I just got back from an elk hunt in Montana with my Montana .280 AI. Didn't get it bloody, but man....I'll never take another rifle to the mountains. What a joy to carry that thing, and I don't mean slung over my shoulder -- it never left my hand.
I've been an unapologetic .280 fan ever since I killed my first dear over 30 years ago with my grandfather's .280 Rem. It's a cartridge that's got style -- which is to say that not everyone has one, and I like that. The .280 AI, from my point of view, is a marked improvement over an already superb round.
I don't try to make mine into a 7RM, but I do get the 150 TTSX moving at 3,060 with no problem whatsoever. That's exactly 200 fps faster than Federal can do with the 150 Partition in my .280 Rem. If I can ever get the 150 Partition to move out at 3,000 fps in my AI, and keep the accuracy that I now get with the Barnes, I'll be done playing.
