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280rem. powder #6770962 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york DANNYL OP Campfire Tracker OP DANNYL Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york Going to be loading for a 280rem 28" tc,140gr rem.bullet. What would be a good powder,primer to start with? Thanks

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6771234 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,839 Texas southtexas Campfire Tracker southtexas Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,839 Texas Pretty much any powder in the 4350, 4831 burning rate range. IMR4831 has worked well for me.

Re: 280rem. powder southtexas #6771246 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york DANNYL OP Campfire Tracker OP DANNYL Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york mag or standard primers? Will the 28" create to much preasure before obtaining good velosity with those mentioned powders.

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6771290 08/13/12 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 739 Bentley Louisiana parkj5 Campfire Regular parkj5 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 739 Bentley Louisiana mine loves h-4831sc.i shoot br2 primers.58 grns of h-4831sc in my 280 is the ticket.57 grns of r-19 shinned as well.I have tried 140 grn,Nosler bt,berger,and hornaday sst and they all loved that combo.

Re: 280rem. powder parkj5 #6771314 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york DANNYL OP Campfire Tracker OP DANNYL Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york parkj5 that is the 28" also? If so that helps to get started.Thanks all

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6771407 08/13/12 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner Campfire Outfitter Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado MagPro does 2920 for me 140 Partitions. 4350 and 4831sc would be solid too.

Re: 280rem. powder Tanner #6771508 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york DANNYL OP Campfire Tracker OP DANNYL Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york I've been wanting to try magpro in my 270,I might be able to kill 2 birds with 1 stone here.

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6771542 08/13/12 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner Campfire Outfitter Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado It's a good idea. Do it.

Re: 280rem. powder Tanner #6771664 08/13/12 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,035 Ct L lhead71 Campfire Regular lhead71 Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,035 Ct My 280 AI loves Vit N165, and all the above mentioned powders. I had a regular 280 before that and it was the same. Enough already, just shoot it!

Re: 280rem. powder lhead71 #6771786 08/13/12 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,794 middle Tenn S stillbeeman Campfire Regular stillbeeman Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,794 middle Tenn In a 30-06 size case, one of the 4350's is never a mistake. Aim for the exit hole.

Re: 280rem. powder stillbeeman #6771861 08/13/12 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 208 Souther Tier, NY J jr1968 Campfire Member jr1968 Campfire Member J Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 208 Souther Tier, NY A few years ago I had a h&r handi rifle in 280 rem and it really liked RL-19. jr1968

Re: 280rem. powder jr1968 #6771999 08/13/12 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,579 Idaho & South Dakota USA dukxdog Campfire Regular dukxdog Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,579 Idaho & South Dakota USA IMR-4350 in my 700KS Gun Owners of America & NRA Life Member https://www.facebook.com/BirdDogBunkhouse57442/ "There are a hundred things that can happen at long range and only one of them is good"

Re: 280rem. powder dukxdog #6772012 08/13/12 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york DANNYL OP Campfire Tracker OP DANNYL Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,354 northern new york Thanks all,now time to start putting things together.

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6772255 08/13/12 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,525 Likes: 2 Calgary, AB, Canada Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,525 Likes: 2 Calgary, AB, Canada IMR4350 with 140's and 7828ssc with 160's.

Re: 280rem. powder Jordan Smith #6772312 08/13/12 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 739 Bentley Louisiana parkj5 Campfire Regular parkj5 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 739 Bentley Louisiana My barrel is a 26" Brux 1/10 twist.i am getting 3,000 fps

Re: 280rem. powder DANNYL #6773779 08/14/12 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 519 Ontario Kanada S senior Campfire Regular senior Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 519 Ontario Kanada 4831 is my go to 280 powder! 3050fps average with 139 Horn flat base SP out of my 22" M-77. I works even better with 150s. 4350 always showed pressure before reaching top velocity in my gun.

Re: 280rem. powder senior #6779551 08/15/12 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,290 Qld Australia dingo Campfire Regular dingo Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,290 Qld Australia I chronographed many different combinations with 140gn bullets during load developement for my Ruger M77 .280.. The three powders which gave the highest velocity were....IMR4831,RL19 & RL22

Re: 280rem. powder dingo #6785517 08/17/12 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 7 7 7mm08shooter New Member 7mm08shooter New Member 7 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 7 Another good one for use with 140 grain bullets is Accurate 4064. I don't think it's the top dog on speed, but is very accurate with both 140 VLD's and 140 Sierra Pro Hunters around 2920FPS from a 24" barrel.

Re: 280rem. powder 7mm08shooter #6791883 08/20/12 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 238 Colorado K KuduBull Campfire Member KuduBull Campfire Member K Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 238 Colorado I shoot RL-22 with 140s in my 280s. I get 3025 FPS. Yesterday I tried H4350, I-4831 with some 150s and they shot real good too. A lot of powders work well in the 280. Marc

Re: 280rem. powder KuduBull #6795277 08/21/12 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 194 Miami, Fl. USA Cag Campfire Member Cag Campfire Member Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 194 Miami, Fl. USA H4831 works real good with mine.