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280 Factory ammo is a bit pricey. If you are not going to reload, I would check out the prices and see if it matters to you.


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I have owned 2 700 KS's in 7mm Remington and one 280 KS. I noticed no difference in recoil whatsoever between any of them . I got 2850+ with a 160 grain partition in the 280, I never handloaded the 7 Mags or chronographed them. It was sure a lot easier finding factory ammo for the 7 mag. The only factory ammo I bought for the 280 was Federal Trophy Bonded 140 grain which shot terribly thus the handloading.

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Same bullets. My 280 handles 180 ELD-M's just fine with a 9 twist. Pick the rifle you like better and go kill elk!


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I think 280 is a perfect round but that rifle is made for a bench and not to carry all day long for a week.
My friends love their 7 mag and they are proven killers and can be long range guns.
But I just don’t care about them.
My friends lite weight tikka in 7 mag has a more pop than I’d like when shooting from a bench.
Look up the Ballistics of a premium ammo 140 grain 270win vs standard blue box 7 mag and where they compare at 400 yards.


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Ten year old thread resurrected from the dead.

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Originally Posted by ruraldoc

Ten year old thread resurrected from the dead.

Lol
I thought it said 11/15/19 not 09.
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.280AI pushes the 7RM for performance in a more efficient package, one more round in the mag.

.280 at .270 pressure is a good one. They tended to load it down when they rolled it out, allowing for use in the 742.

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If you have to ask that question, use a .280!!


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According to Nosler, the 7mm Rem Mag shoots the same 160 grain bullet 148 FPS faster.

So if 148 FPS is crucial, get the 7mm Rem Mag.




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Originally Posted by ateam1975
. I know the scope makes a great deal, but the .280 has a nice thumb hole stock and stainless 26" heavy barrel.

There's nothing nice about a thumb hole stock on any hunting rifle. Add a 26" bbl to that mix and it sounds like it's going to weigh a lot more than you like to carry hunting.

I'd pass on that 280.

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Originally Posted by Pharmseller
According to Nosler, the 7mm Rem Mag shoots the same 160 grain bullet 148 FPS faster.

So if 148 FPS is crucial, get the 7mm Rem Mag.




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Sad thing is with bad loads you might see that much variation from cartridge to cartridge. Also a slow barrel on a 7 mag and a fast barrel on a 280 may shrink that gap up even more.


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Originally Posted by ruraldoc

Ten year old thread resurrected from the dead.



Its kinda fun to look back and see how the threads have changed (or not) in a decade. Mostly just the same, although the fads do come and go.

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I miss Dober's posts and RIP BobinNH...

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And a decade-old thread just keeps going, like an Energizer Bunny bouncing off the same walls....


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Originally Posted by Dogger
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Originally Posted by 10gaugemag
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According to Nosler, the 7mm Rem Mag shoots the same 160 grain bullet 148 FPS faster.

So if 148 FPS is crucial, get the 7mm Rem Mag.




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Sad thing is with bad loads you might see that much variation from cartridge to cartridge. Also a slow barrel on a 7 mag and a fast barrel on a 280 may shrink that gap up even more.



Just for fun I did the math. Using 160 AB data for each, the 7mm Rem Mag is a 280 Rem plus 75 yards. That’s what 148 FPS gets you, 75 more yards.

Dang, I wish Tikka made a T3 in 280 Rem.



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Nosler manual #4 has a load with 160g bullets with IMR 7828 that we have been shooting in bolt action remingtons and A bolts:

160g at 2930 with amazing accuracy, std 280 with 24" barrels.

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If I didn't already have a great 7RM, I would be looking at the .280AI.

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