Shooter McGavin Report post Posted January 26, 2015 Does anybody have any thoughts on a Remington model 700 280? Availability of ammo? If you had your choice of 270 or 280, why? Let me know, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted January 26, 2015 Both great. 270 way more available factory ammo wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted January 26, 2015 280, better for the hand loader, better bullet selection. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briant_az Report post Posted January 27, 2015 280 all the way! But if you don't reload 270 is probably a better option. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted January 27, 2015 i just bought a remington 700 mtn rifle in .280. i have not shot it yet . i reload. ammo and brass are availble you have to shop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted January 27, 2015 They are about equal, with a slight nod to the .280 Rem in available bullets if you hand load. .270 Win 90-175gr. bullet weights .280 Rem 100-190gr. bullet weights. .270 Win can push a 150gr. NAB LR w. a BC of .625 @ around 2950fps. .280 Rem can push a 168gr. NAB LR w. a BC of .652 @ around 2850fps. Both would WRECK an elk or deer with proper shot placement at reasonable ranges. I guess it would totally come down to preference. I have had a .270 Win, and it worked just fine for deer/elk. If I were to build another rifle in this class, it would be a .280 Ackley Imp. And if you go with a .280 Rem., you can always set it back a thread and re-chamber in a .280 Ackley if you wanted to gain an additional 150-200fps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted January 27, 2015 All good info, unfortunately I do not reload. I need to flip a two headed coin and see what happens. Thanks everybody for the input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) super performance ammo like the kind available from hornady gets 150 fps more than you can handload. none available for a .280 . only factory ammo , lean townard .270 . lance is right superperformace is made for the 280 as well. i have relied on reloads since 1971 ; not as familiar as i should be for factory ammo. ron Edited March 11, 2015 by roninflag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted January 27, 2015 Accuracy and bullet type before velocity. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briant_az Report post Posted January 28, 2015 280, better for the hand loader, better bullet selection. Well said! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted January 28, 2015 I would go 7mm :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooter McGavin Report post Posted January 28, 2015 I would go 7mm :-) I have a 7mm and I am trying to sell it in the classifieds, didn't think it would take this long to do so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briant_az Report post Posted January 28, 2015 280 will do almost anything a 7mm will with a lot less recoil! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted January 28, 2015 I think they were referring to the 280 as the 7 mm choice of the two cartridges based on the 30-06 case. If you don't reload, I say 270 hands down, if you do reload then either is great with long range bullet choices going to the 7mm(280). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted January 28, 2015 super performance ammo like the kind available from hornady gets 150 fps more than you can handload. none available for a .280 . only factory ammo , lean townard .270 Not sure I agree with this statement on the Superformance factory ammo getting 150fps more than a hand load. Factory rounds are almost always moderate loads for liability reasons, so I can see the claims of being 150fps faster than some factory loads. Just about any hand loader who knows what he is doing can better factory velocities by at least 100fps, some even more. And usually with much better consistency and accuracy results with tweaking. Besides, what if the hand loader uses Superformance powder that is available to the public? I would bet better velocities over the factory Superformance stuff. Plus, there are two different .280 Rem Superformance factory loads in the 139gr. bullet weight (GMX & SST) @ approximately 3070 & 3090fps, nearly identical to the .270 Win Superformance load. A quick comparison from Superformance stated velocities vs. known actual velocities from my rifles: .223 w. 55gr bullet from 24" barrel: Super @ 3275fps, my hand loads are 3361fps with Benchmark, from a 24" AR. .257 Roberts+P w. 117gr bullet from 24" barrel: Super @ 2945, my hand loads for a .250 Ackley (2gr. less case capacity) with 115 Bergers were 3104fps w. H414 & IMR4350. (not a true apples/apples comparison, but close enough) .25-06 w. 117 bullet from 24" barrel: Super @ 3110fps, my very mild hand loads are 3180fps with H4831 and 115 Bergers (from 28" barrel, so take off approximately 100fps for barrel length, and I had 4 other faster loads up to 3308fps, just not as accurate) .270 Win w. 130gr bullet from 24" barrel: Super @ 3200, my hand loads were 3185fps w. H4350 (had faster, but this was most accurate) .270 Win w. 140gr bullet from 24" barrel: Super @ 3090, my hand loads were 3105fps w. H4831 I tried the Superformance in my .270 Win., and was never impressed with the accuracy any more than other factory ammo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
