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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Lady Grouse hunter on November 28, 2021, 03:30:48 PM

Title: Long guns...
Post by: Lady Grouse hunter on November 28, 2021, 03:30:48 PM: ANYONE shot a .280 remmington? :hello:
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Post by: X-Force on November 28, 2021, 03:33:34 PM: I’ve had 2 browning A bolt 280. I wish I didn’t sell them…. I was a little short sighted.
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Post by: NW SURVEYOR on November 28, 2021, 04:52:58 PM: I have one as well as three 7MM Mags.
The .280 is one of the most under-rated cartridges ever made.
It's slightly less powerful than the Mag and shoots heavier bullets than the .270.
All this with very mild recoil and a great trajectory.
Try the 16 grains, it's the ticket for both deer and elk.
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on November 28, 2021, 05:17:26 PM: Great rifle, well spoken of but little used.
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Post by: Encore 280 on November 28, 2021, 05:53:56 PM: I've had a Remington 700 BDL 280 since the early 80's then bought a 280 barrel for my Encore and my son has the Rem. 7400 and a 7mm mag barrel for the Encore. The 280 is a good round for deer and elk. :twocents:
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Post by: idaho guy on November 28, 2021, 08:53:17 PM: I bought one for my wife probably 15 years ago. She’s taken a lot of big game with it and I have taken some deer with it also, it’s been an excellent caliber for us.
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Post by: Coy86 on December 31, 2021, 08:26:52 PM: I have an old 700 in .280rem my father inlaw gave it to me its in terrible condition but I want to keep it original so I just stripped it and reblued it. Its a hell of a round but ammo is kinda hard to find even in normal times
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Post by: huntandjeep on January 01, 2022, 04:42:34 PM: .280AI count ? :tup:
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Post by: Archry on January 02, 2022, 05:59:13 AM: I inherited a Remington 280 semi auto as a kid. It was my great grandfather's. Heavy gun, lyman scope.
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Post by: jjness11 on January 02, 2022, 08:25:49 AM: +1 for the 280AI. Been my "go to" rifle for a few years. Almost built a 280 Rem last year, but went a different route.
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Post by: Sakko300wsm on January 02, 2022, 09:43:22 AM: Quote from: jjness11 on January 02, 2022, 08:25:49 AM
+1 for the 280AI. Been my "go to" rifle for a few years. Almost built a 280 Rem last year, but went a different route.

Love my 280Ai!
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Post by: idaho guy on January 02, 2022, 10:53:36 AM: I just checked another thread lgh have you been fishing Roosevelt lately?