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My New Custom 280AI
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<blockquote data-quote="MSLRHunter" data-source="post: 708546" data-attributes="member: 20566"><p>I picked up my new 280AI a few weeks ago and have been breaking it in and started load development. After 35 rounds through it, it is broken in and I'm pretty much done with load development. This is by far the most accurate rifle I have owned so far. The target in the pic has the smallest 3 shot group at 0.205", and the larger one at the top of the target was 0.316 center to center at 100 yards. I have a larger sample size of these 2 loads loaded up to shoot this weekend to confirm. Here are the rifle specs:</p><p>Trued Rem 700 LA</p><p>24" Brux SS barrel 1:9 tw #5 contour (0.725" at muzzle), fluted</p><p>Manners MCS-T</p><p>BDL bottom metal</p><p>Spiral fluted bolt</p><p>Jewel trigger at 1.5lbs</p><p>Seekins 20moa rail and Seekins rings</p><p>Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X50 with MOAR reticle</p><p></p><p></p><p>The rifle was built by Dixie Precision Rifles here in MS and coated in Birdsongs Green T with the barrel and bolt flutes in Black T at Birdsongs Coatings also here in MS. The rifle weighs 10.5lbs ready to hunt. For the 0.205" group the load is : Nosler 280AI brass, CCI 250 primer, 60.0 gr H4831SC, Berger hunting 168gr vld just touching the lands at 2810fps. The other group is with 60.5 of H4831SC at 2860fps. Both had single digit ES.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MSLRHunter, post: 708546, member: 20566"] I picked up my new 280AI a few weeks ago and have been breaking it in and started load development. After 35 rounds through it, it is broken in and I'm pretty much done with load development. This is by far the most accurate rifle I have owned so far. The target in the pic has the smallest 3 shot group at 0.205", and the larger one at the top of the target was 0.316 center to center at 100 yards. I have a larger sample size of these 2 loads loaded up to shoot this weekend to confirm. Here are the rifle specs: Trued Rem 700 LA 24" Brux SS barrel 1:9 tw #5 contour (0.725" at muzzle), fluted Manners MCS-T BDL bottom metal Spiral fluted bolt Jewel trigger at 1.5lbs Seekins 20moa rail and Seekins rings Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X50 with MOAR reticle The rifle was built by Dixie Precision Rifles here in MS and coated in Birdsongs Green T with the barrel and bolt flutes in Black T at Birdsongs Coatings also here in MS. The rifle weighs 10.5lbs ready to hunt. For the 0.205" group the load is : Nosler 280AI brass, CCI 250 primer, 60.0 gr H4831SC, Berger hunting 168gr vld just touching the lands at 2810fps. The other group is with 60.5 of H4831SC at 2860fps. Both had single digit ES. [/QUOTE]
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