Quote Originally Posted by 6.5savageguy View Post
I have a 6.5-284 and a 280 AI, both LA Remington 700s similar in weight, stock etc. The recoil impulse is much sharper on the 280AI vs the 6.5-284 with a 150 vs 143 respectively. It's not brutal but there none the less.
I appreciate that information as well. If I'm going to make that change, I'm going to run the 160 grain VLD bullets for sure. If I can get it to 2900+ fps, that will give me the ballistics I'm looking for... I will also have some kind of muzzle brake on it whether it be directional or radial.

Next question: If I'm going to run VLD bullets, will I need to have it "Match" chambered to take advantage of case capacity and the long VLD pill?