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  • Bench Talk Wildcat Wednesday; The OG Wildcatter Super 6mm Hotrod, The 6mm-284 with Cache Carlson!
    Mar 25 2026

    Good Morning Guys!

    We are back with Cache Carlson from the Varminter Magazine crew and Cache has a very fun caliber to discuss! The 6mm-284 is a variant or wildcat off of the late 284Win and is the predecessor to the now popular 6PRC and 6UM or 6mm short mag variants. After knowing Cache's great success on a standard short action with AICS mags at 2.950" you'll absolutely see me getting a barrel spun up soon and I hope others follow! The 284Win and its wildcat children are very fun and very useful cartridges even in todays modern era of "precision rifle cartridges".

    Best quote I've seen in awhile courtesy of "lr.noob", "In a world full of 6 Dashers, be a 243AI" He's 100% correct ;)

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Bench Talk; The Good Die Young, 284 Winchester
    Mar 11 2026

    Good Morning Guys, I apologize for not having a wildcat for wildcat Wednesday!

    We are discussing my personal experience with the late 284 Winchester. Amazing case design that was ahead of its time and unfortunately did not grow with mainstream popularity but was resurrected and kept alive by its wild stepchildren 22-284win up to 375-284win. This cartridge is a wildcatters playground, with the only only boundaries being the cartridges case walls and your imagination. Please be safe out there, and have fun planning 2026s hunting season! Please tell us in the comments about your new rifle builds/trips/learned knowledge shooting/reloading/etc! Subscribe and leave a review! thank you for all of the support!

    https://youtu.be/SaeAlxIDf7c?si=kn_7x1L0eW5eB9ZC

    https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/284-winchester-super-bushpig-build-19738/

    https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/18%E2%80%9D-284-win-bolt-gun-info.293910/

    https://www.gunsite.co.za/forums/showthread.php?63713-The-quot-Bush-Pig-quot-rifle

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    52 mins
  • Wildcat Wednesday; 24 Varminter with Eric From Varminter Magazine!
    Mar 4 2026

    Good Morning Guys! Welcome Back to another Wildcat Wednesday where we are with Eric who is the owner/operator of the Varminter Magazine, Small Caliber Shop, and the Small Caliber Forum, and the official adopter of the 24 Varminter Cartridge (Mad Dog Precision 24GPC). The 24 Varminter is a 6mm/.243cal wildcat off of the 6.8PSC case and for Eric and his crew is a perfect fit for an AR15 platform 6mm Varmint hunting cartridge! Give Varminter Magazines a follow and keep a lookout for additional information releases on the 24 Varminter through 2026!


    https://www.youtube.com/user/varmintermagazinehttps://www.varminter.com/

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    https://smallcaliberstore.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoog49zI981eQZnWOKwJoweWF2lyuT5LsU4dUAe91Tc348DpnPuG

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    54 mins
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