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Thanks for the input guys! I want to keep true to what the rifle is supposed to be. It has to earn it's keep as my open country hunting rifle (it's never going to be an F-Class competition rig :mrgreen: , but that can be fun to think about). And I have a lighter weight 308 for mountain...

I emailed Pac-Nor about that. Their spec sheet only lists one 280 AI version, and it's listed under the 'wildcat' chambering. They said they have both the Nosler (SAAMI) and wildcat version available. But yes, I already bough 250 pcs of Nosler brass, and that would be very unfortunate to have...

Thanks! Do you not gain in stiffness with a # 4 fluted over a #3? I recall doing the weight calculator, and they are about the same. Fluting is about $125 less in college funds for the kids, so it's definitely a consideration. chambered for a 280ai. :mrgreen:

I'm about ready to place my order (maybe 2 weeks out), but never had a custom barrel done. I looked at the order sheet on the pac-nor site, and below is what I'm thinking about. Mainly for a hunting/playing rifle. I want to shoot 168 grain VLD/ABLR, but would like to keep the door open to...

That's a bran new bullet, and obviously very interesting. But the 175 ABLR and 180 Berger would probably be what I'd chamber for, but still give the 195 a try. Don't you need like a 1:8.5, or 1:8 twist? Maybe with the 28 Nos you can push it fast enough to get away with the 1:9???

I think the 250-3000 was the top of the list as well. Maybe a 257 Bob also, but I can't remember. The 280ai is the only one attractive to me, for the reason stated. I can buy pre-formed Nosler brass. Even 280 Rem brass can be found for fire forming fairly easily. A 260ai would be pretty...

that looks great! Nice job :mrgreen:

The 140's just don't float my boat with the 280ai. Sure you can push them fast, but the high BC bullets will surpass them at the longer ranges. The 160 AB is kind of at a sweet spot, with pretty decent ballistic coefficient, and it's a good bare knuckles type of tough bullet. To me though...

I'm going to give the Berger VLD hunting a try as well. It definitely takes a "leap of faith" since the concept of using bullets designed to shatter after a few inches of penetration is so different. The key issue with these bullets is you need to make sure the hollow point is open. If it's...

pretty sweet! The 175 ABLR or 180 VLD would be my picks. Those would sail out to/past 1k nicely!

That's my exact load, for a Ruger 7.5" Super Redhawk. One thing about running the 300+ grain bullets, you may need to get a taller front sight. Easy enough with the super redhawk, it's just a push pin quick change system. And front sights are cheap. Anyway, just something to keep in mind.

Thanks for the data points! :mrgreen: I bought 2#'s of RL26 to try in my future 280ai build. Charge density is an important feature to me, I already bought the Redding Comp Seating die, and I don't want to have to worry about compressed loads. In Oregon, a typical Fall can have 70F to 30F...

That's some very classy hardware you're running there! Love that 7wsm! And great shooting! eehhh… we don't speak Canadian around here :?

Hmmm, cool. I just keep getting the cheap chrono's ($100 range). I've shot two of them so far, and I'm on my 3rd. :roll: So I'm $300 into it. sure would be nice to have one that you wouldn't/couldn't shoot. :wink:

Some of that may just be because of the heat. Unless both rifles chrono'd on the same HOT day. Every powder is going to be temperature sensitive to some degree :mrgreen: (no pun intended).

Yeah, 220 is probably overkill for Oregon. My standard is 200 grn Partitions, with H4831sc (also shoots very nicely). But I found someone selling them for a decent price, so I bought 100 bullets off him. I'm going to use them this year for elk, then probably go back to the 200's. Fun to...

Made it to the range with the Ruger M77, 300 winnie. 66.5 grns IMR 4350 220 grn Nosler Partitions WLRM primers WW cases 1st group, 100 yards 2nd 3rd Velocities were a bit more then I thought at right around 2710 fps. It was about 85F out today, so probably around hunting season when...

4064 is a classic for the 308 win. RL15 should also work well. I'm a Varget fan, use it in my 223, 308, and 30-30.

Wow, that's awesome! The node (as I understand it) uses wave theory to predict how much the pressure wave bouncing forward and backward down the barrel, will disturb the bullet as it exits the barrel. If you can visualize a wave, the idea is to find where the bullet exits the barrel closer to...

My 270 win also liked RL22. H4831sc is also a great powder (that was my favorite). On another note, WOW! The stores here in Oregon have really stocked up on Alliant powders. I was in Sportsmans Warehouse today, and they had at least 10 lbs each of RL25, RL22, RL17, RL15, RL10x, and RL7...