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Pursuit of a Light Weight Hunting Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Buckys" data-source="post: 2475261" data-attributes="member: 107750"><p>What projectiles do you want to use and which of those would you like to "optimize" around?</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I've been surprised at how accurate my lightweight 280AI has been (I'm shooting a Kimber Montana).</p><p></p><p>I'm very happy to live in the 140-160 grain bullet weight range (so I'm happy with the 1:9" twist). </p><p></p><p>Something like a 143HH or 160 Partition is what I use for elk. I've had good luck at modest ranges with 7mm rem mag factory 160 Partition ammo and I know my 280AI can match that ammo in MV.</p><p></p><p>Because I use it mostly for whitetail, I don't care for a faster twist rate as I will use mostly 140 grain accubonds for deer. I'm happy to live with 160-168 grain as the upper end of bullet weights I can utilize for larger game.</p><p></p><p>The recoil is mild in my opinion but I shoot a good bit of 12 gauge shotgun sports.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckys, post: 2475261, member: 107750"] What projectiles do you want to use and which of those would you like to "optimize" around? Honestly, I've been surprised at how accurate my lightweight 280AI has been (I'm shooting a Kimber Montana). I'm very happy to live in the 140-160 grain bullet weight range (so I'm happy with the 1:9" twist). Something like a 143HH or 160 Partition is what I use for elk. I've had good luck at modest ranges with 7mm rem mag factory 160 Partition ammo and I know my 280AI can match that ammo in MV. Because I use it mostly for whitetail, I don't care for a faster twist rate as I will use mostly 140 grain accubonds for deer. I'm happy to live with 160-168 grain as the upper end of bullet weights I can utilize for larger game. The recoil is mild in my opinion but I shoot a good bit of 12 gauge shotgun sports. [/QUOTE]
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