The best thing you could do with a .280 is trade it for a worthwhile caliber..and one of the neatest is the old .300 H & H.. I have owned several...as far a s a "special" long action...you have to round up a really rare 700 magnum action..you will probably have to look long and hard to find one, but they are out there..mine have all had 26 inch barrels. I mine have all shot very well..my current on is an new Ruger #1..I remember when I was a young man I heard the old O'Connor tale that there was little difference between a .300 H & H and and 06..I mentioned this to one of my older pals...He was a Camp Perry shooter and one of the two best rifle shots I have known in well over 50 years of shooting...he told me there is quite a bite of difference between the two..as I found out later..This is one old caliber that is enjoyable to own and use..and not everyone has one...
