Got a bag of nickel plated Winchester brass for my pump 280. From PR Works great and looks pretty too
280 Remington
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Got a bag of nickel plated Winchester brass for my pump 280. From PR Works great and looks pretty too
Funny you should say that; the last three animals I got -- a blacktail, a mulie and a black bear were with my 280.
All at about 70 to 80 yards and in fact I could've shot them with an iron-sighted 30-30.
But none of my iron-sighted 30-30 rifles has a 3x9 scope just in case I spot a game animal 250 yards away at the back end of a logging cut.
Congratulations to Supercub, Hoyt and Chuck for their very successful hunts.
I have owned exactly 4 - 280 Remingtons in my hunting lifetime. Shot several deer, an elk and 5 Black Bear with them,
usually using 140 or 150 grain Partitions.
Always did the job effectively, as long as the shooter did his part. However, I lean slightly to the 7x57, solely for nostalgia,
so that chambering has played a larger part in the 7mm family for me.
It is interesting to note that practically any chambering based off the 30-06 case is well spoken of in shooting circles.
In any case, the 280, despite it's position in relation to the 270 Winchester, will continue to be highly regarded and effective
in the hands of knowledgeable hunters/shooters. Dave.
I have owned exactly 4 - 280 Remingtons in my hunting lifetime. Shot several deer, an elk and 5 Black Bear with them,
usually using 140 or 150 grain Partitions.
Always did the job effectively, as long as the shooter did his part. However, I lean slightly to the 7x57, solely for nostalgia,
so that chambering has played a larger part in the 7mm family for me.
It is interesting to note that practically any chambering based off the 30-06 case is well spoken of in shooting circles.
In any case, the 280, despite it's position in relation to the 270 Winchester, will continue to be highly regarded and effective
in the hands of knowledgeable hunters/shooters.
Dave.
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- Yellowknife, NWT
Congratulations to Supercub, Hoyt and Chuck for their very successful hunts.
I have owned exactly 4 - 280 Remingtons in my hunting lifetime. Shot several deer, an elk and 5 Black Bear with them,
usually using 140 or 150 grain Partitions.
Always did the job effectively, as long as the shooter did his part. However, I lean slightly to the 7x57, solely for nostalgia,
so that chambering has played a larger part in the 7mm family for me.
It is interesting to note that practically any chambering based off the 30-06 case is well spoken of in shooting circles.
In any case, the 280, despite it's position in relation to the 270 Winchester, will continue to be highly regarded and effective
in the hands of knowledgeable hunters/shooters.
Well, Dave, I still have the 7mm Express you sold me, it's a fine rifle!
Some day you'll offer up your .300 Savage, lol!
I am a big fan of the 280 Remington ever since the Remington Mountain Rifle was introduced in the 1980's. I missed getting one and bought a Winchester Featherweight. It was transformed with a Brown Precision stock and a full accuracy treatment. It's topped with Leupold 2.5-8x scope. Next I had built a 1935 Mauser into a 280 Improved 30 degree in a Fajen stock by Bill Leeper and blued by Nobby Uno. I bought a Remington Stainless Mountain Rifle last year am going to change to a Timney trigger. Again I'm using a Leupold 2-8x scope. This last rifle is the one I waited since the 280 hit the market in the 80's. The 280 Remington is my all time favorite caliber.
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True, they are extremely accurate rifles. Every 760 in 308 I've owned or worked on for people could fire a ham sammich into a inch at the very least. Those 308's don't care what brand or weight you feed them they just shoot amazing.
Thanks supercub
The tang safety fans might like this one. A heavy barrel M77V in 7mm Rem Express.
NICE OLD Piece that one is ! RJ
