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I was originally going to have made forming and reloading dies for a 6.5mm mildcat that upon further research was so close to a 6.5-284 Norma that the time, money and effort required to bring the round to fruition was deemed excessive. I'm interested in your thoughts and opinions of the 6.5-284 round you're using. Do you have any idea to how far out the bullet is still supersonic? I'm looking to have a 143-grainer still rippin' along at above the speed of sound at 1600 yards...
Comparatively, this bad boy sits pretty close to the 6.5/06 A square, pretty hot, but not as smokin as the magnum case cartridges! I have been playing the 6.5 wildcat game over 30 years, and have enjoyed all of it, but some intriguing things have come along to make one think! Ironically, the "Origional" 6.5 is still a strong performer, and the rest is just speed and braggin!

To answer your question, YES, and NO! :D
Depends on the rifle specs, but generally a little under your goals! The biggest hurdle is twist, you need a fast enough twist to get those heavy pills spinnin, but that imparts drag, and you loose speed, which translates to a loss of down range velocity, where that happens depends on other factors as well, powder, barrel length, all that......................Build it and find out where it runs! Hint, even the Swede is still Supersonic past 1400 with a 139 grainer! I have seen guys making 1 mile shots with the 6.5's, so I know its got the legs!
 

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