I am about to load the 168 Berger VLD hunting and the 168 VLD classic Hunter in my 280AI. I have a 1-9" twist. RL 22 has been doing well for me lately. You are in the position not to worry about scope weight with that rifle. One of the 30mm tactical style scopes will be perfect. I would stay with 160's and above with that twist and barrel length.
I tried a bunch of different combos with RL22. Just couldnt get it tight. The 160 Accubond and 4831sc seem to be showing promise in mine. Running a Zeiss 3.5-10 on it right now and liking it!
