In my opinion, the 280 Rem is equivalent to the 270 not better. It slows down, as you would expect with heavier than 150g bullets. I think you have to step up to a 7mm Rem Mag or a 300 Win Mag to make a significant jump in performance. I love my 270 Win I handload and get 3000 fps with 150g Partitions, never had an issue killing anything with it in the lower 48. I did just buy a BDL in 7mm Mag cause I gave my 270 to my youngest son ( he wanted it badly). I don't notice the recoil difference but that's probably because I shoot big bores as well. I plan to load 175g A-Frames and see if I can get close to 3000 fps with normal pressures.
