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<blockquote data-quote="Maxxis31" data-source="post: 1090590" data-attributes="member: 61079"><p>Here is a little background on me and this project. </p><p></p><p>I bought the rifle on here this spring. It is a model 700 blueprinted with a 25" Walther barrel, HS precision stock full block and bedded to the action. I installed a Shilen trigger and a 5-15 HST Vortex Viper scope in leupold rings. </p><p></p><p>This is the first rifle I have ever bought, I always shot dads rifles growing up and have been an archery hunter all of my adult life. I decided to hunt out of state (OR) this year for deer and elk. I am going to be hunting the Frank Church in Idaho during Sept. with a rifle. I was going to use the old trusty 30-06 that I grew up hunting with, I even developed a 1/2 MOA load for it this winter. After looking at the long range ballistics I decided i wanted a little more reach, I came across the 280AI on here and it fit the bill. </p><p></p><p>I also had never reloaded before this winter so I did a ton of reading on load development and borrowed a friends rock chucker. I ended up using 168 gr VLD hunters in fire formed Norma brass filled with 63.5gr of Retumbo, .011 off the lands and am very pleased with the round. I have no signs of pressure, am shooting 2932fps right at 1/2 MOA. </p><p></p><p>I will keep practicing, right now I feel I am the limiting factor of this setup. The only thing I will end up changing down the road is probably the scope. I think the HST is a great scope but at 1000 yards 15x feels like a stretch. I won't change anything for a while though since its shooting so well. </p><p></p><p>I would like to thank everyone on here that has helped me through PM's when I was researching load data for this project. I would also like to thank BountyHunter for the great deal on an awesome rifle. There were a lot of very helpful people and threads on this site, hopefully I can contribute more as I learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxxis31, post: 1090590, member: 61079"] Here is a little background on me and this project. I bought the rifle on here this spring. It is a model 700 blueprinted with a 25" Walther barrel, HS precision stock full block and bedded to the action. I installed a Shilen trigger and a 5-15 HST Vortex Viper scope in leupold rings. This is the first rifle I have ever bought, I always shot dads rifles growing up and have been an archery hunter all of my adult life. I decided to hunt out of state (OR) this year for deer and elk. I am going to be hunting the Frank Church in Idaho during Sept. with a rifle. I was going to use the old trusty 30-06 that I grew up hunting with, I even developed a 1/2 MOA load for it this winter. After looking at the long range ballistics I decided i wanted a little more reach, I came across the 280AI on here and it fit the bill. I also had never reloaded before this winter so I did a ton of reading on load development and borrowed a friends rock chucker. I ended up using 168 gr VLD hunters in fire formed Norma brass filled with 63.5gr of Retumbo, .011 off the lands and am very pleased with the round. I have no signs of pressure, am shooting 2932fps right at 1/2 MOA. I will keep practicing, right now I feel I am the limiting factor of this setup. The only thing I will end up changing down the road is probably the scope. I think the HST is a great scope but at 1000 yards 15x feels like a stretch. I won't change anything for a while though since its shooting so well. I would like to thank everyone on here that has helped me through PM's when I was researching load data for this project. I would also like to thank BountyHunter for the great deal on an awesome rifle. There were a lot of very helpful people and threads on this site, hopefully I can contribute more as I learn. [/QUOTE]
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