.280 rem with a 22" barrel?

[vegas steve]

Im thinking hard about rebarreling my trusty 30-06 to a 280 rem so i can take advantage of better bc bullets.i wd mainly be shooting 168 vld's with rl17.i was considering a shorter carbine length barrel for the build,say 22" 9 twist.can i expect 2900 fps?

 

[gohring3006]

Im thinking hard about rebarreling my trusty 30-06 to a 280 rem so i can take advantage of better bc bullets.i wd mainly be shooting 168 vld's with rl17.i was considering a shorter carbine length barrel for the build,say 22" 9 twist.can i expect 2900 fps?

It's hard to say, barrel length affects velocity but not to a standard. For instance i have a 300 Weatherby 24" that shoots faster than my buddies 26" with the same charge weight. I have a 24" Savage 110 7mm Rem Mag that I got cheap with some frosting in the bore near the muzzle and a ding in the crown. I cut one inch off the barrel and recrowned it, it lost 15 fps...

 

[vegas steve]

I had a 7mm-08 that wd make 2970 with a 150 bt and a close to max load of rl17 out of a 22" barrel,so i figured the extra capacity of the 280 wd help with the 168 berger

 

[vegas steve]

Cmon guys there has to be someone out there with a short barreled 280 rem that loads their own

 

[dk17hmr]

160gr partition at 2825fps from my 22" Remington Mountian rifle with Reloader 19.
Magpro is suppose to be good for velocity with 160gr+, I haven't tried it yet but it's on my list of things to do. 280AI might be a better option for the shorter barrel and max velocity.

 

[gohring3006]

I personally would stay with the 30-06 and load the 200 grain ELD-X bullet with some Reloader 17. Try for 2650fps+ and it will hammer what ever the 280 was going to be used for. The 30-06 AI would be a cool set up with the 200 grain Hornady in 24 or 26" barrel...

 

[vegas steve]

its mainly for long range yotes,and a backup gun for steel plates.my current 30-06 pushes 155 tmk's at 3030 fps,but they have a .519 bc,and a 168 berger is .600

 

[gohring3006]

Yea the 200 is a little slower, but it's around .620ish BC and makes up its velocity with less drift. I can see where time of flight might be a consideration with coyotes though...

 

[cowboy]

Im thinking hard about rebarreling my trusty 30-06 to a 280 rem so i can take advantage of better bc bullets.i wd mainly be shooting 168 vld's with rl17.i was considering a shorter carbine length barrel for the build,say 22" 9 twist.can i expect 2900 fps?

The answer to your question--NO--Don't expect 2900 fps with that set up. With a standard 280 Rem and a 22" barrel at the elevation you are at I would expect some pressure problems. I completely shot out a 280 Rem 22" barrel on a 700 action and after all those rounds and different loads/bullets that that barrel saw I would think you'd be beyond safe territory. Now my experience was before the days of RL17.

I rebarreled that 280 and it is now a 280AI with a 25" tube and 2900 fps is no problem with the 168 VLD's. I run it at 2840 because that's where the accuracy is. My son has the same setup as mine and he's just a hair over 3000 fps.

 

[TOM H]

Im thinking hard about rebarreling my trusty 30-06 to a 280 rem so i can take advantage of better bc bullets.i wd mainly be shooting 168 vld's with rl17.i was considering a shorter carbine length barrel for the build,say 22" 9 twist.can i expect 2900 fps?

Since your a member you may want to do search and type in 280 with 22" barrel and you may find some older post that may help you.

 

[FEENIX]

Yea the 200 is a little slower, but it's around .620ish BC and makes up its velocity with less drift. I can see where time of flight might be a consideration with coyotes though...

This yote was taken with .225 NAB (BC = .550) out of my .338 WM at 338 yards. He must not have gotten the memo on time of flight. gun)

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

On a serious note, if TOF is a big factor and it's primarily for LR yotes, I'd seriously look at .25-06/AI and load them with 75 grainers and push them at 3700 FPS+, but that's just me.

 

[gohring3006]

When I go after yotes, I usually have one of these with me. Unless I'm mad, then it's 300 Weatherby..

 

[vegas steve]

Wow feenix that yote didnt know what hit him.225 grn bullet,,,blaaam

 

[Deleted member 48126]

Im thinking hard about rebarreling my trusty 30-06 to a 280 rem so i can take advantage of better bc bullets.i wd mainly be shooting 168 vld's with rl17.i was considering a shorter carbine length barrel for the build,say 22" 9 twist.can i expect 2900 fps?

If it's a yote rig, why not spare the tried and true '06 and build an AR throated for heavier bullets? I have a custom AR that cost about a grand that shoots 77 grainers. I would imagine that would be good medicine for yotes. Hopefully mudrunner will chime in. He's all about the .280.