Hi all, just thought i would speak up about why I am here and see what shakes loose. A few years ago an acquaintance at work brought in a trunk full of rifles and said he needed money and was selling some of his dad's collection he inherited. I bought 3, and one of them was a pristine 284 win model 100, post 64. Darn near flawless. Extra mag still in box, a few boxes of ammo to boot. Sure enough, i went to my lgs and took the last 3 boxes of winchester 284 I would ever see on the shelves. I learned more later, discontinued ammo etc, then wildcatters and f class shooters. Turns out I need ot use this as a deer rifle or buy something else, and I have other things on my mind.
Long story short, I am now a newby reloader (soon to be). I came by a lee loadmaster with many extras. I am patient and a pretty fair tinkerer. I remember most of my statics and strength of materials concepts form college. What I am trying to do is find an accurate and mild load good for about 150yd max whitetail. I am starting with hodgdon 4895 and sierra 140gr game kings in once fired winchester brass and win lr primers. Waiting on a few more parts to get started, thought I would join this forum.
If any of you have used this setup for hunting or pleasure I would appreciate any direction you could come up with concerning getting the best I can from this oddball semi auto.
Thank you all in advance. I have some experience with eastern bloc rifles and plenty of woodworking skills, hope I can offer something in return.
zdt
Long story short, I am now a newby reloader (soon to be). I came by a lee loadmaster with many extras. I am patient and a pretty fair tinkerer. I remember most of my statics and strength of materials concepts form college. What I am trying to do is find an accurate and mild load good for about 150yd max whitetail. I am starting with hodgdon 4895 and sierra 140gr game kings in once fired winchester brass and win lr primers. Waiting on a few more parts to get started, thought I would join this forum.
If any of you have used this setup for hunting or pleasure I would appreciate any direction you could come up with concerning getting the best I can from this oddball semi auto.
Thank you all in advance. I have some experience with eastern bloc rifles and plenty of woodworking skills, hope I can offer something in return.
zdt