Shoot 175 Elite Hunters out of my 280 AI. Reloader 23 is pure magic in that cartridge. Should work well in a straight 280. And the Classic Hunter is very easy to tune. Not like a VLD at all. You can pretty much seat them at magazine length and then go from there. The 168s should do 2750 and be excellent on deer. My 175s are 2938 avg and they pass right through elk. No issues with hitting shoulder scapula or anything.Anyone used this combo on deer? I have never used the Classic Hunter yet. What powder do u use? I have used the VLD Hunting bullets only. Out of my 280 rem and 7mm mag.
I get 2945fps with 7828 and 168 Berger VLDs from my 280ai with vety good accuracy.I don't have any RL23. I do have RL22 IMR 7828ssc and H1000.
Another vote for IMR 7828.I don't have any RL23. I do have RL22 IMR 7828ssc and H1000.
I used IMR 4831 with the 168's in my 280 Remington and it shot great but velocity was slacking a bit so switched to the IMR 7828. IMR 7828 does well with mid to heavy bullets in the 280/280AII have H4831sc and IMR 4831 too. I can find H4831sc locally too.