280 question?

[ecnclan]

Great round the 280 is.  My father has shot a custom mauser in this caliber for years.  Antelope, elk, deer have all been taken cleanly.  Great choice of bullets, easy to reload, not a bad choice for anyone.

[Coasthunterjay]

thanks again guys......great insite......

[Gutpile]

Its an awesome caliber.

[280ackley]

.280 Rem is a great caliber.  My brother used his on his moose last year.  I turned mine into a .280 Ackley about eight to ten years ago and love it even more.

[Caseyd]

Jay...

I use a Rem 280 a majority of the time when deer hunting. I love it, nice straight shooter! Id compare it to a .270 with a little something extra  as far as shooting goes.

Like suggested before..finding ammo can be a pain at times and isnt the cheapest!

[jdb]

I would take a thirty gov. before a 280, as good as it is.

correct me if I'am wrong but isnt the .30 gov. the 30/40 krag?

[Coasthunterjay]

hats a 280 ackley?

[Gutpile]

Ackley improved. Basically the same but the case is straightened allowing for more powder. Ackley was a wildcatter who improved a whole host of cartridges. 

[Coasthunterjay]

sounds like i should be able to put in aenough powder without straightening the neck already......but again thanks for the info guys......might get one myself......

[finnman]

Awesome caliber!!!
I have had 3 .280 Rem., Ruger, Browning, and now a Weatherby lightweight! Favorite deer rifle!
You can't go wrong!
Shoot 160 gr. bullet for elk!!!!

[Intruder]

I've had a 280 for about 15 years.  It is a great cartridge.  Balistically I'd rank it slightly superior to the 270 because of the bigger 7mm bullet. 

If the 280 is superior to the 270 because of the larger diameter bullet, then the 30/06 is better yet, with it's 30 caliber bullet.   Right?   

The implication I was making was more for weight/velocity combo not really diameter.  The 280 seems to have a sweet spot in that 140 -160 grain range where it shoots them well and still maintains good velocities.  I personally consider it a slightly better cartridge than a 270 for that reason.  And yes, I know you can shoot 150s with a 270 just like you can shoot 180s or > with a 30-06 and 175s with a 280.    Again, IMO in the bullet weights in wheelhouse for performance just seems to be for bullet weights that fall right in that range that a lot of folks like to shoot.  No slam on the 270 at all.  To a large degree it is splitting hairs.  I would feel fine shooting 30-06, 280, or 270 90% of the time.  Hard to go wrong with any of em.       

[mkcj]

I have 5 of them love them all 140 gr accubonds shoot very well out of all them

[wrangler]

  i shoot 140gr accubonds also outa my .280 and doubt i'll change anytime soon. AWESOME caliber. if you don't reaload your own rounds i would look at a 270 or an '06, the 280 seems to be really picky on what load combinations it likes.

[Coasthunterjay]

I have 5 of them love them all 140 gr accubonds shoot very well out of all them

holy crap you have 5

must be a shooter. really never heard of one before and know im considering getting one.....

[Mike450r]

The latest Cabelas ad I got yesterday had .280 Rem on sale.  May be something to jump on.  Can't recall the price.  It is a great caliber as many have said.  Not terribly popular but probably the perfect non magnum cartridge.