What bullet and what weight do you suggest for a 280 Remington. I will be hunting deer, black bear, Moose and elk. Looking for one do all bullet. Shots will be from close to 3 or 400 yards. That is my comfort range.

Noz partition does nice thangs. 140 or 150 will kill bout anything that shiits thru a meat azz...

160 gr. Partitions. Muddy

The difference between 140, 150 and 160 is minimal.

A heavily constructed 160, however, may not expand well on deer while being perfect for moose.

Consider both weight and construction of the bullet.

Good luck.

Barnes TTSX 140 grain.

I'd likely roll mine with 139/140/145gr bullets.

Off the cuff, I'd say a 150 grain Partition.

160 gr Nosler Partition

DOesnt get much better then this

Barnes TSX, TTSX, Nosler Accubond, all 140 gr.

For a "do all" bullet that includes big animals, I'd go with a premium in the 150-160 gr. range. I've had excellent results from the Barnes TSX and the Nosler Partition. The Swift-A-Frames were really tough to get to shoot very accurately and the Hornady Interbond 154 gr. bullets didn't penetrate as much as I thought they should. E

160 Partition. Done.

I'd lean toward the 175 grain Partition... but then it is just the 160 grainer with a little more sectional density...

My do-all loads in the 280 AI are 145 LRX & 150 NBT.

Either will suit your purposes nicely.

Kawi on crack?

140 or 160, if not Part. then Accubonds..

I settled on 160gr. @2800 fps in my 7x64, which is the .280's older twin. I thought I'd use lighter constructed bullets for deer, and tougher bullets for elk and moose. But I actually use Nosler partitions for everything.

Moose are kinda scarce around here, but Partitions have expanded just fine in the 100 pound or so deer I've taken with them and IF a moose shows up I'm all set!

I'd go with either a 150 or 160 gr. Accubond or Partition, whichever shoots best in your rifle.
Paul B.

Bingo and dead center right there. Anything that a person has any business pointing a 28 caliber rifle at will be very dead, very fast with this bullet well placed.

With todays great bullets like this one, which will substantially out penetrate a 160gr Nosler or other lead core bullet, there is no reason for a big slow plowing bullet like that any more. Nor is there any good reason to subject ones self to the additional recoil of a 160 anything. Until you got to the Moose part, even the 120 TTSX would work terrific. BTDT and more than a couple of times with that bullet and its similar forerunners here and in Africa.

150gr Nosler Partition w/RL19. powdr

Once you add elk to your shopping list the Nosler Partition is easily the go to bullet. I'd concur on the 160 grain model. However, since asked for advice on what bullet to use your comfort range is, perhaps, a bit overly generous.

154 Remington coreloct


The 154 grain Remington Extended Range Flat Base (ER-FB) Core-Lokt bullet is no longer manufactured and it is a tragedy. This was my favorite 7 mm bullet and its a very reliable killer. It compares quite favorably with the 150 gr Swift Scirocco. Why this bullet was discontinued is a perfect example of how the public don't know what they are buying or why. Or maybe its just the stupidity of the marketing division of Big Green. It wasn't sexy enough or the latest trend, so it didn't sell well enough to be retained I suppose.

140 ttsx or 145 LRX. At the longer ranges you said, I'd say LRX.

150 BT

I shoot a 7mm SAUM that is close to the 280 ballistics wise. My favorite deer load bullet is the 120gr TTSX. It hammers them really well. When you throw bear, moose and elk in the mix, I would jump up to the 150gr partition.

GK

Where you are looking for one bullet for everything, including Moose and Elk, I'd load the 160gr Accubond and forget about it.

I am loading for 7mm wsm, 284 win, 7-08, and 7-08ai. For elk, I KNOW the 150 gr partition and 140 gr TSX work great. Personally, I'd go with the 120-140 gr TTSX. Whichever shot best. A 7mm partition of any weight made would be great out of a 280 Rem. I'd settle on those two bullets and find what shot best.