So tell me about a 280 Remington
- Thread starter Deerdr
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Even Jack O'Connor was the undisputed dean of outdoor writers. For decades said the .280 was a better cartridge than his 270 win that he wrote so many stories while at Sports Afield magazine. the 280 was hard to find a great load
absolute dynamite load
IMR 4831
Nosler Ballistic tips for dear/moose & bear 150 gr Partions
for lighter deer load and max for partitions
absolute dynamite load
IMR 4831
Nosler Ballistic tips for dear/moose & bear 150 gr Partions
for lighter deer load and max for partitions
Potato boy
Regular
- Location
- North of the mountain
Great caliber
I took a great number of caribou with mine in the NT, also pulled off the longest shot of my life on game with that caliber,160-175 were my favorite. An old hunter from Hay River I used to know took over 100 moose with his and 175's.
I took a great number of caribou with mine in the NT, also pulled off the longest shot of my life on game with that caliber,160-175 were my favorite. An old hunter from Hay River I used to know took over 100 moose with his and 175's.
Call it a 280 Rem, 7.06 or 7 mm Express, they are all the same thing (and was marketed as all of them at one time or another).
It's just a 270 or 30.06 with a 7 mm bullet (although the case is just a little different than simply necking either) - another one of those calibers that "cool kids" own
Kicks about as hard as a 270, a little less than a 30.06 - is usable for game that you would hunt with either of those on each side of it.
Don't quite have the bullet choice of the .06 but considerably more choice than the 270.
But another one of those calibers (probably because only cool kids own them) that the factory loaded rounds are "noticeably more expensive" than 270, 308, 30.06, somewhat more difficult to find especially if you are at the corner of middle and nowhere and brass is less common, but is out there.
It's just a 270 or 30.06 with a 7 mm bullet (although the case is just a little different than simply necking either) - another one of those calibers that "cool kids" own
Kicks about as hard as a 270, a little less than a 30.06 - is usable for game that you would hunt with either of those on each side of it.
Don't quite have the bullet choice of the .06 but considerably more choice than the 270.
But another one of those calibers (probably because only cool kids own them) that the factory loaded rounds are "noticeably more expensive" than 270, 308, 30.06, somewhat more difficult to find especially if you are at the corner of middle and nowhere and brass is less common, but is out there.
Yes, I have a factory 280 Remington 700 BDL that is marked "7mm Express Remington" One and the same. Dave.
Yes, I have a Doumoulin in 7X64, had a Rem. 700 in 280, very little difference.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Except of course for a difference of .007" . At one time you could argue that there was a better selection of .284 bullets, but that's no longer true.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
It is a somewhat confused copy or slightly altered remake of the 7x64 Brenneke, which was invented popularized a few decades before in Germany. 7x64B is considered a first rate standard versatile big game cartridge in all of Europe, Africa and much of the rest of the world. Remington couldn't decide if they want a low pressure round to use in semi-autos, or a long range light bullet medium game cartridge, or a metric designation, and they fumbled their marketing effort several times.
It wouldn't exist if Americans weren't so adverse to anything Metric or invented in a foreign country. The 7x64 does it all for common North american game, and the .280 does too, case capacity is almost identical, case shape is so close you'd have to measure with calipers to tell them apart.
It wouldn't exist if Americans weren't so adverse to anything Metric or invented in a foreign country. The 7x64 does it all for common North american game, and the .280 does too, case capacity is almost identical, case shape is so close you'd have to measure with calipers to tell them apart.
It is my go to rifle since I sold the 270 and gave my son the .30-06.
Using a 140 grain Barnes TTSX with Re19 powder loaded to 3000+ fps.
Worked on Bear, deer and coyote to date.
Thought I needed a .30-06 but after kicking me around a bit . . . it sold on the EE.
Using a 140 grain Barnes TTSX with Re19 powder loaded to 3000+ fps.
Worked on Bear, deer and coyote to date.
Thought I needed a .30-06 but after kicking me around a bit . . . it sold on the EE.
