140 Partitions
start at 2.78" OAL
start with 44 grains IMR4350 (see if you can get that much in case, go from there)
Fed210 Primers
Shoot for speed at 2750 to a max of 2850. Chrony will be your friend here.
IF it is a 12 twist it will NOT shoot the 90AB. Even a 10 twist is marginal in cold temps and the 9 twist is optimum.
Will also NOT shoot 85 partition in cold temps.
Will shoot the 80 BT in mild conditions but just barely.
The 70 BT or the Sierra 80 "Pro Hunter" will strike matches!
IF it is...
I still have about 15 boxes of 1st year run 7WSM Federal Premium loaded with 140AB's. Love them as they are super accurate from my Savage gun. But they are HOT. They are marked as velocity of 3,310 fps on the ammo box and they mean it!
Magnetospeed velocity at 55 degrees running average of...
Don't give up on it until running some 165AB's seated deep with H4350................... I have always had issues in some guns with the 180's........... they either really like or really don't like them.
Can test with the 165BT cheap and see. I have lately just been seating to OAL 3.265 and...
Best load in multiple 30-06's has been 59 grains of H4350 and seated at .075 off (1 gun had to be at .100 off) Fed 210 primers and 150 AB. Extremely accurate load.
In 22" barrel look for accuracy node at 2,950 fps.....
May not, rely on chrono, OBT is gonna be right on at just under 2,800. If your barrel is 100 fps slow or fast charge will change right at a grain one way or the other to be spot on.....
Being spherical and using Alliants data I used it in a standard .280 and it shot by far the best with Fed 215, for what it is worth. Was shooting 54 grains with 160AB. Shot good as far as accuracy but I don't have speeds recorded on it, but IIRC was in the 2,800ish range.
For a real tack driver and super temp stability to 600 yards in the 280AI I would not shoot but ONE load........
150 Nosler Hunting Ballistic tip over 60 grains H4831SC......... look for accuracy node at
approx 2,950 fps from 24" barrel.
Well maybe 2 load. LOL
Have moved to the 140AB under...