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Probably not, partly because I was lucky enough to obtain it when the prices at Serengeti were a lot lower than they are now!

I must say I'm a little surprised that an innocent little thread like this contains so many fierce defenses of one cartridge against another. Personally, I have alwasy thought the whole point was to use them all, and maybe own them all the same time!

Man oh man what a bunch of gun gack, are we already that bored gang...

Hope Sept. comes quick.

This stuff if pretty darn simple unless someone chooses to make it tough.

Here's how I see it and my way of thinking has to be the right way right....<g>

7/08 case is smaller than the 280 so given equal pressures the 280's gonna run faster. I believe that Brad and JB said 150 fps or so and that I believe.

The 7/08 is a good short action round and is super for the ladies and youth. The 280 is a good one for the long action.

Now the 275 Rigby, for me that would come into play if for some reason one wanted to build a cute lil small ring or something of that effect.

Just my thoughts and have a great new year.

And for petes sake use a 270 not one of those wanna be 7's...gack gack gack.

Dober

If you can't get it done with 7x57 yor prolly not gona get it done with a 280

Preecisely.

Or!!! The .280 gets another 150 fps, which means another 300 foot-pounds, which makes all the difference in the world. After all, that's almost as much as the .22 Magnum produces at the muzzle. Add a .22 Magnum to a 7x57 and....

I wish Elk would log on and tell us how many elk his kid's 7mm-08 has killed now. I believe it is somewhere around 30.

making excuses for less is not very attractive

woofer

three reasons to own a 280.....

1. it isn't a 270

2. it is better than a 7-08

3. you can make a 280AI and have the sexiest cartridge on earth

woofer..like your thinking

Too bad no one currently offers an affordable 7X57.
That would be much more interesting to me than a 280Rem, despite the fact of their near identical capabilities.

My new custom lefty SS M70 chambered in 7X57 is making it's maiden voyage to the range today!! I can't wait! Oh, the custom 280 AI is also going! grin

Huntr,
You will let us know how they shoot?

I'm safely getting right at 3000 f.p.s. with the 139 grain Hornady bullet out of my Remington Mountain Rifle.

What powder/charge are you using? Brass? I would love to get that out of mine.

I forgot to say my Mountain rifle is chambered for 280 Rem.

A classic old thread, with some old timers sorely missed.

Glad you revived it, I really enjoyed reading it.

+1

15 years later ...... I've had both the 7x57 (275 Rigby) and 280 in the years since the OP asked that dumb question.

The 7x57 ended up being the keeper during downsizing.

I gifted my 7x57 to my son - it is his lucky deer rifle. I still have my 280...

I've had a few .280's and 7X57's through the years, but end up just keeping my 7mm-08's. They suit what I need a 7mm to do perfectly, while burning less powder and fitting in a smaller package.

"You dance with the one who brung ya" After starting hunting whitetail deer with a Savage 99 250-3000 I wanted a cartridge to hunt Mule deer, Moose, Mountain goat, Elk and Black bear. I purchased a used pre-64 Model 70 that started life as a .270 Winchester but was converted to a 7x57 by Emil Koshollek with a Buhmiller 24" barrel. 1-9" ROT.

There have been other 7x57's since that rifle and probably more in the future.

Some great characters on this old one! Enjoyed the trip down memory lane.