..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

I now own both calibers,which would you like best and why???they are very little difference in the calibers and balistics..give some good input please...thanks..:)..

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RE: ..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

The 7mm does everything the 280 does at a greater distance.

RE: ..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

Not again!We went thru this on another board a few days ago. I said my piece then.If you have them both you should be able to figure out the differences.Just don't compare handloaded 280 velocities with 7 Rem Mag factory loads.Compare apples to apples.I have a 7 Rem Mag and a hunting buddy has a 280. I know what the differences are.

RE: ..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

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Edited by - totoe on 01/08/2002 06:07:44

RE: ..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

Scrap them both and get something in .308 cal.

RE: ..280 vs 7mm mag????
 

I just have to add my 2 cents...the only real world difference is ammo availability, and selection, you can get a 7mm Mag with a 175 grain bullet from winchester, and I don't know of any manufacturer that puts that bullet in a 280, also the 7mm Mag is easier to find at your local Wally World, most of them have never heard of a 280.

Ballistically there isn't much of a difference. Winchester for example lists the 140 grain ballistic Silvertip @ 3040 fps from the 280, and 3100 fps from the 7mm Mag. (the fastest 7mm Mag load the list @ 3150 w/150 gr. bullets, vs. 3050 for the 280 w/140 gr. bullets), and this just isn't a whole lot of difference.

Given all of that I prefer the 280, it generates lower pressure, and doesn't seem to have the muzzle blast and as sharp a recoil as the 7mm Mag. Just my opinion.

Gordon

Edited by - GordonGekko on 01/08/2002 10:22:47