Thumbs up on both accounts. My partner had a mountain rifle chambered in a 280 rem and it was a nice handling/shooting rifle. Though he likes browning better and opted to trade it for medallion chambered in a 280 rem.

Ballistically from a reloader perspective it is slightly better then the 270 win and with the .284 class bullets selection a better choice imo for larger game such as elk or moose.In fact as reloader Iprefer it to the popular 3006. As a factory ammo user not much difference but selection is more limited as is availability.

If using factory ammo check availabilty of 280 rem offerings before you buy. Here you can buy a number of 280 remdeer loads but for larger you are paired down to 150 gr Nolser parts or 140 failsafes(which is not being produced anymore).

IMO really excels as a reloading cartridge.