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I picked up a Jarrett rifle in 280AI Remington. Any recommendations on a good 200 to 300 yard bullet for deer? Make, type and grain?

I used 140gn Nosler Accubonds & RL19 in my Ruger M77 .280Rem. No complaints here.

160 AB in mine, my partners us the 150 Swift. Either will work fine.

Same here. Though mine's a Remington.

140gn partition, they work

Banes LRX or Accubond

I am not a Gunwriter, thus the disclaimer: I have not shot the selection of different bullets that some may have such as Mule Deer and other writers on this forum, likely some other shooters too.

So far the most accurate bullet in my 7mm RM, my 280's and my 280AI is the Nosler Partition 150 grain bullet. That bullet in the 280AI should be good for most* any North American game animal in the USA, in my opinion. It shoots sub-minute of angle in each of those rifles mentioned. The second best bullet for accuracy that I've tested in one 280 and the 7mm RM is the 162 grain Hornady BT SP IL: I have not tried it in the other rifles mentioned - yet. Both these bullets have performed well on game for me. Another accurate bullet is the 139 Hornady IL, but I won't recommend it for anything bigger than coyotes, in the 280AI, at full velocity, however others might. I've killed exactly one deer with that bullet in the rifles mentioned and in the 7mm RM - a shot just behind the skull. I've also used it in a 7x57 on antelope where it worked very well.

Mono bullets shoot well too, however I have found that animals shot with mono bullets have traveled further after being shot than with traditional bullets - that's my experience and please I don't want to start an argument with mono lovers..

*That Nosler PT bullet would not be my choice for the big bears, but likely someone has and it worked OK, I don't know?

150 Partition and Ballistic Tip have served me well.

I've used the old 140 gr Nosler sold base in the 280 on antelope and deer. I think the 139 hornady SP IL one of the best deer bullets out there in the 7mm Rem mag started at 3175 fps, also used the 140 npt with complete satisfaction. Hard to find a 7mm bullet that don't work. Mb

Have only used a 150 BT in my 280. It works.

I run either the 150 gr Nosler BT, or the 154 gr Hornady SST in my 280. Both are tremendous bullets out of my 280.

I've found the Hornady 154 gr SST or the 150 gr ELD-X with Varget or IMR4350 work best in the BAR 280 I load for

Barnes TTSX, Nosler Partition, Accubonds, Ballistic tips.

I use Nosler 140 grain and 160 grain Partitions and Accubonds in my two 7x57s and they are great. I would think they would be even greater stepping up in the 280AI. The Hornady bullets also seem to have a great reputation in the.284 caliber rifles. Good places to start your search!

CJ

You will have a hard time finding a bad bullet. The classic load used in 280 Ackley for deer was the 140 grain Ballistic Tip. I have used that bullet as well as the 150 partition and the 160 Sierra Gameking and 160 Accubond.

Also had great luck with the 139 grain Hornady Interlock. There also many fans of the 120 grain Ballistic tip and 120 Grain Barnes TTSX.

As long as you pick a bullet designed for deer size game,staying away from varmit bullets or target bullets,you can hardly go wrong.

I have two .280AI's one likes the 150gr NP and the other dotes on the 160gr. NP. Good powders are R22, IMR7828, and H4831. I suspect H4831 would be near perfect for the .280.

I've used lots of 140 grain Accubonds in my Rem 700 Custom KS Mountain Rifle in .280. They have worked great for deer and antelope.

I've also shot a bunch of deer with 140 grain Sierra Pro Hunters and they worked well too.

If I recall correctly, I have used the 139 Hornady Interlock Spire Point, 140 Barnes TSX, 140 Nosler AccuBond, and 150 & 160 Nosler Partitions to take pronghorns, deer, black bear and caribou with both the standard .280 and Ackley Improved. All of them worked fine, and ranges ran from under 100 yards to around 350.

Will also comment that the standard .280 handloaded to .270-type pressures gets muzzle velocities very close to the .280 Ackley Improved, because the "improving" doesn't really gain all that much powder room.

I have 4 loads I use in my .280's:

1. 140 Barnes TTSX, RL19
2. 140 Barnes TSX, IMR4350
3 Older, factory Federal 140 Accubond
4. Hornady 150 ELD-X, RL26

Everything from antelope to moose, covered!

given the current situation, I would shoot hateevr 7mm bullet you can find