Thank's guys!
yes, this is a FAST load and I had no idea it was running even close to 3,400 fps.. I thought my chronograph was giving me a false reading, so I checked velocity with two other chronographs and they showed the same thing. I just got lucky and got a "fast" barrel...
here is a little more information on my 30-284...
I started with the best brass I could find - Lapua 6.5-284. I made a tapered neck expanding mandrel and necked the 6.5 brass up to .30 caliber...
I use Redding's 3 dies set for loading...
Here is a 308 Winchester on the left for comparison, a 30-284 center and then a 30-06 Ackley Improved...
The 30-284 is loaded with Hornady's 155 gr. A-MAX and the 30-06 Ackley is loaded with Hornady's 208 gr. A-MAX...
Here is the load for both cartridges:
***30-284***
CASE: Lapua 6.5-284 brass necked to .30 caliber / Match prepped...
PRIMER: Winchester WLRM...
POWDER: Hodgdon 414 / 62.0 gr...
BULLET: Hornady 155 gr. A-MAX / bullet seated .005 into lands...
VELOCITY: 3,400 fps...
COMMENTS: A "standard" primer dropped velocity 72 fps. when compared to the magnum primer, now used in the load...
***30-06 Ackley Improved***
CASE: Lapua 30-06 / Match prepped / fireformed in custom barrel and chamber...
PRIMER: Federal 210 Match...
POWDER: IMR-4350 / 55.2 gr...
BULLET: Hornady 208 gr. A-MAX / seated .009 into lands...
VELOCITY: 2,700 fps. from 30" barrel...
COMMENTS: This load information came from the customer I built this 30-06 Ackley Improved for....
Neither load listed should be shot in any other rifle or handgun chambered in these calibers, without first dropping the listed powder charge by 10%