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Cooper 92 280 AI. And no that heavy ass scope is no longer on there, or those rusty Burris rings! ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/HNm7ran.jpg)
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Nice looking Cooper.
Are you still happy with 280 AI ?
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Weatherby lightweight 30-06 3.5x10 leupold in old style Talley iron rings. 6.8#.
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Two of my hunting rifles weigh 8 lbs. The rest weigh well under, the lightest being 6 lbs. No chore to pack any of them.
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338/378 Accumark topped with NF Ooooph! 😉
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Nice looking Cooper.
Are you still happy with 280 AI ?
I am. I have noticed 160gr partitions like to pencil through a whitetail if you shoot behind the shoulder under 100 yards. Had 4 deer this year that had no blood trail until 15-20 yards from impact, but then it was fantastic. Think I'll move to high shoulder shots only next year though, the deer never went more than 75 yards or so but a couple of them made into very nasty stuff that wasn't fun getting to.
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I know a few guys who use the lighter bullets in the 280 AI One of my friends like the Nosler 150 grain B/T two others like 150 and 140 grain Partitions. They think they get better results putting animals on the ground faster..
Then again, I have some other friends and cousins who are 7-08 fans. They hunt with 120 grain Nosler B/T.
Prolly the same thought process. Moving bullets a bit faster.
As long as it works we're all happy.
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That's a great combination. The .25-06 doesn't get the respect it deserves since everybody went stupid over 6.5s. The 6.5s are touted for their bullet selection. To me that is BS because not many people use their hunting rifle for serious target shooting AND hunting. It's the same argument the .270 haters use to knock it. But realistically a .25-06 AND a .270 are primarily traditional hunting rifles. There's plenty of bullets to cover that role. For a .270 Win. the 100 grain for varmints, the 130 for deer or hogs, and the 150 for deer, hogs, and elk or other large game. That about covers what it does real well. For the .25-06 the 87 grain has been a good varmint load and sometimes deer too. The 100 grain is good for large varmints and antelope and deer. The 110, 115, and 120 about covers anything else it's suitable to shoot which can include Antelope, deer, hogs and even elk. Neither the .270 or the .25-06 are known as a target rifles so no bullet manufacture ever made serious Hi BC Target loads for either of them. So what do you need more bullets for? Ya, I've been real happy with this 25-06 700 CDL and the 6x Leupold. First buck with it was in 2005, and it's had a good track record ever since. Coyotes, antelope & mule deer. I just use the same load for all three, though over the years I have changed my load a couple of times. Closest mule deer was about 20 yards. Farthest was an honest 400 yards. That's enough for me. I do have a near-twin to that rifle, in 30-06 that I prefer for bear & elk. It works just fine on antelope & mule deer too of course. Hoping to get out for more backpacking this year. Neck issues sidelined me for a while re that stuff. Regards, Guy
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Usually, either a M70 Featherweight 7-08 wearing a VX2 2-7X33 or same set up in 257Rob.
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For sheep and alpine blacktail I used a Fieldcraft 7/08 last year and I'll do the same again this season. Prior to that a couple different Montanas and for years before that a 270Win 700 dropped in an Edge for my backpack hunts. Still have a 30/06 Montana and the 270 squrirreled away but that Fieldcraft sure is light and compact which matters to a lot to me when you carry it for days and miles to only shoot once.
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Howa Alpine 6.5 Creedmoor, Marlin 45-70 guide gun for “here” (Eastern hardwoods)
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ULA 7mm-08 Leupold 2.5 x 8 atop it, with sling and 3 in its belly 5.5 lbs all up. I like Barnes 120 Tsx for fodder. Drops a moose like the hammer of Thor.
Sadly my bp hunting days are behind me, heck probably all hunting. All my bolt action rifles are lh, all my kids are right handed
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I carried the Barrett Fieldcraft special run 6.5 for most of last season. It's about the perfect rifle for the mountain sides I hunt.....enough barrel to settle down for offhand shots but still light enough to come in less than 7lbs even with a heavier scope/rail/rings. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/83611.jpg)
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Interesting thread.
Carried a Rifles Inc 280AI around for years and shot some good stuff. 6# all up.
Pretty snappy though...not that it got shot that much hunting. Current rifle for any hooves in the hills is a FN (Browning) small ring barreled 280 & Zeiss Diavai 3-9x42 w/Kenton turrent. 7.44# Got a lighter backpack to make up weight gain...:)
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Only backpack hunted once and took a knight mk-85 with Williams peep. Next trip if I draw a rifle tag i'll prob drag my classic stainless 375 H&H that's been cut to 20" with a zeiss 3-9x40 with QD rings. Its heavy but shoots well and I have no doubt it will handle any business I ask of it
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