I'm looking to purchase a Rem. 700 Mountain Rifle in .280 cal., just wondering if anyone out there owns one and what they think of it as far as accuracy, quality, ect. Just to let you know, I'm a remington fan, I want a short, handy rifle, I like a detachable magazine and I'm a fan of the .280. Just thought i would let you know before anyone tries to talk me out of it. All I want to know is if you or someone you know has one, what is there or your opinion on it.
I put together an 280 useing a Left Hand Rem. 700 action, Douglas premium bbl, and a stock i made from New Zeland walnut. This was LONG before Rem. was doing anything like this.
It's not factory, so of course most of this won't help you much, but i did take caribou, blk tailed deer, white tailed deer, bear and i forget what else with it. It's been a great hunting companion, and it's a GREAT cartridge!!!
I've shot it many times at 300 yards, and it's very accurate i'd have no problem hitting any game animial at that range.
I elk hunt with 2 guys who use the 280 rem., one uses the 700 mountain rifle and the other uses a Browning Abolt Medallion. They are both real nice rifles, accuracy is good, weight they are very close, recoil same and quality seems fine(no issues). The only real difference is how smooth the browning bolt slides and some really like the 60 degree bolt. All in all whichever you want and feels right will be a good gun...the choice in chambering is good (especially if you reload!).
I have handled and fired a mountain rifle in 270. I own a remington 700 that I had rebarreled to 280. The 280 overall is an accurate caliber. I recall an article I read once by Larry Weishun were he stated he owned a Mountain Rifle in 280 & that it was the most accurate out of the box factory rifle he had owned to date. As most I would use 140 grainers for whitetail, mulies, antelope, and the like. If you step up to Elk I would use 160 or 175's. One interesting note is that Federal has released some new loads for 2004 for the 280. I handload but in factory ammo my rifle likes the Winchester 140 gr. ballistic SilverTip or the Federal Premium 150 gr. Nosler Partition. I think you will like the rifle if you pick one up. Sometimes locally ammo is hard to come by. That is if you don't like shooting Remington Core-Lokts. Otherwise order some ammo online and have fun.
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I saw one of these rifles for sale near you! At the Hamburg Cabelas, they had a used one there for like $450, if you haggle with them they may come down, just thought Id let you know!!!
Remington .280 Mountain Rifle
, just thought Id let you know!!!
