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It's a toss up between my two .280's right now......The one I've had for 18 years that my dad built for me, or the 50th Anniversary....
What is your absolute favorite?
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DrMike
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Ah, yes, Mike, the .280 is a beautiful cartridge, and you have two beautiful rifles worthy of the cartridge.
DrMike
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IdahoCTD":qng140ub said:
I've forgiven him for this solitary slip-up.
gerry
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IdahoCTD":2o71vdty said:
That would make a good signature line, very nice :mrgreen:
Got to love a good Remington :grin:
DrMike
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gerry":knjpq0pu said:
Someone has to love 'em, Gerry. 8)
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I do! I do!DrMike":t9i5v45m said:
Thanks for the kind words Doc!
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.280 Remington":w6fq07yd said:
Well, there are one or two Model 700s that have sneaked into my safe over the years. I have that exact same Anniversary 280.
It would be difficult to say I don't like it. I let a Browning BLR chambered in .358 Win go in order to pick it up. I haven't shot it that much, yet. It seems to digest pretty much everything I've fed it, delivering accuracy and velocity. It is what all Remingtons should be. The two CDLs I own, not so much, though they are getting there. My 673 (350 RM) is delivering the goods now, but it did take a bit of work to get it shooting as it should. These all lurk around the darkened confines of the safe, coming out whenever invited.
gerry
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Both of those anniversary 50th 280's are real beauties, I wish Remington would make more like them. The CDL's are quite handsome too.
My favorite non-big game rifle is my Kimber K22 Hunter. It is a scaled down copy of of pre 64 model 70 winchester. At a 100 yards it can put most 22lr loads under an inch all day long. I use it at the range in between shooting my big game rifles, keeps the 'flinches' away.
DrMike
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Welcome to the forum, 7mmBoise. You've found a good place to land. If I can encourage you to do so, wander over to http://www.noslerreloading.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22761 and give us an introduction. I'm certain you'll meet some great people here; and all of us will be interested to meet you. The Kimbers can be great rifles, and the K22 was a fine offering.
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There sure are a lot of nice looking 280 Remingtons here.
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My Winchester Model 70 Classic Stainless in 30-06 Sprg.
Its my "one gun" if I could only have one...
Runners up are my Savage 99 in 300 Savage or my Remington 700 in 25-06...
Its my "one gun" if I could only have one...
Runners up are my Savage 99 in 300 Savage or my Remington 700 in 25-06...
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Mine is my 270 Weatherby magnum Lasermark. For general plinking, my golden 39 rules.
Right now?
The 700 LA 22-250 with the 1/8 Kreiger barrel my wife got me for Christmas.
Shot steel with it Saturday out to 550 yards and hit a beer can target 4/4.
The two rifles I'll never part with though?
An Interarms MKX Mauser in 06 with 24 in PO Ackley barrel that dad gave me when I was 8. Killed everything I shot at with it for years, never let me down.
Took my only elk with it in 82.
The other is a Rem 700 that's stamped 7MM Express Rem.
With 140s at 3000 fps it's a 1/2 MOA rifle and there isn't a deer/antelope in the lower 48 that's safe.
The 700 LA 22-250 with the 1/8 Kreiger barrel my wife got me for Christmas.
Shot steel with it Saturday out to 550 yards and hit a beer can target 4/4.
The two rifles I'll never part with though?
An Interarms MKX Mauser in 06 with 24 in PO Ackley barrel that dad gave me when I was 8. Killed everything I shot at with it for years, never let me down.
Took my only elk with it in 82.
The other is a Rem 700 that's stamped 7MM Express Rem.
With 140s at 3000 fps it's a 1/2 MOA rifle and there isn't a deer/antelope in the lower 48 that's safe.
