"The .280 remington is one of those obsolete cult following rounds. It did nothing that the .270 and .30/06 diddent do, so it fell into obsolescence. Now that it is rare and old, it has become trendy as not everyone has one. Nothing wron with wanting or owning one, but no real reason to with hard to find components either."

As a matter of fact, a number of very knowledgeable people used the .280. One that comes to mind right off is Fred Huntington, the RCBS founder. Even Jack O'Connor once candidly admitted that the .280 was better that the .270! Why did the .280 fail (in the U.S.)?? It came along almost 50 years after the .270, and occupies about the same niche in the cartridge lineup. In addition, Remington pushed it mainly as a semi-auto loading, and had to load it below its performence capabilities to use it in their SA rifles. Then, to make matters worse, they introduced the 7mm Rem. Mag. right on the heels of the .280, so the poor .280never had a chance, really!

However, the European version (7X64-7X65R) of this cartridge is more popular than ever and shows no signs of being obsolete. The best cartridges in the world don't always originate here!!