280 Remington bullet weights

[bearhunter338-06]

What bullet weight do you use in the 280 Remington.

I have been trying to determine if I should find a accurate load with the slightly slower 150gr or the faster 140gr. Is there really any significance between the 2 weights for a person to worry about.

 

[archie_james_c]

Its 10 grains man! Run a 140 TTSX and forget about it

 

[captonion]

I have been shooting 150 gr Swift Scirrocco with good results. Use to use 165 RN Core-Lokts, but have had a hard time finding them...Thats when I started hand loading..

 

[mikeyb]

Not really a huge difference in 10gr. What kind of bullets are you looking to try?

 

[hunter5425]

Find which shoots best, mine slightly prefers 150's so I use them. No animal can tell the differnce between 10gr.

 

[bearhunter338-06]

I have 200 + Sierra 140 Game Kings, 200 Hornady 139gr Interlocks and 200 Hornady 154gr on my bench. Maybe the odd box in the storage cabinet.

 

[Mount Sweetness]

139gr Interlocks may group well, but performance on game is questionable in my opinion.

 

[Pat Brennan]

I'm currently shooting a 280 and have had good results with 139 Interlocks on deer. (working from memory I think 4 deer and one black bear). If I was looking for a moose though, I'd run something heavier. Hornady 154 interlocks work well as a cup/core bullet, nosler partitions are never a mistake, and I'd think about Barnes, though I have no experience with them, yet.

 

[RT]

I shoot 170 gr NORMA VULCAN tips. Ive lost track of how many moose and deer Ive taken with them.

 

[Kevan]

My 280 isn't picky about bullet brands, it doesn't like 140 grain bullets from any maker..... actually I'm looking for a bullet of any size and/or brand that it does like..

 

[Canuck525]

I have been using a 280 for years and 150 nosler ballistic tips work awesome.They are the only ones I use now for hunting deer and bear.They have the perfect combination of expansion and retension in the 280( imo).

 

[horseman2]

I use 160 grain Speer Mag Tips with a more than Max, load of IMR7828. This load has accounted for bear, deer, and coyotes. For real accuracy the 150 grain Sierra MK and IMR4831 produced a 3-shot group under an inch at 200 m. I only had three bullets left from a batch loaded in 2004.

 

[kman300]

My buddy had killed a bunch of stuff with the 150gr ct btip.

 

[Huntin' Gun]

I have one 280 sighted in with 140gr TTSX's. Ready for elk.

I have another sighted in with 130gr Speer BTSP. Ready for deer.
Last season I made one of the best shots of my life with this load and rifle.

 

[brno375]

139gr Interlocks may group well, but performance on game is questionable in my opinion.

Good on Stone Sheep but on elk, not so much.

I would load the 280 with a 160 or 175gr.

 

[Jordan Smith]

If you're looking to use the bullets you already have, I would load up the 154gr IL and rock on.

 

[Kilo Charlie]

I've used one for about 20 years. Best accuracy has been from 154 gr Hornady SST or Interlock, followed by the 139 SST and the 150 Partition. All loads using IMR4831 or H4831, all well sub-MOA accurate.
That extra speed from the 140-grainers is no big deal. If I wanted one load for everything, I'd pick any Hornady 154 or that 150 Nosler Partition and call it a day.

 

[Why not?]

I have had a few 280s and 280 AIs. Every one of them shot 160 gr Partitions like they were match bullets. Bonus: the 160 Partition at 28-2900, shoots flat and kills stuff very dead!

Kevan, have you tried these in your 280?

Ted

 

[senior]

I've had nothing but good experience with 150 Rem Cor'locs in both moose & deer. My gun shoots 139 Horns really well too but I just haven't had the opportunity to try then on game!

 

[Boomer]

A pal of mine who shoots a .280 swears by the 140 gr TSX