Recent content by jgriffin82

Here's my .02 cents on the Kimber....considering current inflation, my opinion is worthless! I have no experience with the Kimber Mountain Ascent however, I do own a Kimber Montana and I imagine the barrel contours are similar. I really like the 84L action and the rifle weighed 6 lb. 7 oz fully...

I have three boxes of the 140 TTSX's. I'm glad they shot well too. They are readily available and inexpensive. I have RL19, H4831, IMR 7828, AA4350 and IMR 7977. Any experience with these powders and the 280AI? I'm worked up a 6 load powder ladder for my friend's rifle with H4831 and 143HH...

Well, I went back to the drawing board after the advice I was given here. I haven't been able to work on my buddy's rifle however, I re-barreled a flat back Savage 116 with a 1:8 X-caliber carbon fiber 26" tube in 280AI about a month ago. The action and bolt were blueprinted years ago by Scott...

Thanks for the response's, guys. There's a lot of knowledge (and opinions) on this site. I appreciate both. With what I've read, it sounds like we should start with a powder charge ladder test, checking for pressure along the way. I developed loads for 3 of my rifles starting with seating depth...

Good morning everybody. Longtime lurker here, first time poster. I'm hoping someone is willing to offer advice on an issue a buddy of mine is having. He recently took possession of his Fierce CT Rival in 280ai. Unfortunately, Fierce wasn't able to do load development on the rifle due to staffing...