Thread: Bullet Choice 280AI

My rifle has 9 or 9.5 twist rate so I doubt the 180's will stabalise otherwise I'd give them ago

I’d hazard a guess most 280ai would be 9-9.5 and most shoot the 180eldm well

Originally Posted by 7mm tragic

My rifle has 9 or 9.5 twist rate so I doubt the 180's will stabalise otherwise I'd give them ago

I load for a mates Tikka 7mm RM using 180 eld-m in the 9.5 twist without issues. He's taken a lot of animals with it and they hit hard.

It wouldn’t hurt to stick with the Nosler 140BT.

Send them to the chiller

Can you not get the nosler 150gr ballistic tip any more.
They use to be all the go with 280imp/ rem mag loads.
My mate used them until the A-Max craze, with 100% satisfaction

Originally Posted by 338MAN mk2

Can you not get the nosler 150gr ballistic tip any more.
They use to be all the go with 280imp/ rem mag loads.
My mate used them until the A-Max craze, with 100% satisfaction

You can still get them, and a 160BT

The amax craze is still going as there’s an insane amount of them tucked away in enthusiasts cupboards, and the eldm is a continuation of the same

From memory the rem mag holds 84g of water and the PRC holds 80g, which is why the rem mag isn’t leaving anytime soon

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

It wouldn’t hurt to stick with the Nosler 140BT.

Send them to the chiller

280AI pretty similar to my favourite 284

I’ve found 162ELDX perfect near and far but changed recently to 140BTs to try something different. I posted a thread with 140 Accubonds to try and dual load and they shot to same POI. You could copy that or stick with the 162ELDs you have loaded up.

I like the 7mm and case capacity of 284/280 (and similar to 6.5PRC) as a good balance of hitting power vs recoil.

I have a couple of 280AIs. Getting excellent results with two combinations.

165g TGK with Reloader 23 in a 26 inch barrel.
150g TGK with Reloader 19 in a 20 inch barrel.

Getting very good numbers with Peterson brass. Nothing has got back up again.

I use a 145 bt in my handloada. Hits perfect and super accurate. I also like the price of them, when hunting goats.