280AI Rebuild

nhenry

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Feb 7, 2022
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My beloved 280AI is in the shop being rebuilt because of the inconsistent nature that the old barrel proved itself to have.

This time, it’s getting a medium sporter (think Bartlein’s 2b contour) with straight flutes, and a slimmer stock — a Remington 700 KS stock I got from ebay.

It’ll be a 280 Ackley again.

What barrel length should I go with? The gunsmith has it down as a 24” but I can change that when I see him on monday.

Thanks
 
24" sounds good unless you want to use a can. Not able to use those here but it seems that guys in other countries are going 18-20". Sounds like a really sweet build, like a Remington KS mountain rifle but with top notch barrel..
 
So I guess the peanut gallery thinks that 24” is fine and I shouldn’t consider shorter?

Were it me, I would stick to the 24" pipe for all around use and performance.
(My 280 Rem wears a 24" barrel and is at home in the bush, on the mountain or out on the prairie!)

There’s something sexy to me about a 280 Rem wearing a 24” barrel. I don’t know what about it gets my goat, but it surely does
 
Put me down for 22" but I am the odd man out here I guess. I love a great handling rifle for 270/280 sized rifles. I reserve the 24's-26's for the bigger cartridges.
 
I like a 24” barrel on all of my long action standard cartridge (not magnum) rifles. Although even on some magnums I still prefer 24” barrels too.
 
That's a very nice looking rig. I'm betting it will be a shooter.

JD338
 
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