Is .280 Cal Hot or What

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I did not think there was a big following for .280 cal until I watched three sell in like a hour yesterday on the EE. Two I seen posted went to check my sock to see how much cash I had and when I came back both were SPF, the other may have lasted 50 minutes max.
I have one in a 7600 pump which I love but would like to find another make also.
Who is still producing rifles in this caliper say for under 1000.:)
 
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Now I wonder why my .280 dies did not sell . . .
I have had one since 1998 in a Remington 700 BDL SS.
Doing a sightin the other day and produced a 1.01 inch group for three shots at 200 metres. The scope is a 2.5 - 10 x 50 recently purchased off CGN EE. The bullet is 160 grain Speer over IMR7828 and I am 2.5 grains over Max (so I will not share the grains).
 
Bolt actions it looks like: remington, browning, ruger all make one for just under or around $1000
Single shot: H&R makes a .280 for under 400$, TC Encore, but may be out of the under 1000 at least it was at my preferred dealers last spring.
I'msure I missed a few.
 
I've used a 280 since 1979 as my main rifle,first a Ruger 77 and then an HS precision which is on its 4th barrel. Its popularity waxes and wains over time, with it being very popular in the 80's. There is nothing magic about it compared to either a 270 or 30-06 but is a well balanced cartridge and is just different enough to appeal to those who want something a little less common. The used ones probably sell quickly as few factory rifles are currently chambered for it.
 
horseman2 said:
Now I wonder why my .280 dies did not sell . . .
I have had one since 1998 in a Remington 700 BDL SS.
Doing a sightin the other day and produced a 1.01 inch group for three shots at 200 metres. The scope is a 2.5 - 10 x 50 recently purchased off CGN EE. The bullet is 160 grain Speer over IMR7828 and I am 2.5 grains over Max (so I will not share the grains).
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Hi: Are the dies 280rem #RC14001??
 
The 280 can be thought of a basically a 270 that can go heavier in bullet weight.

I think of the 280 as pretty much a 140 gr proposition. If I feel a heavier bullet is required I'll go to a 7 Mag with a 160 or a 30 caliber with a 165 or a 180.
 
i think the 280 is under rated. people say how good the 7 08 is. the 280 is what the the 30 06 is compaired to the 308. more without a lot of recoil and in the ackley form pretty much a 7 mag without the belt.
 
I am on my 3rd 280. When the 280 was first available to the public Remington sold it in the 740 semi auto. So right of the bat it was not loaded to its full potential. It didn't help that the lesser :D 270 had been out for several years already.:popCorn:
 
3macs1 said:
I did not think there was a big following for .280 cal until I watched three sell in like a hour yesterday on the EE. Two I seen posted went to check my sock to see how much cash I had and when I came back both were SPF, the other may have lasted 50 minutes max.
I have one in a 7600 pump which I love but would like to find another make also.
Who is still producing rifles in this caliper say for under 1000.:)
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In regards to selling on EE, just start a thread about what your trying to sell, and let the naysayers sell it to those who fit the reverse psychology mould.
I'm not a particular fan of the .30/30 Winchester, and like to state it's weak point's whenever it's bugled by the fanboys.

I watch the EE and see the 94s and Marlins selling like hotcakes when a .30/30 thread is in full bloom. Just tell a man it's bad for him, or he can't accomplish something with it, and get out of his way,...........he's buying one!!!;)

Coincidence? Maybe.
 
Duncan Idaho said:
Just wait until Rifleshooter publishes another Boddington article on the 280. Post your stuff the next day on the Exchange.
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Boddington is the man...........I remember reading his article in the 80 on how he had lots of experience with the 280 Remington, then years latter I read on how he had very little to no experience with the 280 Remington.
 
My main rifle the last 20 years is a .280; a Browning A-Bolt hunter I bought because no-one in Alberta had a Rem Mountain Rifle in stock.
I did fire the Mountain Rifle years later and found felt recoil stiff in comparison.
It was articles by Bob Milek and, of all people, Clay Harvey that got me fired up to buy a .280. Glad I did.
 
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When Remington announced the all new "Mountain Rifle" in 1986, I just had to have one in .280. My buddy had a gunshop in Northbay at the time and his supplier said mine was the first one in Canada. Anyway, I carried that .280 for several years and took some great whitetails with it in Ontario and Manitoba. I used mostly 140 and 150 handloads. Very accurate cartridge/rifle combo. Not my main rifle these days, but I'd never part with it.
Geoff
Victoria,BC.
 
hunter5425 said:
and then an HS precision which is on its 4th barrel.
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I love statements like that. It says a lot of good things about a man.

I've never owned a .280 but I think it's a hell of a good round. A few people mentioned Boddington but the article that I remember most was from when I was around 14 or 15, so about 20 years ago and it was written by Bob Robb.

He was on a sheep/grizz hunt and had brought a .280 for sheep and something bigger (.338?) for bears. As it worked out, he spotted an exceptional bear while carrying the .280. One Nosler Partition did the job just fine. I could almost hear the spirit of Jack O'Connor saying "of course it worked well. What did you expect?"
 
Never been a big fan of the .27 or .28 cal. cartridges. .26 calibers rule then just jump on up to a real man`s .30 cal. Now i`ll head to the basement and dig out my flame suit.:D:nest:
 
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