.280

Palladin8 · 12-02-2007, 11:39 AM

Anyone own or have owned a .280 Rem? I am looking into buying a T/C Encore rifle chambered in the .280. Would you recommend that I go with the 26" or 28" barrel and what would the optimium bullet weight be in this caliber? Looking at factory loaded ammo I saw lots in the 140gr and very little in anything else. I read the ballistic charts in the Sierra manual and they load up to the 175gr bullet. I was wondering what people had experience with here and if they had a pet load that would be a good starting point when I do get the rifle.

Thanks,
Scott

rfc357 · 12-02-2007, 11:45 AM

What do you want to do with the rifle?

samuel · 12-02-2007, 12:26 PM

The big advantage of the .280rem over the .270win was the larger bullets available.The .30-06 type case gives large powder capacity and the capacity to use slower burn rate powders and seat heavier bullets without them taking up powder space.This leads to somewhat of an advantage over the .270win with better ballistics.In the real world tho I find virtually no difference.They both handle 130gr,140gr and 150gr about the same with 140,s being my favorite in both.Both have plenty of steam to take an elk out at 200yds and both are great deer stoppers out to 400yds. sam.

nathangdad · 12-02-2007, 01:32 PM

The .280 is a wonderful cartridge with a sad record of little appreciation in the shooting media.
I would recommend the longer barrel as you have a little more distance in the rifling.

Palladin8 · 12-02-2007, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rfc357

What do you want to do with the rifle?

My intended use for this caliber is hunting elk. I own a .300 win mag in the Remington Sendero and the total weight loaded with scope is 13 pounds. I am looking for something lighter weight. I know I could just get the T/C in .300 win mag but am looking for something new to add to the collection I guess.

"The big advantage of the .280rem over the .270win was the larger bullets available.The .30-06 type case gives large powder capacity and the capacity to use slower burn rate powders and seat heavier bullets without them taking up powder space.This leads to somewhat of an advantage over the .270win with better ballistics.In the real world tho I find virtually no difference.They both handle 130gr,140gr and 150gr about the same with 140,s being my favorite in both.Both have plenty of steam to take an elk out at 200yds and both are great deer stoppers out to 400yds." sam.

Sam that's the reason I was looking in the .280 versus the .270. I like the larger 7mm bullet selection over the .270 even though the ballistics are very similar.

Scott

ArkansasHunter · 12-02-2007, 03:20 PM

The 280 is a better choice than a 270 and as flat shooting as the 270.
All the comments here are excellent.
I've not owned a 280 but I have studied this cartridge for many years and it is an
excellent choice...A.H

onehorse · 12-08-2007, 08:08 PM

I've owned and hunted with a .280 for the last 15 years. I've killed lots of antelope, deer and elk with it. It's a great "do it all" round. I'm not saying that it's the best, and I'm sure there are other bullets that will do just as well. But if you want a a rifle that has moderate recoil, is relatively flat shooting when compared to other non-magnum loads, can be had in a light weight rifle, and just plain kills eveything when shot accurately, you'd have to look awfully hard to find anything better than the .280. By the way, my rifle is a Rem. 700 mountain rifle.

My favorite deer/antelope load is a 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip with 53.5 grains of RL 19 and CCI primers. I get 2789 fps from a 22 inch barrel. This is not a hot load by any means, but extremely accurate in my rifle, and brass lasts "forever". Also, with the Ballistic tip you don't need to soup up your loads as it expends so rapidly. If you go with the longer barrel that you are considering, you should be able to get about 3000 fps with the right load. Good luck

12-02-2007, 11:39 AM	#1
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 405	.280 Anyone own or have owned a .280 Rem? I am looking into buying a T/C Encore rifle chambered in the .280. Would you recommend that I go with the 26" or 28" barrel and what would the optimium bullet weight be in this caliber? Looking at factory loaded ammo I saw lots in the 140gr and very little in anything else. I read the ballistic charts in the Sierra manual and they load up to the 175gr bullet. I was wondering what people had experience with here and if they had a pet load that would be a good starting point when I do get the rifle. Thanks, Scott

12-02-2007, 01:32 PM	#4
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,475	.280 The .280 is a wonderful cartridge with a sad record of little appreciation in the shooting media. I would recommend the longer barrel as you have a little more distance in the rifling.

12-08-2007, 08:08 PM	#7
onehorse Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8	I've owned and hunted with a .280 for the last 15 years. I've killed lots of antelope, deer and elk with it. It's a great "do it all" round. I'm not saying that it's the best, and I'm sure there are other bullets that will do just as well. But if you want a a rifle that has moderate recoil, is relatively flat shooting when compared to other non-magnum loads, can be had in a light weight rifle, and just plain kills eveything when shot accurately, you'd have to look awfully hard to find anything better than the .280. By the way, my rifle is a Rem. 700 mountain rifle. My favorite deer/antelope load is a 140 grain Nosler Ballistic tip with 53.5 grains of RL 19 and CCI primers. I get 2789 fps from a 22 inch barrel. This is not a hot load by any means, but extremely accurate in my rifle, and brass lasts "forever". Also, with the Ballistic tip you don't need to soup up your loads as it expends so rapidly. If you go with the longer barrel that you are considering, you should be able to get about 3000 fps with the right load. Good luck Last edited by onehorse; 12-08-2007 at 09:41 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

12-02-2007, 11:45 AM	#2
rfc357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 741	What do you want to do with the rifle?

12-02-2007, 12:26 PM	#3
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	The big advantage of the .280rem over the .270win was the larger bullets available.The .30-06 type case gives large powder capacity and the capacity to use slower burn rate powders and seat heavier bullets without them taking up powder space.This leads to somewhat of an advantage over the .270win with better ballistics.In the real world tho I find virtually no difference.They both handle 130gr,140gr and 150gr about the same with 140,s being my favorite in both.Both have plenty of steam to take an elk out at 200yds and both are great deer stoppers out to 400yds. sam.

12-02-2007, 03:20 PM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,709	The 280 is a better choice than a 270 and as flat shooting as the 270. All the comments here are excellent. I've not owned a 280 but I have studied this cartridge for many years and it is an excellent choice...A.H