Hi Brendon, great to hear from you. Yes, it makes it easier for sure and good thing as I didn’t have much time to get it ready. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care my friend.
@@bcextremeoutdoorsman Try 57.5 grains of IMR 4350 with the Nosler 150 BT. My 26 inch barrel Cooper mod 52 drives nails with that load.👍 I took a small 6 point buck @ 412 yards.
Nice, I have the same build. Gunwerks GBR action(only long action I could find during covid) ibi carbon hunter barrel(280 ai) trigger tech, same MDT chassis, Leopold VX3i. LRP scope. I just picked up from MDT the 3 round poly mag cuts weight and profile. Just working on load development.I like that muzzle brake
Hi Chris, I really like my 280ai, with all that brass you have, you will never have to buy brass for it. Lol. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care.
My load: 175g Nosler LRAB(sorted by ogive length)seated to within .003 of the lands. 56.0g of IMR 7828 and the federal 210 was the only primer that would put all the bullets in a single bullet hole, 27" X caliber barrel, 9T, Gentry muzzle break, Non trued Rem 700 in a Laminate stock. This load massacres deer from up close to way out there from all angles. I shoot off of a Rifle rest, not a bi pod with Rear bunny bag.
I have a old Remington 721 that in a 30-06 and it doesn’t shoot good so I have decided and ordered a 280 AI short chambered barrel from Shilens and I will get a finish reamer and chamber it myself and build one I think it will be a fun project
Hi Scott, sounds like a great project, I would sure like to get a lathe and finish my own barrels as well. I would like to go and take Gordy Gritters course, then I know I would be doing it right. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care my friend.
Hi Isaac, no I haven’t tried 6.5 Stabil. I have some but I haven’t used it yet. I am happy with the load I have for now. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care.
Hi, it’s the Heffley Creek Gunrange outside of Kamloops BC. It is a great range, but not ram very well. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care.
Rl 26 is what my 6.5 x06 likes w 140 what’s cool bc is I can drop to 95 Hornady v max s w rl 17 & 4350 drills 120s 3000 fps the 95 are 3300 or 160 s which I don’t shoot but in the Swede but it’s an option
Hi Ken, yes there is a lot of great reloading recipes out there, thanks for sharing. Also thank you for watching and commenting, take care and Happy New Year 🥳
@@bcextremeoutdoorsman thanks for the response. Was just wondering because I just picked up a 307 Weatherby in 280 AI IN 1/9 twist and looking at what gr bullet I want to reload. Was looking at the 175gr
@@martinsoutdoorsadventures4697 Check out the Berger website, they have a form factor calculator and it will tell you if it will stabilize the bullet you want to use. I think it will be fine, but it's safer to check. Thanks for watching and the comment, take acre and good luck.
Hi Tom, it is a great caliber, accurate, easy to load for and fun to shoot. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care. Hopefully you get one soon 😊
Good shooting. I have been looking at the Savage Ultralite 280AI. And the Browning xbolt Speed 280AI. Browning is a 1@8 twist. I ended up going with the xbolt. It was listed as Speed 24 inch barrel model. I bought it come to find out. It was the Browning xbolt Speed Long Range model. 26 inch, not a 24-inch barrel. That's the reason i went with a Browning because of the longer barrel. The scopes i am looking at Leupold scopes. VX3 HD 4.5X14X40 CDS VX5 HD 3X15X44 CDS A Huskemaw 4x16x42mm Blue Diamond. I want to get my turret cut to my load. I am putting one together to shoot out to 600 yds. Adding a Timney 2 pd trigger to it also. I'm going to try 3 factory ammo Federal 168gr Berger Hornady 162 gr eld x Nosler 160 gr accubond. Picking up Berger 175 gr bullets. Hornady eld x 175 gr and Accubond 175gr LR up to load. Got to pick up 3 cans of imr 7828. That is the only camo xbolt 280AI i could find.
Hi, sounds like a great set up, a lot of great components. You should get some great speeds out of the 26” barrel. Another good option for powder is H4831SC if you can find any. But I’m sure you know that already. Great choices on glass as well. When you get it all together let me know how it shoots. Thanks for all the info on your build and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, take care my friend.
@bcextremeoutdoorsman thank u. I like to watch other 280AI shooters. I might pick something up. I have h4831 and imr 4831. I wish i had a place, too, like that to shoot. Range i goto u can only shoot 200 yds.
Hi Justin, I am using 59.3grs. H4831 SC, velocities are 2919fps and my OAL with the hornady case comparator is 2.700” from O-Give to base. As everyone says this load is over max so work up slowly checking for pressure signs. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care.
Hi Justin, I am using 59.3grs. H4831 SC, velocities are 2919fps and my OAL with the hornady case comparator is 2.700” from O-Give to base. As everyone says this load is over max so work up slowly checking for pressure signs. Thanks for watching and the comment, take care.
@@bcextremeoutdoorsman thanks for the reply. My 280ai is shooting 168gr Berger Classic Hunter with RL26 59.5gr at 2770fps... seems slow but must be a slow barrel.
@@justinjager9595 I'm at 2905fps with 168 Berger VLD with once fired Norma brass, bushing neck sized down 0.003 less than loaded round, then expanded over turn mandrel, 210M primer, 61.2 gr H4831SC, COL 3.429, B-O 2.7285, 24" 9 twist Bartlein #3 with a Defiance action. No pressure yet. Just loaded 3 more - 61.5, 61.7, 61.9 grains. Heading out to test soon.
I only have one criticism. All that data and and shooting is worthless except for velocities! Strapping that crony to the barrel is breaking the number one rule in precision shooting. You don’t touch the barrel otherwise you drastically change the barrel harmonics. I’ll never use a crony like that because I’m wasting all that ammo and useful information other than I’d get good velocity readings. So I’d be willing to bet without touch anything on your scope try making those shots as if you were in the field hunting without that strapped on your barrel!
@@dougkahler7152 Hi Doug, you might want to watch the video again, closely this time, and let me know what you see. lol. Thanks for watching take care.
