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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 849539" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p>Optics on this rifle have recently been upgraded to a Leupold VX3 4.5-14x14 that the Leupold Custom Shop added a TMR reticle and M1 turrets. The scope came off <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-280-updated-32771/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-280-updated-32771/</a></p><p> </p><p>Also, this rifle shoots the Hornady Custom factory ammo with the 130grain SSTs very well, the bullet recently failed to kill a deer. This is a known flaw in tipped bullets in that they sometimes blow up on the hide of the animal and deer just gets up and walks away. Although I'd heard of this I had never actually seen it until my nephew shot a deer at 335 yards. We watched the deer hit the ground. When we went to get the deer...it was gone! it just got up and walked away.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of this experience, I've been reloading 130grain Sierra Game Kings with 59grains of H4831SC which sends them at 2900+ with good ES and .5moa accuracy. This will be the new hunting load and hopefully no deer will walk away from a well placed shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 849539, member: 19172"] Optics on this rifle have recently been upgraded to a Leupold VX3 4.5-14x14 that the Leupold Custom Shop added a TMR reticle and M1 turrets. The scope came off [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-280-updated-32771/[/URL] Also, this rifle shoots the Hornady Custom factory ammo with the 130grain SSTs very well, the bullet recently failed to kill a deer. This is a known flaw in tipped bullets in that they sometimes blow up on the hide of the animal and deer just gets up and walks away. Although I'd heard of this I had never actually seen it until my nephew shot a deer at 335 yards. We watched the deer hit the ground. When we went to get the deer...it was gone! it just got up and walked away. As a result of this experience, I've been reloading 130grain Sierra Game Kings with 59grains of H4831SC which sends them at 2900+ with good ES and .5moa accuracy. This will be the new hunting load and hopefully no deer will walk away from a well placed shot. [/QUOTE]
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