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A .284 bullet in a case of the -06 capacity is a good place to be. Not sure I'd bother with the AI again, but I sure enjoy the hell out of mine.

I wouldn't say "bother" with it... once you have the brass is no issue and just like any other cartridge.

Any other factory rifles in 280ai besides Cooper, Kimber and Law?

Christensen, Fierce, McWhorter

Montana Rifle Company, Bergara, Nosler

My 280 Ackley is a Borden action, Lilja barrel put together by Kampfeld. It puts 140 AB's into siamese holes at 3200 fps with 63 gr's VV N165.

I be likin' it.

I have a nula model 24 with a 1/9 twist 24 inch barrel and am pushing nosler 140 ballistic tips at 3275 fps with 60gr imr 4831 and a federal 215 primer. no pressure signs and super accurate 1 hole 3 shot groups if I do my part

I had one, too, and was very pleased with it. I used the same combination of rifle and ammo. I bought it for a Utah mule deer hunt and killed a nice 4x4. I sold it after the hunt.

donsm70

Killed lots of animals with 280's, 280 AI, 7 Wby, 308 & 300 WSM. Never needed anything more than a 280.

Just finished a 280AI for a customer, also wanted to work up a load for him using the Hornady 162 ELD-X's 3080FPS one ragged hole at 100 with RL23. I have been impressed with these new RL powders.

That wouldn't be Sherm Russell would it?

Yes it is gotta be Tim!!

I like my Montana 280 AI, it would really be nice for elk at 9K or sheep and so forth, but will admit it's the most consistently hard rifle I've ever owned to settle down enough to shoot it to it's full accuracy potential.

Congrats on your new rifle and good luck on the deer and elk hunts.

I've used as an all around cartridge the 300 mags, most 7mm mags, the 30.06, the great .270 Win. and the 264 Win Mag. I would not trade any of those rounds for my .280AI's In my opinion it's the perfect compromise between killing power and recoil. With the 160gr Nosler Partition at 2950fps it is a killing machine that can be put up in an 8lb rifle including scope that'll have manageable recoil. What's not to like.

Actually they are good for sheep up to 11k...past that its too much gun. Am told it evaporates them.

Have had a few renditions with the current being a Rifles Inc on a TI action. They all been lightweights around 6# or so. By chance, did kill some good critters with them. And now after a couple dozen years thinking about it, did occur that the 280AI in a more portly configuration and twisted such for longer ranges--might make a fine rifle and a good reason to give a couple mags to the kids...

[quote=sherm_61]Yes it is gotta be Tim!![/quote

It is.I'm going to need you to rebarrel a Ruger mark ll for me soon

P.m. sent Tim

Yeah, just save your money & buy you one good one.

Me too.