A stone to sharpen and a steel to keep it sharp. Can't speak for the leather strop as I've never used one, maybe I'm too young.....but I'm guessing it does the same as the steel. An extra fine edge...
Liked On: 12-02-2022, 11:25 AM
If you are scared to use the file , we could mill it for you since you are almost down the road from us.
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 08:34 PM
Great news. Nathans plasticine makes the blocking and damming easy. The drinking straws and threaded rod ( bolts with heads cut off) are a real key for when the metal work is lowered into the stock -...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 08:34 PM
Yes, file it with a very slight forward taper and polish the surface with wet & dry backed by the file. Breaking the sharp edges also helps. Bed from the front edge of the mag well to about 50mm up...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 08:33 PM
I wanna like this twice
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 07:41 PM
run 120 bt in mine full load 09 the ducks nuts :P
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 03:33 PM
I found the Sierra 130 HP's shot really well in my 260, not fussy about powder charge either.
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 03:33 PM
My 280ai 24in bbl runs 2980 fps with N560 & 162AMAX .... so about 20 -30 fps slower than 7mmRM. Bare rifle weighs 6lbs. I run 150gn Swift Sirocco or 150gn Partitions (> 3000 fps) for close up bush...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 03:32 PM
If you run out I have 300 Nosler 120 Grain BT's.
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 02:36 PM
280AI and VX3 is perfect for NZ
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 02:36 PM
I have a 280AI and it’s been my go to rifle for a few years now. It has accounted for numerous Deer, Tahr, Chamios, Pigs & even the odd cat. It works & the 150g BT will serve you just fine.
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 11:09 AM
i would have gone 243 if i wasnt so keen on using subsonics in 308.
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 11:09 AM
NZ deer are soft mate, not like back home where we need big guns. if you shoot straight a 243 will do everything you encounter in NZ. I starter on 308 when i got to NZ, went though 243, 270, 300wm,...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 11:09 AM
you have 150grn ballistic tips..... long story short,they just work. your 280ai is close enough to the mighty .270 winchester for me to say it will work just fine. STOP OVERTHINKING IT.... The deer...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 11:08 AM
The 280 will be perfect. Id load up the 168 bergers and run them if you have time to do a load and verify it. If your concerned about low light, id put the better scope on it and run that as my main...
Liked On: 11-02-2022, 11:08 AM