.280 Remington
Thoughts on a .280 Remington on elk and large black bear.
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RE: .280 Remington
ORIGINAL: CrowMagnumMan Thoughts on a .280 Remington on elk and large black bear. |
RE: .280 Remington
ORIGINAL: Rebel Hog ORIGINAL: CrowMagnumMan Thoughts on a .280 Remington on elk and large black bear. That being said, the .280 will work just fine for the stated purposes (with a properly selected bullet, and good shot placement). |
RE: .280 Remington
Didn't Jack O'Conner kill 18 elk and a moose or two with a .270????
I would think a .280 would do fine.... |
RE: .280 Remington
I have the 280 win. in a Browning A-bolt, and have never had to take more than one shot (140gr. Nosler Partition) on any of the elk I've taken. I would not hesitate to use it on Black Bear.
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RE: .280 Remington
Do you reload your own ammo? If yes, then you have a lot of choices in 7mm bullets. If no, 30-06 is probably a better choice.
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RE: .280 Remington
In 1999 I went on my first bear hunt in the upper peninsula of Michigan. At that time i only owned one rifle, a Remington 700 mountain rifle in .280 Rem. I shot my bear at 60 yards. The bullet broke both shoulders and the bear ran/crawled about 10 yards. Looking back on that hunt I think I would have chosen a more durable bullet. I was using a 140 gr. ballistic tip! What was I thinking??? oh well, luckily it worked and the bear is now hanging on my living room wall. So yes I would not hesitate to reccomend the .280 for black bear. The ballistics for a .280 are similar to that of a 7mm Rem. magnum, without all the recoil. I don't think anyone would ever question using a 7 mag for bear. Happy hunting, Bricat
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RE: .280 Remington
I would not hestiate to use the 280 on any NA big game.
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Ditto...
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RE: .280 Remington
ORIGINAL: James B I would not hestiate to use the 280 on any NA big game. |
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