.280ai

I am finally going to get started loading for my .280ai (Kimber Hunter). I have ELD-X (forgot the weight), 120 gr and 140 gr TTSX, and 145 gr and 160 gr Hot-Cor. The 145 gr Hot-Cor is the bullet that I have the most of (200), so I thought I'd get started there. Also, no reason to burn through...

So I just joined the .280AI family with my purchase of a factory. 280AI in the browning Xbolt stalker long range. The gun has a 1:8 twist in a 26" barrel. This gun will be used primarily for target shooting at range but I have not ruled out hunting with it at this time. For those of you that...

I hope to visit the gunsmith and order the barrel for my first rifle project this week. I am having a Ruger Hawkeye .25-06 rebarreled to .280ai. I plan to use a Hart barrel since they are an upstate NY company. I'm not sure what twist rate and contour to go with. I'll use the rifle mainly for...

So I decided to go ahead and rebarrel my Ruger Hawkeye .25-06 to .280ai. Planning to stick with 24" barrel. I've talked to a gunsmith and will get the project rolling between now and January. I already have the dies, brass, and appropriate powders and two boxes of 140 gr TTSXs on backorder...

I prefer flat shooting rifles. My two hunting rifles are a .25-06 and a .300WM (in part because they both use the same powders for reloading). I have been thinking about looking for a hunting rifle in-between my .25-06 and .300WM that offers lower recoil than my .300WM, is better suited for deer...