Yes, and Berger makes a 195g .284" bullet, B.C. .755.
And Barnes makes .284" TSX bullets in 120g, 140g, 150g, 160g and 175g. All except the 120g have a higher B.C. than any of the .277" TSX bullets.
Just sayin'.
Does 195 Berger and 175 barnes correctly stabilise in your .280 barrel or any factory barrel?
Berger rec.min 8.3" twist
Barnes rec.minimum 9" twist for 175 tsx and 8" twist for 168 LRX.
So to get all that superior 7mm bullet selection one needs a custom barrel.
From what I understand,180 Woodleigh will properly stabilise in 1:10 270cal
Right now I think getting a 280AI ... Platform will probably be a Kimber.
Current Kimber specs indicate 1:9" but in other places its specified as 1:9.5"
After having some factory Sakos in .270win, a full house walnut custom .270win
and factory .270 Wby ...
I was then going to jump to a custom titanium/syn. .280AI as my do all main rig,
but the custom shop received military contracts for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
and stopped taking civilian orders, then I lost interest in the idea.
A good smith will get .280AI to feed reliably, which was my main concern with the project.
I had specified a custom vertical stack( ie; non-staggered) magazine arrangement which
would have helped things.
what I liked about .280 AI was its cool factor and ample power, and that I no longer would
have the urge to push 7x57 loads to crazy limits...
I didnt want a hyper pressure .280 AI to tickle the heels of the 7mmMag like some folks,
I wanted a round to achieve my target MVs with good relative margin of safety.
