Dogger,
See my forum name? Uh, yeah, .280Rem is, IMO, THE STUFF!
Velocity? I have loads that do the following, and all less than MOA accuracy. Some here will disbpute this, but I have seen many a .280 Rifle do this: 139s and 140s at 3150fps, 150s and 154s at 3050, and 160s at 3000fps. If you handload the .280 with a 24" bbl you can easily duplicate 7mmRM factory balistics. AND you can do so without dangerous pressures.
Does one really need a "good excuse" to make a firearms purchase? My excuse is "I want it, and I can afford it". Therefore I own one now.
Good luck.
Last edited by .280Rem; 01/12/06.