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280 rem #9474038 01/02/15
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 341 L les7mm OP Campfire Member
OP les7mm Campfire Member L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 341	whats the best powder for 280 rem and grains with 140 gr bullet

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Re: 280 rem les7mm #9474054 01/02/15
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,179 rochester new york D dcd Campfire Regular
dcd Campfire Regular D Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,179 rochester new york	42gr h4350 nos partition

Re: 280 rem dcd #9474076 01/02/15
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia 163bc Campfire Tracker
163bc Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia	reloader 19

Re: 280 rem 163bc #9474100 01/02/15
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,145 Jacksonville, FL richardca99 Campfire Regular
richardca99 Campfire Regular Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,145 Jacksonville, FL	Originally Posted by 163bc reloader 19 I'm strongly inclined to agree. I've had very consistent accuracy and good velocity with RL-19 in both the 280 Rem and 280 Ackley. Chris

Re: 280 rem les7mm #9474106 01/02/15
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,576 Stark, WI Whelen Nut Campfire Tracker
Whelen Nut Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,576 Stark, WI	Reloader 22 works for me. 57-58gr. 'Tis far better to walk alone than to follow a crowd going the wrong way.

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Re: 280 rem Whelen Nut #9474172 01/02/15
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,375 L Lucas1 Campfire Regular
Lucas1 Campfire Regular L Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,375	46.5 grains of RL19 with 140 barnes ttsx gets me a little over 3,000 fps and lots of dead deer.

Re: 280 rem Lucas1 #9474238 01/02/15
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,960 Likes: 1 Washington D dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter
dye7barrel Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 10,960 Likes: 1 Washington	H4350 and anything with a similar burn rate

Re: 280 rem dye7barrel #9474503 01/02/15
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,927 De-tox J Jocko_Slugshot Campfire Tracker
Jocko_Slugshot Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,927 De-tox	I've loaded for a bunch of .280s for the last 35 years. IMR-4831 is my hands-down choice for the lighter bullet weights. I've always gotten a little better velocity with it than with RL-19. But, it could be that my lot of RL-19 is a little slow. Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.

Re: 280 rem dcd #9474592 01/02/15
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807 Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter
Savage_99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 14,807	Originally Posted by dcd 42gr h4350 nos partition You may want to check that load again! Looking at Nosler #7 for the 280 Rem and 140's that load is not in the range of suggested weights for H4350. http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle

Re: 280 rem Savage_99 #9474600 01/02/15
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,005 Southern Kolorado B Bighorn Campfire Tracker
Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,005 Southern Kolorado	Les, Don't know if it is the 'best' powder for .280, but I load 140 Gr. Barnes TSX bullets ahead of 55.0 gr. of IMR4350, for a MV of 3050 fps. Very accurate load. I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

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Re: 280 rem Savage_99 #9474605 01/02/15
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,024 Likes: 3 Michigan K KenMi Campfire Outfitter
KenMi Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,024 Likes: 3 Michigan	Rl22. 60.5. Work up slow. Prime load before I switched to the 280 AI

Re: 280 rem les7mm #9475132 01/02/15
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,290 Qld Australia dingo Campfire Regular
dingo Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,290 Qld Australia	Originally Posted by les7mm whats the best powder for 280 rem and grains with 140 gr bullet Either RL19, RL22 or IMR4831.

Re: 280 rem dingo #9479863 01/03/15
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama .280Rem Campfire Outfitter
.280Rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama	H4831 up to @60grs R22 up to @61.5grs R19 up @59grs Depending on which brand/style bullet you should be able to safely run 3050-3150fps in a 24" bbl with 139/140s and any of those powders. War Damn Eagle!

Re: 280 rem .280Rem #9480784 01/04/15
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,319 Unfortunately NY J jdunham Campfire Tracker
jdunham Campfire Tracker J Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,319 Unfortunately NY	55gr of Reloader 19 and 140 Accubonds are the ticket in my 280. Last edited by jdunham; 01/04/15. NRA Life Member ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: 280 rem jdunham #9483061 01/04/15
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,881 Colorado T taz4570 Campfire Tracker
taz4570 Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,881 Colorado	57 grains of Re 19 and a 140 grain Partition did quite well in my old Rem 700 Mtn rifle. 55 grains of Re 19 and the 160 Partition also did very well on elk!! "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

Re: 280 rem taz4570 #9483257 01/05/15
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 277 Wisconsin C cowpoke Campfire Member
cowpoke Campfire Member C Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 277 Wisconsin	my rifle likes H4831 the best with 140's

Re: 280 rem cowpoke #9483344 01/05/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 480 Australia L LowBC Campfire Member
LowBC Campfire Member L Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 480 Australia	+1 for the H4831sc load. 59 grains works a treat. I couldn't get RL19 to give acceptable accuracy despite all previous recommendations. I guess rifles are finicky at times. Experience is something you get, just after you needed it.

Re: 280 rem les7mm #9494772 01/08/15
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,668 Ka., USA O Oheremicus Campfire Regular
Oheremicus Campfire Regular O Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,668 Ka., USA	That would probably depend on the rifle and the bullet. For instance, the Barnes 140 gr. TSX shoots really well in my .280 anywhere between 57 and 59 grs. of Ramshot Hunter. But their 140 gr. LRX bullet has me stumped as to what would shoot 1.5 MOA or better. I've been loading for the .280 since 1987, off and on. With 140 gr. bullets, Anything like IMR/H 4350, Re-19, IMR 4831, Ramshot Hunter or even H4831 can work well. BTW, I consider anything over 57 grs. of Ramshot Hunter or Re-19 too hot with a 140 gr. bullet. E Last edited by Oheremicus; 01/08/15.

Re: 280 rem Oheremicus #9506234 01/12/15
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama .280Rem Campfire Outfitter
.280Rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,760 Alabama	Originally Posted by Oheremicus That would probably depend on the rifle and the bullet. For instance, the Barnes 140 gr. TSX shoots really well in my .280 anywhere between 57 and 59 grs. of Ramshot Hunter. But their 140 gr. LRX bullet has me stumped as to what would shoot 1.5 MOA or better. I've been loading for the .280 since 1987, off and on. With 140 gr. bullets, Anything like IMR/H 4350, Re-19, IMR 4831, Ramshot Hunter or even H4831 can work well. BTW, I consider anything over 57 grs. of Ramshot Hunter or Re-19 too hot with a 140 gr. bullet. E FWIW, I've loaded 59grs of R-19 with with 139s and 140s in a Rem 700 .280 for years with nice results. War Damn Eagle!

Re: 280 rem 163bc #9508924 01/13/15
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roninflag Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,461 az	i just bought a ,280 remingotn 700 mtn rifle,

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