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RR, Thanks for the information. As indicated above, I am well aware of all you say. As indicated in my OP it does NOT appear to be chambered properly: Of the 23 rounds I had loaded only 5-6 went off; the rest were so loose in chamber that the primers wouldn't detonate! That means that either...

I loaded up a bunch of my 174 FMJs for a hard jam into the rifling (dang that's a long throat!!) and practiced offhand at clay pigeons between 50 & 70 yards this weekend. It was great fun and for the most part things worked out nicely. I did have 5 rounds that didn't go off (light primer...

Thanks guys. You are saying exactly what I meant when I said in my OP: That means that either my chamber is over spec or my virgin cases & 1x fired in at least 2 different rifles (2 different sources) are under spec. Ugh. I was being ironic; obviously virgin cases AND 1x from TWO different...

Thanks Scott. My 257 AI is a Mauser and I can feel a virgin case chamber... I mean it's tight. Never had this issue w/ that rifle. This is a different story. It's pretty clearly out of spec. Irritating, but hoping it's easier to remedy than forming 150 false shoulders! Thanks a lot, Efw

As many of you who visit the rifle board know, I just received my finished 280 AI. Yesterday I went to the range to work up a fire forming load. I had a few new RP-7mm Exp cases loaded w/ 174 FMJs & a few 1x that I thought had been chambering tightly (I admit to being a bit of a newbie when it...

No idea on the Nosler stuff but I heard so much about it possibly not fitting that I decided to save the expense & fireform. See where that got me... :roll: Thanks man I'm friggin GEEKED! Almost thinkin bout neckin down some Lake City 06 brass just to save the step. So danged lazy I know...

Yeah I gotta keep reminding myself of that... My 257 AI brass has lasted FOREVER, so 150 of these will hold me over for many, many yrs. This is just such a friggin PITA!!!

Fo sho; 270s were invented to be donors! Range report: I am so used to the feel of a tight case in a Mauser where tight is tight and you can feel it. I chambered EACH ONE of these 7mm Exp cases and thought they were tight enough to reliably fire form. With a spring-loaded ejector even loose...

^That right there. I didn't realize this until I got my 2nd 06. The first one had a classic stock that did NOT fit me well; was REALLY short, and had one those really poor "pads" that offered NO protection from recoil whatsoever. It was my first "high powered" center fire" and beat the ever...

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. I'll let you know how she shoots as soon as I can! Chomping at the bit here to get out :) !! Taylorce1 he pulled the 06 tube, set back & rechambered to 280 AI, reblued the tube, and tweaked the trigger for $235 shipped. If I'd have left it to the rechamber I...

Winchester Model 70 PF Lightweight, TLWs & Burris FFII 3-9x 40mm BP 280 AI Was a 30-06 w/ funked-up tube, so I got a take-off from Chet here & had Dave @ IT&D rechamber. He also adjusted the trigger BEAUTIFULLY!! The only complaints I have are: -I don't like its abrupt fore end; the wood is...

That's like telling yer son you had hoped she'd be a he when he brings home his beautiful bride to be. :? So wrong; 270s are created to be donors! :!:

Great minds sir; great minds! I just picked up a PF M70 LW in 06 that had a badly pitted barrel. Chet hooked me up w/ a lovely take-off in .280 Rem which I sent down to Dave at IT&D and am expecting my new .280 AI sometime in the next couple of weeks! Whew ha! Good luck on the .280 Rem; on a...

It's the Thompson Target Scope 2; http://www.thompsontarget.com order #2333. http://www.thompsontarget.com/Products/ ... cope2.html They're all I am going those use from now on. Thanks again for the compliments. I'm hoping to get out and reproduce these results this week. I'll let ya'll know...

+1 If you're looking to replace the 270 a 280 AI is a great direction to go. Those other 2 sound nice but I love to shoot my rifles a fair bit and wouldn't those for reasons of powder burning, blast, and recoil. 6-06 would be awesome, too.

Thanks guys. I have a Hornady OAL gauge so I measured COAL to just engage ogive to rifling. I sat the bullet just a hair shallower, covered the ogive of a dummy w/ black sharpie & got a tiny little square where each of the lands engaged the bullet. It wasn't, however, so much engagement as to...

My 257 AI has never done well w/ anything longer than a 100 gr Sierra game king. NBTs were ok (1.5-2 MOA) but nothing like the shorter. I just thought it was a preference thing; one of those weird "alchemical" nuances of rifles. Until yesterday. I decided to try kissing some 110s, which in my...

That right there. Take that good load to the range and take a few minutes betwixt shots to let her cool. Not only will it likely give better groups, but they'll be more indicative of field accuracy since you'll always be shooting animals on a cold barrel. This has been a very helpful method...

Never had issue on game, especially deer, with any of the bullets I've flung from my 06 at deer. They're not hard to kill and while the feeling of insurance is understandable with larger game premiums are unnecessary on them IMHO.

I hear ya. I have always been one of those bullet selection people choosing, say, the 338-06 over the Whelen due to the broader range of 338s over 35. The more I've reloaded and hunted, however, the more I appreciate the fact that I only need one bullet per rifle, especially in big game...