The only reason to build a .280AI instead of a 7RM..... is so you'll have a reason to talk with Friend Steve (Dogzapper) Timm. A man with more time behind the trigger of a .280AI cannot be found.... and you'd be hard pressed to find an all-around nicer guy. He will admit that the AI ain't the 7RM.... it's 'close' though.

I have had a couple of both.... and the 7RM is a better round as far as I'm concerned. I'd never trade a 7RM for a .280AI..... but I have done the converse.... twice.

You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......