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MD, another member had mentioned you had done some workup with the 280 ackley and there may have even been a thread or two on it? Reloader 26 and 150's? I am starting to load for a 280 ackley and was looking to play with 150, 160 grain loads - specifically the 160 accubond. Hoping for an accurate 3000 FPS and have lots of Reloader 26 available. A 150 Nosler LRAB at say 3100 wouldn't be too bad either.
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I got the following results from the 22" Douglas barrel on my present .280 AI. All loads used Nosler cases and CCI 200 primers:
150 Nosler Ballistic Tip, 64.0 grains--3054 fps
168 AccuBond Long Range, 62.0 grains--2934 fps
From these it looks like 3000 fps with a 160 would certainly be possible.
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Thanks and those look like a good safe stopping point too. My by guess & by golly loads were a half grain less but still no pressure signs. Forgot my nickle brass might hold up to 2 grains more than the Nosler so I might have a little room to go up slightly but not much.
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John,
Is the 168 LR a new bullet? I can't find it on their website.
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The 7 mm 150 looks good to me, didn't realize they made one, thanks!
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John,
Is the 168 LR a new bullet? I can't find it on their website. It’s been out at least 3 if not 4 years or more. Tried it in my 7 WSM around 2013-14.
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Yeah, the 168 7mm was one of the original LRAB's, if I remember correctly.
Recently Nosler also introduced a 168 .30 LRAB.
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I feel like an A$$. I was thinking 7mm and looked at 6.5.
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Hey, Butch, it's only a half-millimeter difference!
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