Originally Posted by z1r
Originally Posted by mrchongo
Originally Posted by z1r
My 280 AI. Fugly but effective! Commercial FN action.
Shorter barrel but doesn't have near the muzzle blast a 7mm Rem would.


That ain't "fugly," that's classic! Love the Schnabel fore stock look. Just what I'm going for.
Thanks for posting it!

So it seems to me that even if I buy a short-chambered .280 barrel, my gunsmith still needs to finish ream it. So I could entertain acquiring a barrel chambered in 7x57....even 7mm-08, unlikely as that may be. He'd just have to ream it a little more! So if you've got a high quality 7x57 barrel that you'd part with. throw it out there if you like.

Exercise caution when sourcing a 7x57 barrel with the intent to rechamber to 280 or 280 AI. The 7x57 neck is larger than the 280 so the 280 reamer may not clean up the existing chamber neck. Some short chambered barrels are supplied cut with a finish reamer and just need the chamber to be deepened by up to .050”, these will not usually clean up. Other short chambered barrels are cut using a rougher and will be undersized in dimensions, these are usually usable. Check with the supplier first.

Thanks for the heads up!

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