After fire forming, follow load data for the .280 Ackley Improved. Thought someone might have done this but maybe not. But,I have and use a lot of RL19 in the 280 Rem and the Ackley version. Second Media Corp., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Since its inception in the late 1950s, the cartridge has continued to pick up steam among big-game hunters, especially those looking to extend their maximum effective range on medium- to large-bodied animals. The .280 AI I had originally belonged to a close friend of mine who later traded back for it. I can't think of a better, readily availabe, factory bullet myself. LJ I agree with the gentleman that asked why the 280 AI was included in 7 mm shootout? Loads listed below shoot one-hole groups in my 280's. of energy from the muzzle. Stellar performance. Now it’s starting to go mainstream. i shoot 140 gr sierra prohunters out of my .280 with a fairly heavy dose of imr4350 ... Is Reloader 22 the obvious choice, or are others better? The bullet builds pressure different than a cup/core bullet so take that into account. Nov 1, 2018 #20 dan.kirkpatrick Well-known member. Butte Sink. I like the .280 AND the .280 Ackley ! The .280 Ackley Improved is—you guessed it—the .280 Remington with the taper removed and the shoulder angle revised to 40 degrees. A boattail design with polymer tip delivers extreme long-range performance and match-grade accuracy for hunters looking to stretch their distances. I think most rounds with this caliber should drop a deer fine, so which ones will do the least amount of damage to meat? box; hornady.com. What bullet/charge/depth works the best? Out of stock. 280 Remington Load Data; 7mm Rem Short Action Ultra Magnum Load Data; 280 Ackley Improved Load Data; 7mm Winchester Short Magnum Load Data; 7mm Remington Magnum Load Data; 7mm Weatherby Magnum Load Data; ... 7mm Bullets . sask boy Post ... 280 Ackley Improved, Nosler 160 grain Accubond bullet, muzzle velcocity 3,020 fps, impact velocity 2,020 fps....the shot is at the 25 second mark in the video. Noslers Rock. Nosler has produced ammunition and rifles for the caliber for several years now and has been standardized by … If you prefer heavier bullets, 3,038 feet-per-second muzzle velocity can be obtained with a Rem. I had 2 Borden built 280 AI`s and also chose the 140 weight, the powders in both rifles that shot best was N165. 280 Ackley 162 gr ELD-X ® Precision Hunter ® Item #85586 | 20/Box . Sort By. 6mm Remington Post subject: Re: 280 ai going from 140 to 160 accubonds. The 7mm-08 AI? quite a bit and I have found that Retumbo works very well in your bullet weight range. I had no luck with this bullet with IMR 4350, and it may have been an issue of bullet jump. Whatever your hunting needs, there’s a factory load to get the job done. Every bit as accurate as a Berger in hunting rifles but more devastating. Hey guys. 175 gr AccuBond and Partition most Accurate = IMR 7828 54.5 gr most accurate, but slow 26" barrel = 2644 fps 90% capacity. Improved Cartridges Explained One of the better groups shot from the author’s custom .280 AI. Neither bullet recovered, exit wounds were slightly larger than a fully expanded bullet. Try the 6.5 PRC. The 162-grain bullet leaves the muzzle at close to 2900 fps with 2,921 ft.-lbs. Compare. The 150-grain Barnes TTSX bullet loaded over 59 grains of Alliant Reloder 19 exits the muzzle at 3,061 fps. The bullet is tipped with a polycarbonate tip which rapidly drives back forcing the thin jacket to expand and fragment. I just bought a .280 Rem mod 7600 for my son for Christmas this year (used) the serial numbers say its a 1988 vintage. It works great. Come join the discussion about optics, hunting, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! I told Jim about that powder, he tested it in a customers build and told me that recipe was what he was going to suggest to each 280 AI customer. I have a 7MM Rem Mag in a Ruger #1. All things, including barrel length and the chamber pressure to which the two are loaded being equal, the.280 Ackley Improved is about 100 fps faster with all bullet weights than the standard.280 Remington. ... and later became the darling of sportsmen around the globe—brought us a selection of bullets that were perfectly adaptable for hunting game animals from the ... the 7mm Mag. I told Jim about that powder, he tested it in a customers build and told me that recipe was what he was going to suggest to each 280 AI customer. This holds the case against the bolt face and eliminates case stretching in the web area, a cause of case head separation. You can use 280 Remington dies and it will shoot fine, but the cases will be fire forming to the improved chamber. I am the limiting factor. I have had exceptional luck with a 280 AI with 9T using the 175g Nosler long range but no … But some 140 grain CoreLokt and some 150 gr Fed Premiums have really done a lot of damage to the meat. With a 300yd max shot, you don't need the LRX as it's a vld design. The Nosler Custom 140 gr. Sierra Spitzer Pro-Hunter stock #1910. I use a 168grain Hornady. Run with the 270 WSM or 270 Wby. Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge topped by a tough, deep-penetrating bullet. Accuracy and terminal performance are the cornerstones of Hornady ® Precision Hunter ® factory loaded ammunition. Per Page. box; nosler.com. I've been using Winchester Supreme Centerfire Rifle Ammunition SBST280, 280 Remington, Ballistic Silvertip, 140 GR, 3040 fps, Out of my Remington BDL. Great care has been given by Hornady engineers to develop superior, match­-accurate hunting loads that allow the ELD­-X ® bullet to achieve its maximum ballistic potential. As a result, the Berger bullet delivers more downrange energy and flatter trajectories than comparable hunting bullets. sask boy Post subject: Re: 160 Accubond from a 280 Ackley... Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 3:14 ... cold bore (gun hadn't been fired since last December), 280 Ackley Improved, Nosler 160 grain Accubond bullet, muzzle velcocity 3,020 fps, impact velocity 2,020 fps....the shot is at the 25 second mark in the video. Have an older Remington 700 stamped 280 Remington. Noslers Rock. The .280 Ackley Improved should appeal to hand-loaders who will have a variety of bullets and powders to choose from. and 160 gr. For the one-rifle hunter the .280 makes an excellent choice because of this latitude in bullet selection. of energy, the 140-grain projectile offers less weight retention at maximum velocity than the E-Tip variant, but delivers greater expansion and larger mushrooms, making it extremely reliable and lethal across a wide spectrum of distances and species. … The Hybrid Hunter combines a tangent and secant ogive, allowing for maximum accuracy out of factory barrels … Finally, the majority of 7mm Remington Magnum factory loads shoot bullets in the 139-175 grain range. A proven cartridge for virtually any North American big-game, the downside for so long was that the .280 AI required a handloader’s touch and thus limited the spread of its popularity. I haven't tried the SC in this particular caliber,so I can't comment on that. Hornady 162-grain Precision Hunter ELD-XAn ideal pairing, Hornady offers the .280 Ackley in its Precision Hunter line with a 162-grain ELD-X bullet. We make a 127gr 7mm caliber bullet that would work great out of your 280. I save the 160s and 175s for the 7 Rem mag. So I'm looking for a different powder proven to approach 3000 with this weight bullet in a 280 AI. 280 Remington 55 gr H4831SC 140 Accubond 2.788 OAL CCI 200 280 Remington 50 gr Imr 4350 140 Accubond 2.788 OAL CCI 200 280 AI … May 23, 2020 #9 … Federal Premium Berger Hybrid Hunter .280 Ackley Improved 168gr Open Tip Match 20/Box couples the profile of a low-drag match bullet with a traditional hunting projectile. Another Ackley Improved Question. MSRP: $45.99 per 20-rnd. Speaking of the 280 A.I., reader D. Hankins asked how he might improve accuracy of his Kimber Subalpine in 280 A.I. Thread starter Butte Sink; Start date Sep 1, 2019; 1; 2; Next. I've also used Remington and Federal as well using the lighter bullet. yes i totally agree with that statement, and im a huge fan of the .280. with that said though the .280 has a lot of problems as well.... namely the .270win and the 30-06. toss in the 7mag and its pretty tough competition. IMR 4831 and H 4350 arent bad either. Interestingly enough, Nosler also publishes a .280 Ackley Improved load with a 140gr bullet at 3,222fps that slightly exceeds the velocity of that particular 7mm Rem Mag load above. It works well for 150 and 160, but I believe that the IMR powders word a little better. .280 Remington 120 gr. and BTW, the 7mm Rem Mag feeds smoothly with no worry of a 40 degree shoulder getting hung up ! In fact, the tight bore barrels dimensionally speaking produces the best accuracy but not the best velocity. Designed with a Heat Shield tip to prevent melting and to ensure the highest in-class BC over its entire trajectory, the ELD-X performs well at long or close range, giving hunters a terminally effective bullet no matter the distance. However, since the .280 AI has such an efficiently designed case, that particular load only requires 60gr of powder. Nosler Ammo Hunting 280 Remington 140 Grain E-Tip 20 Rounds [40511] View Out. When all else fails, try sight alignment and trigger control. They feature great temperature stability, lot-to-lot consistency and a de-coppering agent. Rather ingenious, Ackley’s cartridge delivers roughly 300 fps more than Remington’s factory SAAMI-spec .280 load, thanks to a chamber with less body taper and a steeper 40-degree shoulder. Link to post Share on other sites. cartridge in .280 AI from their Trophy Grade line, using the Accubond and Partition bullets respectively. Hornady 139 flat base bullet with 58.0 grains of H4831 and a Federal LR Gold Medal Match primer. Noslers Rock. Bullet type would be Ballistic Tip, Accutip, or similar. Here’s a look at the best factory loads currently available for the .280 Ackley Improved. It was a bullet most definitely made for long range (over 300 yards) and thus why you see fragmentation and separation at close ranges at high velocity. If I were going on a hunting trip after a real trophy deer, I would load up with the Nosler Partitions and pay the extra for the insurance those bullets give a hunter. Nosler Ammo Trophy 280 Remington 140 Grain AccuBond 20 Rounds [48545] View Out. The .280 is actually a 7mm and uses highly efficient .284 bullets. In the last three shots haven't recovered a bullet and the "bloodshot" damage in the worst, was about the size of the palm of my hand. Really hard to beat a Nosler Partition or possibly one of the new bonded bullets. What the 280 AI does is get danged close to a 7mm mag in terms of velocity without the use of a belted case and with less powder, i.e., more efficient, similar trajectory with less recoil. 280 Remington. February 27, 2020 By Joseph von Benedikt. The CorLokts are good stuff as well. its a great round and it isn't a wildcat any more. It shoots Hornady Precision Hunter extremely well. The Hybrid Hunter combines a tangent and secant ogive, allowing for maximum accuracy out of factory barrels and impressive BCs for downrange accuracy. Nosler # 8 gives the following for the 280 Ackley Improved. bullet..... 2925 f.p.s. It's been a consistently accurate round. For larger game animal applications, Nosler also offers the 140-grain bullet in the .280 Ackley AccuBond variant. I don't believe you can purchase a better box of shells than Remington "Core-Lokts" and I also like the Hornady bullets too. That said, Upstate made a very good point: Factory ammo selection and availability is much better with 7mm RM. Sep 27, 2014 #5 Cahunter805 Senior Member. 28 Nosler Brass.280 Remington Brass.280 Ackley Improved Brass 7mm Rem Mag Brass 7mm Rem Ultra Mag Brass 7mm Rem SAUM Brass 7mm Shooting Times … On the light bullet end, you have a set up that will beat a 25-06 all to pieces. Why did you not cover the .280 Ackley Improved in your "Best 7mm Hunting Cartridges" article? 6.5-284 Norma. While it is a fine cartridge, the article focused on mass-produced rounds, not wild cats which comprise a very small percentage of the market. Ive heard that 280 ai can take fast burners and slow burners, which makes it difficult to decide on a powder. The 7mm/.284-inch bore diameter is considered—along with the uber-American .30 caliber—to be one of the best all-around choices for a big-game hunter who wants just one rifle. just seems to work in every 280 AI we've tried ( 3 rifles here). Even so, the .280 Ackley Improved is not as fast as the 7mm Remington Magnum, as a few of that cartridge’s avid supporters would have us believe. 150 gr. His initial load with 56 grains of IMR 4831 parked three 140-grain Barnes TTSX bullets into a .5” group. It doesn’t hurt that premium big-game rifles, like Kimber’s Mountain Ascent, are chambered in the mighty .280 AI and have gained a cult-like following among serious mountain hunters. I could not image much that is as sweet. Below are average velocities for the .280 Improved and I say average because rifles are individuals. While 100-, 110-, 115- and even 120-grain bullets can be pushed to obscene speeds for varmints, the.280 is really a big-game round and is at its best with 140- to 175-grain bullets. This holds the case against the bolt face and eliminates case stretching in the web area, a cause of case head separation. your 280 AI will handle 160 to 180 grain bullets. I live in CA and I recently had a .280 AI put together knowing that it would never see lead. On the light bullet end, you have a set up that will beat a 25-06 all to pieces. While factory loaded ammunition remains fairly limited, several manufacturers, including Hornady and Federal, have continued to add new .280 AI offerings. The boattail design and streamlined tip also provide impressive accuracy, making it an ideal fit for deer, antelope and hogs. bullet..... 3150 f.p.s. (The price of beef is too high!!!). I got a report back a couple of weeks ago from a hunter in Oregon that hunted elk in Idaho with his 7mm RUM. Mentored through late summer and early fall by friend, writer, and .280 AI aficionado Chub Eastman (who has, last I heard, 18 one-shot kills to the credit of his .280 AI), I developed a fantastic handload for the Nesika. JD338 _____ Speed sells but Accuracy kills. It's been my experience that Hodgdon's 4831 is too slow for the 140 grain bullets in 280 AI. Federal 280 Ackley Improved Ammo 140 Grain Trophy Copper Tipped BT Lead-Free; Federal 280 Ackley Improved Ammo 155 Grain Edge TLR; Federal 280 Ackley Improved … The ELD-X bullet is a streamlined boattail design with a well-constructed AMP jacket that won’t come apart on the toughest of big-game animals. Mentored through late summer and early fall by friend, writer, and.280 AI aficionado Chub Eastman (who has, last I heard, 18 one-shot kills to the credit of his.280 AI), I developed a fantastic handload for the Nesika. Rem Ammo .280 rem. I doubt any elk will stop the 127gr EXP Groove Bullet out of your 280. 280 Ackley Improved Suggested Bullet Use Suggested Bullet Use 168-grain LRX BT Sectional Density .298 Ballistic Coefficient .550 C.O.A.L 3.300” 171-grain Match Burner Sectional Density .303 Ballistic Coefficient .645 C.O.A.L 3.330” Maximum Loads Should Be Used With Caution - Always Start With Minimum Loads. With equal barrel lengths, the Ackley Improved version gets you about 100 additional fps of velocity with a 140-grain bullet and a 24-inch barrel. Friday, November 22, 2019. Get the American Hunter Insider newsletter for at-a-glance access to industry news, gear, gun reviews, videos and more—delivered directly to your Inbox. JavaScript is disabled. 1 of 2 Go to page. The .280 AI’s additional case capacity does good things, but it doesn’t change laws of physics. I use 63.0 grains of Retumbo with a 168 grain Hunting VLD from Berger and have taken game with this also with excellent results. E-mail your comments/questions about this site to: [email protected], For questions/comments about American Hunter magazine, please e-mail:[email protected], You can contact the NRA via phone at: NRA Member Programs1-800-672-3888, To advertise on American Hunter, visit nramediakit.com for more information. runs at 2940 fps and the .280 … Leaving the barrel at 3150 fps with 3,084 ft.-lbs. I helped him get the loads worked up for it using Nosler brass, Accubonds, Rel 22 and the Fed210 caps The vels were extraordinary stable and accuracy was excellent. Nosler and Hornady have factory ammo. I don't want the speed if I have to use RL or other less temp stable powder, because I hunt in many different areas with vastly different temps. Ya just gotta love the 280 AI. Seat the bullet well into the rifling so that it makes good contact with the lands when the cartridge is chambered. One of the greatest wildcat cartridges ever made, the .280 Ackley Improved was developed by the legendary P.O. Bring home more meat less road kill. Nosler 140-grain Ballistic TipFeaturing a lead-alloy core with polymer tip to assist in rapid expansion, Nosler’s 140-grain Ballistic Tip is highly accurate, long-range capable and extremely lethal at various ranges. I would stay under 500 yards with it though. 280 Ackley 162 gr ELD-X ® Precision Hunter ® Item #85586 | 20/Box . Discussion Starter • #1 • Dec 16, 2011. Go with a 7mm SAUM. The 150-grain Barnes TTSX bullet loaded over 59 grains of Alliant Reloder 19 exits the muzzle at 3,061 fps. This … Seat the bullet well into the rifling so that it makes good contact with the lands when the cartridge is chambered. 280 Remington 55 gr H4831SC 140 Accubond 2.788 OAL CCI 200 280 Remington 50 gr Imr 4350 140 Accubond 2.788 OAL CCI 200 280 AI 63 gr N165 140 Accubond CCI 200 The exception is with the monolithic Barnes TS-X, Hornady GMX and Nosler 's E-Tip. with the 150's and imr7828 and r-19 are about 100fps slower step up to the 170gr and imr 4350 4831 7828 and r-22 give the highest vel. RockDoc Thanks for the input... have you shot a deer with these yet? Unless you are really recoil shy, a muzzle brake is not necessary on a .280 Improved. 280 Ackley Improved Load Data; 7mm Winchester Short Magnum Load Data; 7mm Remington Magnum Load Data; 7mm Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 7mm Shooting Times Westerner (STW) Load Data; 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum Load Data; 28 Nosler Load Data; 300 AAC Blackout Load Data; 30-30 Winchester Load Data; 30/40 Krag Load Data ; 308 Marlin Express Load Data; 300 Savage Load Data; … Use a similar load in both my 7-06 AI's, with results that I am satisfied with. Previously the .280 AI required that a shooter make the cases and handload the ammo. my 77V just loves Hornady 154 gr spire point with 54.5 gr. I have found RL 22 to be the best powder in the 280 AI. Accubond .280 Ackley factory-loaded ammunition. Whether you are buying bulk 280 Ackley ammunition for target shooting or personal protection 280 Ackley ammo, we've got it all! 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