Mr. Conservatism

I'd like to buy a new deer rifle this year. I want a 280 Remington. Who makes them? I can't find one in any of the major manufacturers catalogs. Will I have to look for a used one? Any help appreciated!

Silver_Wolf

I know T/C make 280 barrels for the Encore if that is of any interest to you.

Browning make an XBolt in 280, and Remington make a 700 Mountain in 280.

All of those are in current production. Finding one local, that is another story, but there is always gunbroker.

Silver_Wolf

Or a used one if you'd rather.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=190551741

hillbillyhunter1

excellent option there SW, those older mountain rifles are beautiful guns and .280 was a fairly prolific chambering among them...that would be my choice if I was set on .280

Seaark18

The Rem 700 XCR2 also is made in .280. Awesome round, just wish it was chambered in more rifles. I'll probably get one someday!

Sheridan

Try this;

http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/defa...87_14246_14279


Hope this helps.

steelhead777

TC's new Venture can be had in a .280 rem!!
check them out I am thinking about the Venture or Marlin xs7s.

ipscshooter

You won't be able to get a .280 in the Marlin. The XL-7 is, I believe, only chambered in .25-06, .270, and .30-06.

The XS-7 is chambered in short action cartridges. The 7mm-08 would fill your bill, and although the ammo isn't as commonly found as .30-06 or .308, it's still much more common than .280, at least in the stores I've been to.

Mr. Deer Hunter

There is no advantage of buying a .280 Remington - also known as a 7 mm Remington Express over buying a 270 Winchester.

They both use the exact same shell, they both hold about the same amount of power. The only difference between the two is that the bullet diameter of the .270 Winchester is .277 and the 280 Remington is .284

If you can even see .007 thousandths difference between the two bullets - it would be a miracle. You can get both rounds with the exact same bullet construction - and the exact same bullet weights in hand loads.

The bullet sectional density would be better in theory in the 270 due to the fact that the bullet would be longer and narrower in the .270 compared to the 280. Even that would be splitting hairs.

A normal human hair is about .003 thick.

8mm/06

If you are set on a 280 then nothing else will do.

But, if you don't want to shop much and could settle for the 270 you will be able to find a ton of rifles in that chamber. And if you will never reload then you'll be fine with the 270. The 280 offers a slight advantage in bullet selection, but modern bullet construction makes the difference almost negligible.

Good luck on your search for the 280 you want. A great round for sure, just less owned than the 270, but certainly not less effective.