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Building a .284 - Ackley or Sherman?
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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 1518693" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>If you ever plan to travel out of country to hunt, plan on having brass headstamped that match the barrel markings. .280AI fits that bill. If not, the Sherman get you more horsepower, close to a 7RM, maybe even surpassing it is some cases.</p><p></p><p>I built my .280AI to be my lightest mountain rifle, but still plenty capable of longer shots. I could have shaved a bit more off by changing scope and mounting solution, but all my rifles wear a 20MOA Picatinny rail for ease of swapping scope between rides should the need arise.</p><p></p><p>I would look at a Lone Peak TI, either the Fuzion TI or Razor TI. This will save you 6-8oz over a steel action.</p><p></p><p>Mine is built as follows:</p><p>Built by Axiswork in Tempe, AZ</p><p>R700LA BDL</p><p>Fluted bolt</p><p>Carbon fiber tac knob</p><p>Alloy bolt shroud</p><p>TI firing pin and Wolfe Blitzschnell spring</p><p>26" Proof Research Sendero Light 1:9"</p><p>Hawkins 3 port brake contoured to blend w. Barrel</p><p>Manners EH1 bedded</p><p>Shilen match trigger @ 1.5#</p><p>Rem factory alloy bottom metal</p><p>Seekins alloy 20MOA Picatinny rail</p><p>Seekins alloy 30mm medium high rings</p><p>March F 3-24×52 illuminated FML-1</p><p>Flatline ops level</p><p>Tac Ops cheek pad</p><p>Total weight all in is 8lbs 13oz</p><p></p><p>With going to a TI action, you will lose 6-8oz right off the bat</p><p>Use Talley lightweight rings instead of Pic rail and rings, lose another 3-4oz</p><p>Get a scope lighter than 24.4oz, and you lose that much more.</p><p>Lose 2" of barrel length, and another 4-6oz or so come off.</p><p>Lose the brake, 3 more oz. But gain recoil.</p><p></p><p>Makes a sub-8lb rifle very doable.</p><p></p><p>I push a 175 Berger Elite @ 2975fps. Plenty to take elk out past 800 with proper shot placement. And the rifle has proven to be plenty accurate enough to do so. 2.9" 3 shot group @ 921 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 1518693, member: 68875"] If you ever plan to travel out of country to hunt, plan on having brass headstamped that match the barrel markings. .280AI fits that bill. If not, the Sherman get you more horsepower, close to a 7RM, maybe even surpassing it is some cases. I built my .280AI to be my lightest mountain rifle, but still plenty capable of longer shots. I could have shaved a bit more off by changing scope and mounting solution, but all my rifles wear a 20MOA Picatinny rail for ease of swapping scope between rides should the need arise. I would look at a Lone Peak TI, either the Fuzion TI or Razor TI. This will save you 6-8oz over a steel action. Mine is built as follows: Built by Axiswork in Tempe, AZ R700LA BDL Fluted bolt Carbon fiber tac knob Alloy bolt shroud TI firing pin and Wolfe Blitzschnell spring 26" Proof Research Sendero Light 1:9" Hawkins 3 port brake contoured to blend w. Barrel Manners EH1 bedded Shilen match trigger @ 1.5# Rem factory alloy bottom metal Seekins alloy 20MOA Picatinny rail Seekins alloy 30mm medium high rings March F 3-24×52 illuminated FML-1 Flatline ops level Tac Ops cheek pad Total weight all in is 8lbs 13oz With going to a TI action, you will lose 6-8oz right off the bat Use Talley lightweight rings instead of Pic rail and rings, lose another 3-4oz Get a scope lighter than 24.4oz, and you lose that much more. Lose 2" of barrel length, and another 4-6oz or so come off. Lose the brake, 3 more oz. But gain recoil. Makes a sub-8lb rifle very doable. I push a 175 Berger Elite @ 2975fps. Plenty to take elk out past 800 with proper shot placement. And the rifle has proven to be plenty accurate enough to do so. 2.9" 3 shot group @ 921 yards. [/QUOTE]
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