I'm gonna buy a .280!
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ONE PROBLEM with the 280, not many hunters want it. I would go with the greatest of the 7mms, 7mm Rem Mag. If you're a reloader you can always load down to match the 280, however in the 160 &175gr the 7Mag will shine. Bill
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- Yellowknife, NWT
50th Anniversary Rem 700 LSS. I WANT ONE!
not many choices for a new factory 280...but I'd get a Ruger M77....unless you want stainless....then you might be stuck with a 700.....how about a 270?...not cool enough eh?......I know what you mean...I have a stainless 270 here that has 280 Rem writen all over it....
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- Yellowknife, NWT
The .280 was the best selling cartridge in the 700 Mountain Rifle. It's also sold lots of A-Bolts, Ruger 77's, even the Model 70, not to mention the 7400. Who bought them if not hunters? Maybe in your neck of the woods, they're not popular, but to say not many hunters want them is just plain incorrect. Kind of reminds me of a guy who referred to the 7mm-08 as a rare cartridge.
.280
I have 2 700 Mtn rifles in .280Rem (1 is the wife's!).They are both tackdrivers with 140 Accubonds.One is in a Ti stock,the other a McMillan.If I wasn't hunting the hills and wasn't worried about the extra weight(and getting too old to carry it!),I'd look at the LSS with the 24" bbl.Either way you'll be happy,.280's RULE!
Mur
I have 2 700 Mtn rifles in .280Rem (1 is the wife's!).They are both tackdrivers with 140 Accubonds.One is in a Ti stock,the other a McMillan.If I wasn't hunting the hills and wasn't worried about the extra weight(and getting too old to carry it!),I'd look at the LSS with the 24" bbl.Either way you'll be happy,.280's RULE!
Mur
.280
I have owned and still own some .280s
Ross .280 (287" not .284 like the other .280s I have never fired it. but Let a friend shoot it last summer, He shot a Vbull at 300 meteres 1st shot, but he is not a ordinary shooter, he something special. Alain is his name, he has won Bisley 3 times.
Had one made up on a 700 action in .280 Rem by Hart 24" stainless 1/2" gun
Had a Rem 7mm mag .284 in BAR poor gun firing pin problems 1'++ at 100 yards.
I have a 1992 production .280 Rem 700 BDL NIB never fired. kinda the last nice wood and blueing.and good workmanship.
Best factory made gun I owned was a Rem 700 in 7mm express 22" barrel
53gr 4831 1/2" at 100 never sold guns to personal friends but I sold this one to a buddy and we are still buddys, he just loves it.
But the best .284 of all is a Rem 700 action Hart 24" stainless. 6lbs 4oz with Mcmillan stock in 7mmwsm while working loads gun fired 3 shots under .125 at 100 and .480 at 200yards it is just by far the best .284 I have ever owned, I tryed some magpro for a hunting load 140gr Nosler Partitions not quite 3300fps, this gun does not take a back seat up against the Rem 7mm mag.
I watched a fello shoot F class last weekend at Connaught at 900 meteres with a 7mmwsm score was 75 with 13 v-bulls some cartridge.
Its to bad the american manufactures just go on what will sell the best and make there guns in .270wsm and not the 7mmwsm for its a better bullet.
maybe the Ghost of Jack Oconnor
And don't forget the Win 284 my brothers shoots them in 1.5" at 300 yards
I have owned and still own some .280s
Ross .280 (287" not .284 like the other .280s I have never fired it. but Let a friend shoot it last summer, He shot a Vbull at 300 meteres 1st shot, but he is not a ordinary shooter, he something special. Alain is his name, he has won Bisley 3 times.
Had one made up on a 700 action in .280 Rem by Hart 24" stainless 1/2" gun
Had a Rem 7mm mag .284 in BAR poor gun firing pin problems 1'++ at 100 yards.
I have a 1992 production .280 Rem 700 BDL NIB never fired. kinda the last nice wood and blueing.and good workmanship.
Best factory made gun I owned was a Rem 700 in 7mm express 22" barrel
53gr 4831 1/2" at 100 never sold guns to personal friends but I sold this one to a buddy and we are still buddys, he just loves it.
But the best .284 of all is a Rem 700 action Hart 24" stainless. 6lbs 4oz with Mcmillan stock in 7mmwsm while working loads gun fired 3 shots under .125 at 100 and .480 at 200yards it is just by far the best .284 I have ever owned, I tryed some magpro for a hunting load 140gr Nosler Partitions not quite 3300fps, this gun does not take a back seat up against the Rem 7mm mag.
I watched a fello shoot F class last weekend at Connaught at 900 meteres with a 7mmwsm score was 75 with 13 v-bulls some cartridge.
Its to bad the american manufactures just go on what will sell the best and make there guns in .270wsm and not the 7mmwsm for its a better bullet.
maybe the Ghost of Jack Oconnor
And don't forget the Win 284 my brothers shoots them in 1.5" at 300 yards
longbranch*
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- Victoria,BC.
.280
Well I love my .280 Remington 700 Mountain Rifle. When I had my friends shop order it for me back in '86, the supplier said it was the first Mountain Rifle brought into Canada. Right out of the box it would easily produce 1" 3 shot groups (sometimes better if I do my part). I've taken a lot of Whitetails with this rifle from Ontario & Manitoba over the years with this rig. If you want a heavier rifle for some reason you could go with one of the other 700 models (heavier,longer barrel).
Geoff in Victoria
Well I love my .280 Remington 700 Mountain Rifle. When I had my friends shop order it for me back in '86, the supplier said it was the first Mountain Rifle brought into Canada. Right out of the box it would easily produce 1" 3 shot groups (sometimes better if I do my part). I've taken a lot of Whitetails with this rifle from Ontario & Manitoba over the years with this rig. If you want a heavier rifle for some reason you could go with one of the other 700 models (heavier,longer barrel).
Geoff in Victoria
