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| Tim, I do not think that Winchester ever brought out a bolt action rifle in .284 Winchester. The company did produce the caliber in the Model 100 semi-auto and the Model 88 lever action. I once owned one in the Model 88 prior to the basketweave checking era and foolisly sold it. I later owned a Ruger Model 77 in .284 Winchester, and like an idiot the second time, sold that to a cop in Denton, Texas. I now own CZs but while it is still a 7mm, it is not the .284 Winchester. I own the CZ 550 American in 7x57mm. To this day I feel the .284 Winchester was one of the most underrated cartridges ever developed. Tom Purdom |
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| Other than a very few Winchester 70 DBMs, no other Winchester/USRA bolt action rifles were cataloged in 284. Winchester/USRA may have made some special run 70s in 284, but I have never seen or heard of them.
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| .284 bolts (to my knowledge): Ruger 77, Browning Safari, and a few specialty or semi-custom rifles. No Win 70's that I know of. |
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| there was a m70dm in 284 listed on gunsamerica several months ago, i think they wanted $750.00 for it |
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| I was doing some cleaning in the office at home last week or so, and was looking at some older Winchester Catalogs, circa 1992-1995 or so...
In there, they had the Model 70 listed in 284 during that period of time...
I also was looking at some Browning catalogs where the A Bolt was offered in some good stuff like 257 Roberts....
And some of the Remington Catalogs, were offering the Model 700 Mountain Rifle in like 257 Roberts, 7 x 57 and a couple of other desirable calibers ( at least in my book)...
I remember contemplating the 284 back at that time, but passed because of the ammo's poor availability......think I just bought a 30/06 instead....it was about that time that I got my Model 70 Stainless with a regular walnut stock that was suppose to be a special limited edition... but they sold well enough that they offered them as regular catalog items shortly afterwards....That rifle has never been fired in the 10 plus years I have owned it... |
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