Has anyone tried this conversion and what were your results. I found one on a gunauction made on a blr with dies and everything but now I can't find. It it worth the trouble ? I shoot a blr .358 and have been very happy with the results.

I have no personal experience with the 35-284, but I have a few friends that really like the cartridge. Although I prefer the 358 Win, if I had another short action I would probably go with the 350 Rem mag. Both will require opening the feed rails a bit.

don't bother.. it's MAX 150fps faster than your 358, due to mag limitation on the blr.

35x384, 350rem, and 35whelen... identical ballistics

jeffe

I looked at it, and came to the same conclusion as Jeffeosso. Neat, but not enough neat to go through the motions. JMO, Dutch.

A buddy up here built one on a savage 99 that had originally been a 284 win. He said it falls a bit shy of the whelen, only gets 250's @ 2400 vs 2500 in the whelen.

If I found a good deal on one and it was well done, I'd jump on it. I wouldn't go to the trouble of building one though.

When I was going through my 284 based wildcat phase I built a 35-284 around a Savage 99CD. It worked OK, but not enough better than a 358 to make me want to keep it. I never could get any bullets over 225 grain to feed really well. I have also tried the 338-284 and like that quite a bit better, particularly since Nosler makes a 210 grain Partition for heavier game and a 210 grain BT for lighter game. After doing several 284 based wildcats I have decided that the 25-284, 6.5-284, and 338-284 work the best for me, while the 30-284, 35-284, and 375-284 didn't do enough to earn their keep. The 6-284 and 45-284 are more specialized, with the 6-284 being a good way to recycle a good shooting 243 barrel that is showing throat wear.

Jeff

I have a friend who has a 358/284 that he likes alot.Its on a Winchester model 88 lever action.Its a neat looking gun with alot of punch for such a short case.