Originally Posted by beretzs
Just to throw some more info into this. Buddy just built a 280 Ackley on a 24" Model 70. Nosler Custom 140 AB's ran 3040 through his rifle during break in. They were advertised around 3100-3150 I think. Seems like a ton of expense to match a 270 Winchester with a 130..

It's hard to beat the 270 Winchester for the guy that want's to buy some different kinds of ammo to see what works best. A slew of good rifles that almost anybody could find something that "fit" them as well.


Was your buddy running standard 280 loads in it? If that's all you get out of a 280AI...it'd be a no-go for me. Heck, Alliant claims a 150btsp will clock 3,030 with RL26 out of a 270win. If that holds true there's really no reason to go with a 280ai if you want to shoot 140-150s. Nosler claims 3 different loads they ran were over 3,000fps for a 140 grain bullet in a 270win. Now I can still see a debatable advantage if you want to shoot the heavier 7mm bullet possibilities out of a 280AI.