#2268509 - 06/22/08 06:17 AM
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clark98ut
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Just put these two rifles together this week and made it to the range last evening.
Rifle No. 1 is an older model (no prefix) Remington 700 LA with a PacNor No. 1 contour chambered in 280AI and finished at 23" wearing Talley LWs and a Leupold VXIII 3.5-10x40. I sprayed it with Matte Black Duracoat. The stock on this rifle is a McMillan Mountain Rifle in Edge, but actually belongs to my (currently in progress) 257 Roy. When McMillan finishes the stock for this rifle, it will wear a Classic in Gap Camo. Current weight as shown is a hair under 7lbs 12oz. Our own Redneck aka Lee Christianson did the barrel/chamber work.
Best group: 
Other groups that showed promise:
Rifle Numero Dos is a Remington 700 PSS in .223 that I stuck in a McMillan HTG stock that I bought off of here. Wears old style Williams bottom metal, some sort of Burris rings (which will be replaced with something more Tacticool) and the standard issue Leupold VXIII 3.5-10x40.
It seemed to shoot ok... 
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#2269858 - 06/22/08 08:10 PM
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that's a nice lookin stock on that .223!
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#2270022 - 06/22/08 10:06 PM
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clark98ut
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Look familiar?
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#2270038 - 06/22/08 10:22 PM
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I like that 280AI much!
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#2270043 - 06/22/08 10:26 PM
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1-9" on the 280AI?
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#2270102 - 06/23/08 01:13 AM
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clark98ut
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Roger that.
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#2270200 - 06/23/08 05:30 AM
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VERY well thought out .280AI. Nothin' not to like about it.
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#2270285 - 06/23/08 06:55 AM
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I had the best luck with H4831SC in my 280AI. My all time favorite deer rig.
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#2270404 - 06/23/08 08:20 AM
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clark98ut
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I had the best luck with H4831SC in my 280AI. My all time favorite deer rig.
The one group I shot with H4831SC is shown. Momma started wondering if I was going to ever come home and I had to pack it up and leave before I shot the other loads I had worked up. I'm interested to see how the rest of the loads do.
-Dan
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#2270593 - 06/23/08 10:04 AM
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Nice! Both good shooters. Good luck with them.
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#2278660 - 06/27/08 09:16 AM
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Clark98
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#2280176 - 06/28/08 02:26 AM
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Clark do you like the Duracoat or Alumahyde II as far as looks? powdr
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#2280255 - 06/28/08 05:09 AM
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So far I like the Alumahyde, but that was the first time ever for me to spray-gun anything and first time using Duracoat. With better technique I might reverse that choice. Hard to say though as the limited use I've put the Alumahyde through, it's been pretty danged tough, not to mention easy to use and apply.
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#2281359 - 06/28/08 05:38 PM
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Nice shooters!
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