Thread: 280 ai?

Originally Posted by jakewire

Factory ammo is or used to be by Hornady federal and Nosler, not sure now you'd have to check.
Whether it would be easily obtainable here I have no Idea. I have difficulty sourcing 30 06 locally let alone 280Ai .
Traditionally been a handloading proposition but he may, as above, be able to order a supply in..
It would be a great cartridge easily capable of the distances he shoots and more.

I've had a couple of ordinary 280's both lightweights . one Weatherby MK V which was a great shooter [ a forum member still does very well with this one] and one Mountain rifle which had to be worked on to shoot well but was still capable of close to Moa in my hands and probably better in another pair.
I had to swap to a Timney in the Remington though the Factory x-mark trigger was horrible.

That's pretty unusual. Every gun shop i've gone to in the sticks has at least one cheap brand and one decent one like federal for the common calibres such as 30 06