jackstrawIII
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Thanks for the info on the Sherman. Looks like a cool series of cartridges. Will keep in mind for future projects!
Deer die easily,
kugelschlag
Just acquired my .280AI last week. I also felt this rifle would be my all-around/anything in North America rifle. I have zeroed it with the only thing on the shelf, and therefore the only brass I could get, which are the Hornady 162 ELD-x. Not my preference, but they'll get me started and leave me with 60 brass.As Jon Sundra said - and I agree with him, "If you need a rifle that's bigger than 7mm, you need a rifle that's bigger than .30 caliber."
When I built my all around prairie-dogs-to-moose rifle a few years ago, I built it on a Remington 700 action chambered in .280AI.
If I need a bigger gun, I'll haul out the .358 Norma Mag or the .450 Marlin.
Basically a revamp of the old Gibbs cartridges, a 30-06 case with the shoulder moved forward (or in this case a 280 Remington case, which is basically a 30-06 case with the shoulder moved forward).Thanks for the info on the Sherman. Looks like a cool series of cartridges.
I was wondering how something like 120 grain Ballistic Tip would do
When I lived in NV I used to load Hornady 120 gr as varmint bullets in my 7X57, worked spectacularly well on jackrabbits. Out of a 280, I imagine a 120 gr BT would be like a 22-250 when it hits something. I doubt you would get any penetration, just a fine mist.I was wondering how something like 120 grain Ballistic Tip would do
Tell me about it. I have used a 7X57 for the past 45 years, and whenever I tell people I shoot a 7mm, they always think 7 mag.I must be obsolete...
My cartridges sure are at any rate.
I think most eastern whitetail hunters, for the most part, are largely overgunned. Meaning, that most of the classic deer rifle calibers, are more cartridge/power than one needs to cleanly take whitetails.