Rifles in .280 Remington?

Logan370

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Good evening folks,

Im wanting a new rifle to hunt with in the next year. After a lot of research I have decided that the .280 Remington is the right fit for what I want to do. That being said i'm having a hard time finding good rifle options in the caliber. Does anybody have any recommendations on rifles or places to look? I Dont think im willing to drop the kind of cash required for a custom just yet. I do plan on setting up a reloading station in the new year so harder to find ammo isn't really a concern. Thanks!
 
They are around, not much factory options unfortunately. How much you willing to spend...Cooper prices or Savage prices?
7mm Remington Mag is probably a better option to be honest.
 
Hitzy said:
They are around, not much factory options unfortunately. How much you willing to spend...Cooper prices or Savage prices?
7mm Remington Mag is probably a better option to be honest.
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I would say 2K and below on price. I don't think I need a magnum cartridge for the hunting I plan on doing so thats why im leaning to the .280.
 
Logan370 said:
seems to be quite a bit less powerful than 280
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Not if you hand load.

The pressures seen in most manuals are set up for loads that are safe in older rifles, such as the 93-95 Mausers.

In 98 Mausers, the pressures can be much higher. For instance, Brazil loaded their 7x57 ammo to achieve 2900 fps with 140 grain bullets, for use in their Mauser rifles.

That load is easily duplicated

For instance, 49.0 grains of W760 under 139 grain bullets will give you 2700 fps from a 24in bbl and generates only 39,700CUP, which is safe in the older Mausers.

45 grains of IMR4320 under 139 grain bullets will safely give close to 2900fps and was tested by Lyman in a Mauser 95 with a 29 in bbl. (knock off 150fps for a 24in bbl)

These velocities are very close to the book velocities of the 280 Remington.

The velocities of the 280Rem were purposely held down because of the pump action rifles it was first introduced in.

Go online and check out sites that show "loading the 280rem hot" and you will find lots of loads that generate over 3000fps safely with the 140 grain bullet.

The 7x57 isn't quite as powerful as the 280 when both are loaded to their potential IN MODERN ACTIONS. The 280 isn't quite as powerful as the 7mm Rem Mag when loaded to its full potential, but it's close enough that there isn't an animal alive that would be able to tell the difference when hit properly.

Both the 7x57 and the 280rem can be difficult to find factory loads for as well as cases, which can be ordered from your local gunshop or from one of the banner dealers at the top of the page.
 
You could consider the 7mm-08 because it competes very well with the 280 in two areas. The .280 fires a 140-grain bullet at a muzzle velocity between 2950 and 3050 fps, while the 7mm-08 fires the 140 in between 2800 and 2850 fps. The difference is minimal, much like the difference between the .308 and .30-06. The 280 handles the 160 and 175 gr. bullets a bit better because of it's slightly larger case capacity so if you want to load the heavier options the 7mm-08 doesn't compete as well but for the 140 gr. options the 7mm-08 does compete very well with the 280 especially when you look at the many new rifles that chamber the 7mm-08 cartridge. Anyways it's an option that you could consider, an option that would make finding a new 7mm rifle that you like a lot easier.
 
 
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