New addition to the fold! PICS ADDED!

Eagleye said:
OK, for all those giving me a hard time about the pics...I have added 5 pictures to the first post. :)

By the way DOUG. That Federal brass is crap, lol. Very soft, especially in certain chamberings, 280 being one of them.

Regards, Dave.
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Yes it would not be my first choice for brass, that is certain. But at the time it was what I had.............

Doug
 
track said:
What, no checkering? Never new that Remington made a model without checkering.
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Doug said:
Dave said he put it in an after-market walnut stock.............

Doug
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Yes, I pulled it out of the pristine 700 BDL stock, and put it in a "Classic" Walnut stock made by Boyd's....The finish is not as bright and shiny, which I prefer.

Cheers, Dave.
 
Doug said:
VERY interesting, and thanks for that. From my notes, the shots were high, and scattered; they were fouling the ejector with copper shavings; and there were heavy extractor marks on the fired cases. I see that the brass I used was Federal, and in one other load with Federal cases (54.0 gr H4350, 150 gr Nosler Partitions) I remarked that the spent cases were burning hot and one primer was blown right out. Perhaps the issue was Federal brass, and maybe it had a diminished case capacity? I did not consider that variable when I was loading..................

Doug
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I find I get similar issues from rifles with large chambers or max headspace. I think it has more to do with the brass being on minimum spec and expanding out to the chamber bolt face dimensions than anything else. That is why we start with lighter loads and work it up until it gives issues of concern. Rifles, even from the same manufacturer are seldom created equal.
 
bearhunter said:
I find I get similar issues from rifles with large chambers or max headspace. I think it has more to do with the brass being on minimum spec and expanding out to the chamber bolt face dimensions than anything else. That is why we start with lighter loads and work it up until it gives issues of concern. Rifles, even from the same manufacturer are seldom created equal.
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Agreed.

I was just looking through all of my .280 load data and see that I got into "too hot" territory repeatedly, with a variety of bullets, and H4895 and H4350, but not with IMR 4064 nor IMR 4350. I pulled the bullets on several loads before I reached the nominal "max load," in increments of 0.5 grain and 1.0 grain.

It might be time for a .280 to come back to the gun room, maybe replace that .280 AI that has done everything I wanted with it.......................:cool:

Doug
 
I am a newb reloader and have just over the last year realized how much better the older 700 is compared to tye newer model.... I grew up on rem and its posts like this that remind me how good they were.... I recently ditched my synthetic aught six and bought an older wood mountain rifle model.... what beauty I have..... and what a great find for you.....
 
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