Get ahold of some RL23 it works wonders in the 280AI.I got to the party late.....just now having one built.
280 AI brass
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Deputy819
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Will do, Sir! It may require a little leg-work as neither of the local shops around here have it in stock.
LongWalker
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If the weather cooperates anytime soon I'll shoot my first OCW with RL-23 and the Berger 175 EH in Nosler brass. Broke the barrel in and loaded the OCW two weeks ago and the weather went to crap.
Deputy819
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Did your "crappy rainy day" turn to snow? It did here in Ky yesterday.....
LongWalker
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Last night and this morning. I'm in middle TN.
lancetkenyon
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The same components I use in my .280AI. I get 2975fps in my 26" 1:9" Proof.
Alex Wheeler
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I have had more offers to buy my 280ai than any rifle I have owned. Its very popular, in Montana anyhow. Im honestly quite surprised how popular it is.
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I'm hoping for around 2950 out of my 24" tube. That would be good elk medicine out to 700.
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I can't comment on accuracy yet but recoil with factory 162 ELD-X and 160 Nosler partitions is not much more than my 6.5 Creedmoor. I was very suprised and was prepared to go muzzle brake shopping.
I don't like what is going on with Nosler and their brass prices. I did locate some .270 Winchester brass for $36/50 and some Norma brass @ $52/50. I'm thinking of annealing the cases first, trim and then resize them in the .280 AI dies and fire form from there. I am totally new to this, however from all that I have read here,this ought to work fine.
Darktimber
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I bit the bullet and bought 2 boxes of the nosler when my rifle was built. It was pricey but worth it. I have shot the 1st 50 3 times each with stiff loads of imr7977 and it's still in great shape and that's with FL resizing and I don't do annealing. (I'm scared of ruining my brass).Pushing a 160gr. @2940 with an es of 8 out of a 24" tube, SAAMI chamber. I picked up 1 lb. of rl23 recently per lance and elkaholics' suggestions but I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet I hope it does a bit better. So yes I am enamoured with my 280ai and I don't think it's lost any of its charm.
Forcedoutage
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I found one box of 50 Nosler 280 AI brass for 49.99 At cabelas in Bowling Green. I figured it was marked wrong. When I checked out I was worried it would ring up higher, but didn't.
Wow, guess I'm really the "johnny come lately" here. I just got off the phone finalizing the build of a 280AI!!
I load several 280AI with rem brass I've purchased 2 boxs at a gun show of nosler 280AI brass and haven't used it i shot win nickel brass in one 280AI
