neck turn the lad I’m getting it off used Norma brass but I can’t find any for sale ,choices I’ve got are between Winchester and lapua . also looking to load 162 gn bullets and powders I’ve got already which might suit are N160 rs62 reloader 16 Norma mrp most of the load data I can find is for short actions any help would be appreciated on brass and best powder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 What 162gr bullet. Amax,ELD or Eldx's. I've not use 162gr ELDM's but I use 180 grainers. My 284 is on a T3 action. I used N165 on the Amaxs I think 56.5 or 57grs.. about 2850fps. RS60 would take it too 3000fps Moved too N160 for 162gr ELDX'S s about 2900fps on 54.8grs I think. My barrel is 26 inch. Use lapua brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyin Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 That’s perfect thanks for that , il try stick with n160 to save barrel ,if I can get close to you 2900 then that’ll be perfect 👍 Not decided on what bullet yet ,have read the eldx can be a little hard in 7mm ? will also work up a load with 130 gr tlr from yew tree as the 80 gn version are very good in my 6xc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No i deer Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 The 162gr amaxs could be a bit harsh of roe under 250yds. That's why I switched too eldx's.. I've not shot many deer since with the eldx's and the ones I did I head shot.. Definitely less explosive.. I've not tried any of Richards bullets yet.. Not hunting much these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyin Posted October 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Richard’s bullets are first class and he’s a cracking bloke to deal with as well 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Hi I have 300 brand new Norma 284 brass here I no longer require Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 I read about US shooters converting .284 brass to 7.5x55 swiss so I tried it the other way round and it worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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