G Gregt9146 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 10, 2021 Messages 72 Location Minot ND Jun 28, 2021 #10 Briant_az said: I've been loading the 140gr Accubond in my 280AI. heard a lot good things about it in 280 ai. The best group, all three were touching, was at 59.0 gr. Took over two weeks to process order but I just got an email it's on the way. I plan on getting in to reloading for the 280AI in the future. I'm speaking in generalities to give you an example. Due to the packaging and shipping process, case necks are often slightly dinged or bent and need to be rounded up and sized to give proper neck tension. They are accurate but I've shot the 143gr ELDX in my 6.5 Creedmoor and they are crazy accurate. Personally I think you have missed your accuracy node - F-class shooters running 7SAUMs tend to run 180s, Bergers or otherwise around the 2940-2950 mark, I'd back the load off to that node. The .280 Ackley Improved has been basking in the limelight since Nosler started chambering its Model 48 rifle for it and offering loaded ammo and unprimed cases. Powder charge same. I'd probably use it if I couldn't get a hold of any H4831. Add to cart. There was another at 46.5, but it was really slow. The jump to lands (the distance a bullet travels before engaging the lands) will be greater with shorter bullets than longer bullets. As a testament to its utility, many manufacturers have chambered it, if somewhat sporadically, in numerous action types. Designed with a Heat Shield tip to prevent melting and to ensure the highest in-class BC over its entire trajectory, the ELD-X performs well at long or close range, giving hunters a terminally effective bullet no matter the distance. Remington .280 factory loads are currently offered with three different 140 grain spitzer bullets, all with a muzzle velocity of 3,000 fps and a muzzle energy of 2,797 ft. lb. I rebedded the action and first three inches of the barrel with Acraglas Gel and installed a Timney trigger, both from Brownells. Recommended Posts. You are using an out of date browser. Powder charges in the .280's midsize case are easily ignited with standard primers, but I must confess I frequently got lower SDs and better accuracy with Federal 215 Magnum caps in several loads, so they're worth considering. Filter Products . For the 120-grain bullet, his maximum 4831 powder charge was 57.0 grains for 3,101 fps. What range were you seeing for r26 with 180/ 184 grn bullets? Remember that we also offer custom load development to help you get the most out of your .280 Ackley Improved - call 1-800-303-1304 for more information. Shooter's Reference Load Data for .280 Ackley Improved .280 Ackley Improved - Published Manufacturer Loading Data Shellholders: Hornady #1 Lee #2 RCBS #3 Recipe Type: Rifle Bullet Weight: 110 gr 120 gr 130 gr 139 gr 140 gr 145 gr 150 gr 160 gr 162 gr 168 gr 171 gr 175 gr Powder: ALL Alliant Powder 2000-MR Alliant Powder 4000-MR I got a ProChrono DLX for Christmas and have not gotten to mess with it. 162 d m. 61.4 gr re 26. Has anyone loaded this particular round or at least the 162Amax? Out of stock. Best groups I've ever gotten with my 280 rem is with Hornady 162s and RL22. Hornady Manufacturing Company load data in .280 Rem. As a result, the Berger bullet delivers more downrange energy and flatter trajectories than comparable hunting bullets. Nice ones but still hunting rifles. .17 Hornet (Hornady) Reloading Essentials. Used a Lilja barrel 1/9 twist for my 280AI and with 160gr Accubond jump is .030" . Recently received my Tikka-custom 280 Ackley Improved from Kampfeld Customs (build specs/gunsmith review posted in Firearms section) and couldn't wait to get to the range for some load development. By FOGGER, December 9, 2017 in Rifles, Reloading and Gunsmithing. Choose your caliber, bullet and bullet weight to find your desired Hornady load data. Looking forward to dialing it in. Meanwhile, an Energy Expansion Cavity provides dual chamber for uniform, impressive expansion and devastating penetration. Gun is a Cooper with a 24" barrel. Likewise, Nosler has expanded the number of loads and bullet choices it offers in the Trophy Grade and Custom lines, giving hunters more reason than ever to utilize the cartridge. How to Choose the Best Scope Reticle for Your Application, SIG Sauer Announces New P320-XTEN 10mm Pistol, Silencer Central Streamlined Suppressor-Purchasing Process Shakes Up Industry, Springfield Armory Hellion 5.56 NATO Bullpup Rifle: Tested, Instructional Tools for Modern Sight Alignment Training, Revic Optics BR4 Ballistic Rangefinder: Review, SIG Sauer P322 .22 Rimfire Pistol: Full Review, .505 Gibbs Rifle Brass 'H H' Headstamp: Maker and Quality Info Sought. Notes: A Kimber Model 84L Select Grade with a 24-inch barrel was used to test-fire these loads. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Its certainly not always about speed with the heavy bullets but I reckon seating depth will be the thing that really tightens up your groups now. Eric Poole and Tom Beckstrand test the Aimpoint Acro P-2 against one of red dot sights' biggest myths: distance. 500 pieces is way too many for me so if you want to split a 500 piece order when they're available I'm game. I've got plenty of RL 17,22 and H4831sc, H4350 and some other powders. Discover how it performed against an eland, the biggest of all African antelope species. Elkdreamer Feb 7, 2021 #7 OP L The ELD-X bullet is a streamlined boattail design with a well-constructed AMP jacket that wont come apart on the toughest of big-game animals. Looking to try some n565 with 168-180 gr bullets, does anyone with quickload have a good starting point? This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. I load 140 BTs and want to try these 162Eldx. Available as component bullets or in factory loaded Precision Hunter ammunition. Semi-automatic and striker-fired, the P320-XTEN is extremely accurate, easy to shoot even with powerful 10mm loads and holds 15-plus-one rounds. Nosler Custom Brass Is All Hand inspected And Weight Sorted. I would like to shoot in the 160s grains. Now, the truth is, the Hawkeye's accuracy when I got it wasn't great. Has anyone loaded this particular round or at least the 162Amax? of energy from the muzzle. A change of primers may also help. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. Hammer Women Of Distinction Award, Women's Wildlife Management / Conservation Scholarship, National Youth Shooting Sports Cooperative Program, Remington Model 700 American Hunter Rifle Project. Purchase this hard-bound book and get reloading results. We carry top reloading brands like Hornday, Lee Precision, RCBS, Lyman, and more. All velocities seem to be on par with expected numbers, and It's worked flawlessly in broad daylight and overcast conditions. Same load with the 195's was disappointing at about .9 moa @ 100 2853fps - still have some work to do. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. This, in turn, was confused with the well-established 7mm Remington Magnum. Fully Prepped And Ready To Reload. Both of these powders produce MOA accuracy (actually better with accubond 150's) in my 280 AI, I like the 4350 a little more in the 160 gr bullet weights. Very light rifle. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. I have 162 and 175 ELD-X projos to load, leaning towards the 175s. Peterson Brass 280 . Looked at the threads here and didn't see one for the 280. Hornady's lock-n-load modified case is readily available to fit most popular rifle chambers and is manufactured to saami specs. is here at OpticsPlanet with fantastic discounts Up to 23% Off ! Item #: HRN86381 $1.18 per piece. Primary use will be elk hunting followed by long range plinking. It wanted it .060 off lands. If you require a larger quantity, or have a special project need, please call us we will be able to assist you! with Hornady Manufacturing Company bullets either below or in our load database by clicking the 'Matching Loads' button above. Wholesale Pricing on Reloading Brass. A proven cartridge for virtually any North American big-game, the downside for so long was that the .280 AI required a handloaders touch and thus limited the spread of its popularity. Access features of the Reloading Handbook on your mobile device with the Reloading App. I've got most of the above mentioned powders to try. Spuhr 4002 scope mount 0Mil 34MM rings, $400 338 cast projectiles with gas check, $50 Hornady full length resize and seating die 338 Lapua magnum $220 6.5 x 55 Swedish $120 RCBS neck sizing die 338 Lapua magnum $110 6.5 x 55 Swedish $110 Mixed fired brass: 338 Lapua Magnum - 80 Lapua cases $300 - 110 mixed cases $150 6.5 x 55 . FLAT SHIPPING! Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Just got my 280 AI put together after "thinking about it" for 10 years. For larger game animal applications, Nosler also offers the 140-grain bullet in the .280 Ackley AccuBond variant. You can drop down a notch or two in bullet weight for a given species and still get good expansion and deep penetration with these tough bullets. I think I will save it for my 300 prc and stick with RL23 and h1k for now. Grafs and Son had some a few weeks ago. Heres how to avoid the poseurs and choose the right one. Great care has been given by Hornady engineers to develop superior, match-accurate hunting loads that allow the ELD-X bullet to achieve its maximum ballistic potential. Of course performance on game would be nice as well. So far loads have been hornady brass, cci 250 primers. Refine by Cartridge: 280 Ackley Improved 280 Remington (51) Refine by Cartridge: 280 Remington 284 Winchester (51) Refine by Cartridge: 284 Winchester 28 Nosler (49) . Occasionally, we will temporarily publish load data on this page when a bullet becomes available and is not yet listed in the latest edition of the handbook. And well it should be as its performance puts it between the .280 Remington on the slower side and the faster 7mm Remington Magnum.. Data shown in the sixth edition of the Nosler reloading manual for the standard .280 and the .280 . For example, 140 grain berger VLD Hunting bullets will have a greater jump than a berger 180 grain VLD hunting bullet if your chamber is cut for the 180 bullets. Upon low velocity, 400+ yard impacts, the Heat Shield tip drives backward into the bullet to initiate expansion. There were no real surprises, as the .280 digests a variety of combinations efficiently. Finally, in a random act of marketing sanity, Remington quietly changed the name back to .280 a few years later, which, by all reports, it is still known today. Ended up going with 160 gr. hornady 44 Special Unprimed Brass 100cnt Our Price: $50.99. The rifle is a custom build on a trued 700 stainless action, 26" Douglas magnum contour barrel. hornady 6.5x284 Unprimed Brass 50 Cnt Our Price: $69.99. I personally would put the floor for bullet weight at 168gr. I also backed off the powder from 63.5 gr to 62, and the groups are getting down to around 1/2 inch. hornady 308 Win Match Unprimed Brass 50 Cnt Our Price: $39.99. You must log in or register to reply here. Some bullets are jump sensitive, some are not. I'd start there. Gain a deep knowledge of ballistic science and access our improved ballistic calculator. I mounted a Nitrex 3-9x40 scope on it for testing. I tried to buy the last 500 piece lot and it went out of stock when I was putting in my info. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Manufacturer. Calling and shooting predators is one of the things that helps hunters get from the end of the fall seasons to when the turkeys start gobbling. Looking at the post the other day it seems the 280AI has a decent following here so maybe it should have a thread. I run 180s in my 280AI at 2820 with excellent accuracy out to 800 metres. They are accurate but I've shot the 143gr ELDX in my 6.5 Creedmoor and they are crazy accurate. Shellholders: Hornady #1 Ballistic Tip; Nosler 140-gr. In the article he includes some reloading data and ballistic results for several calibers, including the .280 Remington. Factory data has it exiting the muzzle at 2,850 fps, just 90 fps slower than the same bullet in Hornady's 7mm Remington Magnum ammo. Shillen 29.5" 1:8 twist barrel. It shoots under .5 moa with factory 140 accubonds. Poor ES and SD numbers. A boattail design with polymer tip delivers extreme long-range performance and match-grade accuracy for hunters looking to stretch their distances. VAT (where applicable), shipping costs and possible delivery charges. Reviews. 280 AI load data 162 gr ELDx By 452b264, August 9, 2018 in Rifles, Reloading and Gunsmithing 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 452b264 Premier Member Members 2,520 posts Gender:Male Location:NW V ALLEY Interests:Hunting, fishing, back packing and family. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Copyright Hornady, Privacy Policy | CCPA Request | Accessibility Policy | Terms of Use, Designed and developed by IdeaBank Marketing, Product Warning & Recall Notice - Item #8263, Product Warning & Recall Notice - Item #90226, Product Warning and Recall Notice - Item #9249, Product Warning & Recall Notice - Item #81153, Product Warning & Recall Notice - Item #82730. We use cookies to make your experience better. Introducing the latest products from the worldwide leader in ammunition. They don't have the camming power to remove a sticky case. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Partition; Speer 130-gr. Matching Laods. Its 22-inch barrel is cut with a steep 1:9 1/2 twist that'll handle just about any 7mm bullet available. I've read several different forums that are mostly RL 22, H4831sc and IMR 7828 as well as a few others. Verified by Doppler radar, the Heat Shield tip defies the effects of aerodynamic heating and retains its shape to maintain the highest-in-class BC over its entire trajectory. I have had excellent results with rl23 with the 162 epdm and 155 edge tlr in 280 ai. ", Running hs4831sc at 2875fps 150 grain not the hottest load but most accurate and does its job. GMX; Hornady 139-gr. Still working on 185 RDF's and 195 Bergers. That goes for any cartridge theyre suited for, and the .280AI is one of those. Loading the .280 is straightforward. I have a similar supply of Accubonds and also going to try out the Hornady ELD-x in 162. 7828, 4831, or RL22 with the 160s should get you around 2900fps. We have updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy as of May 5th, 2020, 257, 277, 284, 338 bullets, 338wm dies, ramshot big game. I took the R-17 data for the 280 with 160gr bullets max load was 51.5gr and I started there and worked up. Can Coolers | An Official Journal Of The NRA, Find More Great NRA Publications Perfect For Every Interest, Discover Everything That The NRA Has To Offer. 280 AI. Grouping was actually pretty good with all three loads 58, 58.5, and 59.0 grs. What I mean by jump sensitive is a specific bullet may have a very narrow window of the jump to lands distance before accuracy degrades. Basic Pistol Data [PDF] Basic Rifle Data [PDF]. Also known as the .280 Ackley Improved or the .280 Remington Ackley Improved, the .280 AI is basically a .280 Remington case (itself a .30-06 Springfield case necked down to 7mm/.284") that's . Fireball || .172 | 20gr | Hornady V-MAX, .17 Rem. Load data for 52 loads in caliber .280 Rem. The thick shank of the jacket and high InterLock ring keep the core and jacket together providing 50-60% weight retention. Starting from $3.99 View more .303 British Reloading Essentials. Its running 2940 right now. If Remington had introduced the .280 Rem in its Model 700, we might not have the 7MM Rem Mag. Which makes sense. Hey Brian, looks like we are on the same timeline, although I think you have a better powder store. Looking for reloading data that is not in our reloading manual or listed below? When chambered in a fine rifle like this Nesika Hunter Model V, the .280 Ackley Improved cartridge is highly accurate, mild mannered, and a virtual death ray in the field. 139 Hornady Spire Point H-4831 60.0 3,111 .57. Hornady A223 Lock-N-Load Modified Case Rifle 223 Remington/5.56 NATO Brass 1 . To be able to use the full range of Shopware 6, we recommend activating Javascript in your browser. Ackley after he added a 40-degree shoulder to Fred Huntingtons .280 RCBS Improved. Seems like people are doing longer barrels? Ive loaded a couple 280 AIs currently have one with a proof 24 carbon fiber running the 175 EH and reloader 23 around 2930, had it up to 2975 but not super accurate. 280 AI was standardized by Nosler in 2008 and, SAAMI approved, is now being sold as factory loaded ammunition. Prev; 1; 2; Next; Page 1 of 2 . Grand Slam; Speer 160-gr. Cases obtained by firing--and thus fireforming--standard cartridges through Ackley's improved chamber could be handloaded to give improved performance. slide 3 to 4 of 12. .280 Remington Ackley Improved / .280 Ackley Improved (Hodgdon Data - IMR Powder) reloading data with 126 loads. Spitzer BT; Sierra 150-gr. MSRP: $35.45 per 20-rnd. I emailed them to ask if they knew when some would be in stock. All Guns and Ammo subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Flash holes Are deburred And Checked For Proper Alignment. slide 3 to 4 of 24. However, anything greater than that and accuracy falls off. Address: xxl-reloading.com, Gartenweg 9, 83661 Lenggries, Germany. Unfortunately 162 Hornady ELD-X factory loads were disappointing. More and more production rifles are being chambered for 280 AI every year. Hinterland #: 38936; MFG #: . JavaScript is disabled. Good velocity with RL 22. Muzzle Velocity (24") Peterson continued, "The.280 Ack Imp casings made by Peterson are designed for reloading. Hot-Cor SP; Speer 145-gr. Absolutely no signs of excessive pressure. Like the bound and eBook versions, the Hornady Reloading App provides all the information needed to successfully reload a variety of rifle and handgun cartridges. Click for details. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Copyright Hornady, Privacy Policy | CCPA Request | Accessibility Policy | Terms of Use, Designed and developed by IdeaBank Marketing. So a few months later it became the 7mm Remington Express. The SAAMI Maximum Allowable Pressure for the .280 is 60,000 psi. . That's just not that interesting. CCIBR2 primers. Sierra's 150-grain Spitzer Boat Tail is a good all-around bullet, and the Hawkeye really took to it, regularly punching small groups; Hybrid 100V and IMR 4831 were the standouts here. 280 Ackley Improved; 280 Remington; 30 Nosler; 300 AAC Blackout; 300 H&H Magnum; 300 Remington SA Ultra Magnum; 300 Remington Ultra Magnum; 300 Weatherby Magnum; . Reduce the loads shown here by about 6 percent for such rifles. Anyone have any good starting points for this? Article / review of the Federal TLR 155gr .284 bullet loaded in a 280ai and used on multiple game during a African hunt. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The .280 Ackley has a similar velocity to the 7mm Rem Mag, when using light to mid-weight bullets. Was RL 26 the only powder that you tried? Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. Which one is recommended as Ilol be hand loading and will need to fireform. We can help you out! Best Prices. (N560 with Speer 190-grain Impact), and .280 Ackley Improved (N160 with 140-grain Federal Trophy Bonded Tip, N560 with 160-grain . To complicate matters, the velocities and trajectories of the 125-, 150- and 165-grain bullets offered in .280 factory loads were strikingly similar to 130- and 150-grain bullets of the .270. The TaurusTX 22 Compact delivers class-leading reliability, capacity, and shootability in a 22 LR platform, and it's cut for a slide-mounted mini red dot. This is a hunting rifle and I may not have to look much farther for this season, time is getting short. Ben Voss FN Product Manager talks about the new FN SCAR 15P ultra-compact rifle-caliber pistol at SHOT Show 2023. The 280 ai is going to be a great deer, pig, goat and sheep rig as long as I stay . Accuracy and velocity were also excellent when Alliant's new Power Pro 400-MR was paired with Speer's new 160-grain DeepCurl bullet. Hornady Manufacturing Company develops and publishes reloading data for the Handbook of Cartridge Reloading. I picked up my rifle last week and I'm just waiting on the Peterson brass to arrive in the next day or so. I'll send you PM if anything looks good. Find information from previous Handbook editions, with reloading data for seldom-used cartridges that Hornady will no longer be developing. Subscriber Services. I have about 90 pieces of fire-formed Winchester brass, 700 F210M primers, and my die set arrived in the mail yesterday, so I'm ready to start some load development. RL22 works too, just not as accurate in my rifle. Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady Precision Hunter factory loaded ammunition. I'm asking because of all the .280 AI loads I've seen, it appears that most people are up in the 58-59.5 grain ranges with their powders while yours are a bit lower. Looking forward to dialing it in. Subscribe to the free newsletter and do not miss any news or promotions. Sorry, I know this is a 280AI thread, but I have other experience with the ABLR. hornady 300 Wby Mag Unprimed Brass Our Price: $66.99. One of the greatest wildcat cartridges ever made, the .280 Ackley Improved was developed by the legendary P.O. Like the bound and eBook versions, the Hornady Reloading App provides all the information needed to successfully reload a variety of rifle and handgun cartridges. With the ELDM bullets in 280 AI, 7 WSM and the 6.5 cartridges I load for. My cousin shot 2 Accubond LR 142 gr 6.5s into a 5x5 Elk last year and both of them came apart at 500 yds. The Hornady Rifle Cartridge Cases, Unprimed, 280 Ackley Improved, 50 Pieces, 86381 Gun Type: Rifle, Caliber: .280 Remington Ackley Improved, Primed: No, Finish: Unprimed, Quantity: 1, Fabric/Material: Brass, Brass Quantity: 50 Piece, Case Material: Brass. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Im starting load development on my 280 ackley as well but Im planning to shoot the 140 gr pill. I have only shot 140 and 150 grain bullets, mostly Nosler BT. The new RIA 5.0 Sporting Pistol from Rock Island Armory features a patented RVS Recoil system that maximizes barrel mass and linear movement to give shooters super soft recoil. It has a shorter throat so bullets are in the case aways, iirc it's compressed a bit. It was nosler 280 AI brass so not much fireform but I like to work with at least once fired brass for load workup. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Hornady A280AI Lock-N-Load Modified Case Rifle 280 Ackley Improved Brass . For reference my h1000 280ai load is 59.5gr with a 180 eldm or scenar. Hornady.com Ammunition Rifle 280 Ackley 162 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter 280 Ackley 162 gr ELD-X Precision Hunter Item #85586 | 20/Box Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady Precision Hunter factory loaded ammunition. bullet over 3,400 fps. 51 gr, 2472 fps, SD: 19 52 gr, 2515 fps, SD: 20 . Sort By: Items Per Page: A 280 AI can safely fire 280 Remington ammunition, simultaneously fire-forming brass cases to reloadable 280 AI dimensions. Any data would help, thank you very much. The .280 AI was developed by modifying the case from the .280 Remington. I just don't like the ttsx performance past 500 yards. Plus, you can save favorites, add notes and more. Rather ingenious, Ackleys cartridge delivers roughly 300 fps more than Remingtons factory SAAMI-spec .280 load, thanks to a chamber with less body taper and a steeper 40-degree shoulder. Utilizing a spitzer design and heavy jacketed base, the 140-grain Ballistic Tip produces clean kills and flat shots. 120 Grain; 140 Grain; 150 Grain; 160 Grain; 168 Grain; 175 Grain; 185 Grain; NOSLER. Another great caliber that is hard to find accurate factory ammo for - we have experience with this caliber and our house loads are hard to beat! Here's why. Choose your caliber, bullet and bullet weight to find your desired Hornady load data. with .284 | 150gr | Hornady ELD-X bullet including underlying parameters such as bullet length, cartridge length and case capacity. 700 action in . I didn't get out this past weekend but heading out tomorrow with 280AI and going to use R-17and IMR-7828ssc with 162gr ELD-X bullets. The 162-grain bullet leaves the muzzle at close to 2900 fps with 2,921 ft.-lbs. Bullet Review: Federal Premium's .284/7mm 155 Grain Edge TLR Bullet. He informed me that just because I have great es and sd doesn't mean I am on an accuracy mode. NoslerCustom cases and Federal 210 Gold Medal Match primers were used throughout. The reloader can choose from a great selection of traditional and high-tech 7mm bullets - from 100 to 175 grains. of energy, and retains between 85 to 90 percent of its weight on target, leaving behind large wound cavities and providing deep penetration. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. While 100-, 110-, 115- and even 120-grain bullets can be pushed to obscene speeds for varmints, the .280 is really a big-game round and is at its best with 140- to 175-grain bullets. JavaScript is disabled. Medium-burning-rate powders work best in pumps and autoloaders. Advertisement. Joe Kurtenbach, Executive Editor of Gun & Ammo, and John Myles from Smith & Wesson discuss features of the Equalizer 9mm micro-compact pistol and new-for-2023 M&P 5.7. Featuring the radically superior ELD-X bullet with Heat Shield tip, Precision Hunter is the ideal load for ANY hunting situation because of its effective terminal performance at ALL practical ranges. Take it with you anywhere! Nosler 140-grain E-TipNoslers E-Tip bullet consists of a solid copper, lead-free construction that offers hunters maximum penetration and 95 percent or better weight retention. Best so far is about 2" groups. Reloading data is available as low as 99 per cartridge or as a subscription for $19.99. Velocity is average of 5 rounds. 280 Ackley Improved. I'd heard good things about what it would do in 7-08 with a 150gn bullet, but I sure didn't see it. Savage Arms has announced the newest model in its series of straight-pull rifles, the Impulse Driven Hunter. The .280 really comes into its own with the slower powders in a bolt action. Barrel is 26" Krieger 1:8. Metallic Reloading; Rifle Brass; 280 Remington Imp; 280 Remington Imp. The new-for-2023 lineup includes ultralight hunting stocks and a VGA 2-pound adjustable vertical-grip stock. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Its a kimber mountain ascent sub alpine. A few sealed bottles of 1kg vihtavuori N570 magnum, $220 a bottle. The .280 Ackley Improved casing will launch a 7mm, 120 gr. Just got my 280 AI put together after "thinking about it" for 10 years. Hodgdon Powder Company and Hornady have teamed together to answer the reloading question; "Can I buy the powder used in Hornady Superformance factory ammunition?" Superformance delivers striking velocities in cartridges like the 22-250 Remington, 243 Winchester and 300 Winchester Short Magnum. rl 26 was the only powder I tried. What chambering of 280ai are people running? Look forward to hearing your results. Re: I tried Superformance Powder in 280 AI. $58.99. If I recall correctly, Nosler data showed H4831sc most accurate for a couple different weight projectiles. 150 gr swift sciroccos .050 off, tried h4831sc, imr 4350 and RL22. Speed champ was the 120-grain Barnes TS-X at 3,139 fps, and the smallest group average was .75 inch with the Sierra 140-grain Spitzer Boat Tail. I run RL23 with CCI magnum primers and Norma brass -the Hornady stuff is ok though. We DO NOT recommend changing brass brands and/or primer sizes from your original load development pack. 3050fps for 145 Barnes LRX over 7828SSC out of my 22" barreled Rem 700. I have always liked the Amax bullets so it makes sense to at least try these 162Eldx in my 280AI. Please help us to improve and report any suggestions via our contact form. Hodgdon Powder Company and Hornady have teamed together to answer the reloading question; "Can I buy the powder used in Hornady Superformance factory ammunition?". 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