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Which 284 cal for new chamber?
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1137445" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>The .280 AI is an excellent caliber, and one I have been wanting to build for many years.</p><p></p><p>You could try the old tried & true 7mm RemMag shooting 168-180 Bergers out of a 26" barrel. I think you will be very happy with the results. You might even gain a new favorite caliber. I have been hunting with the 7mmRM since 2002. I have many other 7mm rifles, and many others in many different calibers. I seem to almost always go back to the 7mm RM. It just works. Over the years shot alot of different brands of bullets from 140-160 grains. But the last number of years I have been shooting Berger 168 VLD's around 3,100 fps. Walked into the woods twice in Jan 2013 (didn't get to hunt 2014 season), pulled the trigger twice, walked out with 2 deer. Shots were ~275 and ~175 (in that order). First one ran 10 yards and piled-up by a tree with a perfect entrance and baseball-sized exit (lung shot). Second one, perfect broadside shot, bullet-sized entrance and exit, straight through the heart. Never took a step, hit the ground dead...</p><p></p><p>I have zero complaints.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1137445, member: 12995"] The .280 AI is an excellent caliber, and one I have been wanting to build for many years. You could try the old tried & true 7mm RemMag shooting 168-180 Bergers out of a 26" barrel. I think you will be very happy with the results. You might even gain a new favorite caliber. I have been hunting with the 7mmRM since 2002. I have many other 7mm rifles, and many others in many different calibers. I seem to almost always go back to the 7mm RM. It just works. Over the years shot alot of different brands of bullets from 140-160 grains. But the last number of years I have been shooting Berger 168 VLD's around 3,100 fps. Walked into the woods twice in Jan 2013 (didn't get to hunt 2014 season), pulled the trigger twice, walked out with 2 deer. Shots were ~275 and ~175 (in that order). First one ran 10 yards and piled-up by a tree with a perfect entrance and baseball-sized exit (lung shot). Second one, perfect broadside shot, bullet-sized entrance and exit, straight through the heart. Never took a step, hit the ground dead... I have zero complaints. [/QUOTE]
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