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Best 600y elk cartridge to built on top of 270 Win Tikka action
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<blockquote data-quote="dmr400" data-source="post: 2647569" data-attributes="member: 33691"><p>So I went through a similar thought process awhile back, and picked the 280AI. It's been a good shooter so far, but brass is a bit of a problem. The only factory brass available right now is Nosler, which wouldn't be my first pick honestly. That wasn't even available a few months ago when I took delivery, so I fireformed some hornady 280 rem as it was all I could get. I am losing a lot of it on the 3rd firing to lines indicating it is about to have case head separation!?</p><p></p><p>Anyway disregarding the hornady brass, the only non nosler higher end brass even advertised for 280AI is from peterson, which hasn't been available since I started looking last spring. I called them the other day, and was told possibly spring 2023, as they hadn't been able to get the cups they need to make it. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to try the nosler brass, but would much prefer something a bit harder. </p><p></p><p>The long and short of it is, I wish I had picked something else. 7mm-06 AI might be an option, nearly identical but could neck down and fireform excellent lapua 30-06 brass.</p><p></p><p>But the moral of the story is, think about brass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmr400, post: 2647569, member: 33691"] So I went through a similar thought process awhile back, and picked the 280AI. It's been a good shooter so far, but brass is a bit of a problem. The only factory brass available right now is Nosler, which wouldn't be my first pick honestly. That wasn't even available a few months ago when I took delivery, so I fireformed some hornady 280 rem as it was all I could get. I am losing a lot of it on the 3rd firing to lines indicating it is about to have case head separation!? Anyway disregarding the hornady brass, the only non nosler higher end brass even advertised for 280AI is from peterson, which hasn't been available since I started looking last spring. I called them the other day, and was told possibly spring 2023, as they hadn't been able to get the cups they need to make it. I'm going to try the nosler brass, but would much prefer something a bit harder. The long and short of it is, I wish I had picked something else. 7mm-06 AI might be an option, nearly identical but could neck down and fireform excellent lapua 30-06 brass. But the moral of the story is, think about brass. [/QUOTE]
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