making a 280AI

[sask boy]

Hi guys questions for you regarding making a AI. I want to make sure that a old guy like me understands. I was advised that you load using 280 dies and then they fire form to a chambered AI. Is this correct?
If not please explain details to me simple as you can as I have to explain it to a newbie.

Thank you your help as usual :wink:

Blessings,
Dan

 

[IdahoCTD]

You don't have to buy dies just for a .280 just to make fire form loads. You could do it all with .280AI dies but either way works.

 

[sask boy]

Where can you get to 280 AI does Forster make them?

Blessings,
Dan

 

[IdahoCTD]

Just about any die maker makes .280AI dies. It's pretty popular now days.

 

[SJB358]

Midway seems to have a good stock of 280 AI dies.

http://www.midwayusa.com/find?&sortby=1 ... onid=11951

 

[rick smith]

Make sure the dies match the reamer used to cut the chamber. Before the AI was a SAAMI approved chambering, some dies/reamers are cut differently from that currently approved.Rick.

 

[Guy Miner]

Good point. I remember reading a post about a fellow who was having trouble getting his .280 AI dies and his new .280 AI Nosler rifle to work well together. Might have been on another forum though.

I suspect the guys at Nosler could tell a shooter which dies work well with the chambers of their rifles.

Guy