Yup great experience. Best platform IMHO,
for a .280 unless you are partial to pushfeed.
Mine Feeds beautifully, and routinely gives me 3/4" Accuracy
( or better ) for 3 shot groups at 100 meters.
Recoil isn't quite as heavy as with a .30'06, and doesn't need a 24" barrel to show its stuff like the high pressure .270 Win, or .25'06
Mine is a '92 NH Fwt Classic ( 22" ). I'm told that the early ones came to market via the old Custom shop.
In Factory loads, It loves Fed Premium 150 NPs, and I like the results on game. Just about any factory tipped 140's do well for accuracy as well.
160's less so, but still inside an inch, so that's OK too.
I have not loaded the 162 Amax for it, so can't comment on that.
Wish it were stainless, and the loony in me feels that the twist could be tighter than 10" ;-(
