Quote Originally Posted by NOOTKA NICK View Post
G'Day,
Was a beautiful SAVAGE 99 /.284 Win. at local gun show up here on Vancouver island..... stainless and engraved asking $3800 .Even in our ''funny monoply'' money, that's serious cash.

I have a 1971 win. model 88 in .284 win. fine powerful round....use for black bear up here...using 139 Hornady interlocks. 58gr. H-4831.
have the original boxes of 125 and 150 gr. Winchester factory ammo that were purchased with the 88.
2 rounds of 150 were used to dispatch a grizzly that wanted the original owners moose..... owner kept the moose.

factory ammo only produced by Winchester and its on small factory runs......years apart.

6.5 x .284 brass is available that can have necks resized to regular .284. Its not hard to find but it IS pricy......
Thank you NOOTKA NICK!