Reloading 280 AI which powders

[Sneuses]

What's anyone used H1000? If so, what was your load?

I have some RL19 and some RL17

Tanx in advance
Steve

 

[nimrod_gn]

Tagging in here as I'm doing load development for a 280 AI right now. I've heard that H4831 is the secret sauce for the 280 AI

 

[Sneuses]

Tagging in here as I'm doing load development for a 280 AI right now. I've heard that H4831 is the secret sauce for the 280 AI

4831sc is magic with the 160 accubond bullet, as they are unavailable currently I am using Berger 168 VLD's. Hodgdon reloading page mentions the H1000 powder but a fairly wide range in drops

 

[26Reload]

Just depends upon which weight bullets you plan to shoot.....

 

[Sneuses]

Just depends upon which weight bullets you plan to shoot.....

168 Berger vld's

 

[bamban]

Look up @lancetkenyon load work with 175 EH and RL23. Saved me ton of work.

 

[hicountry1]

Rl26 with 160s is your huckleberry.

I get 3020, and sub .5" groups with my Weatherby backcountry

 

[Michael Eichele]

H4831SC is to the 280AI what VARGET is the the 308, H4350 is to the 6.5 CM and what H1000 is to the 6.5 PRC. Others work and can work very well but 4831SC is the easy button

 

[VinceMule]

56g of IMR 7828, Federal 210, 175g Long range accubond, .003 off the lands shoots groups less than .300 in my 27", 9T X Caliber barrel. I am using 30/06 brass formed from PMC new brass, formed with 14.6g of bullseye and cream of wheat...brass is tough. I also use Lapua in another rifle formed from 06 brass, same way. The groups right after the fire forming with cream of wheat shot tiny groups. That lapua brass is super tough, I have not lost a primer pocket yet running some high pressures at times. I also formed brass from NEW lake city Match brass, this brass shoots well, also but I have not shot it enough to tell how tough the primer pockets are.

7828 with the 160-168g bullets with the federal 210 also shoot small groups, but I opted for the 175 due to how hard it anchors deer and hogs.

For some reason, the Federal 210 with the 7828 groups the smallest. We load at the rifle range and test all primers.

Primers do make a difference.

 

[Sneuses]

56g of IMR 7828, Federal 210, 175g Long range accubond, .003 off the lands shoots groups less than .300 in my 27", 9T X Caliber barrel. I am using 30/06 brass formed from PMC new brass, formed with 14.6g of bullseye and cream of wheat...brass is tough. I also use Lapua in another rifle formed from 06 brass, same way. The groups right after the fire forming with cream of wheat shot tiny groups. That lapua brass is super tough, I have not lost a primer pocket yet running some high pressures at times. I also formed brass from NEW lake city Match brass, this brass shoots well, also but I have not shot it enough to tell how tough the primer pockets are.

7828 with the 160-168g bullets with the federal 210 also shoot small groups, but I opted for the 175 due to how hard it anchors deer and hogs.

For some reason, the Federal 210 with the 7828 groups the smallest. We load at the rifle range and test all primers.

Primers do make a difference.

What are you using for your 168 grain bullet? I have the 160's covered with h4831sc but there are no accubonds to be found. That's why went Berger vld's in the 140 and 168.

 

[bergara0256]

My load development for 280, is h-4831 55.2gr, CCI large bench rest primer, and 168 berger's 2,725 FPS and it shoots .2 MOA with that load. Also, using Peterson brass and .010 off lands.

 

[Sneuses]

My load development for 280, is h-4831 55.2gr, CCI large bench rest primer, and 168 berger's 2,725 FPS and it shoots .2 MOA with that load. Also, using Peterson brass and .010 off lands.

I have both H4831 and H4831sc, so H4831 is magic with the Berger 168 VLD

 

[bergara0256]

It's done me well. I also did a load development with h-4350, and had more speed but not the accuracy.

 

[B-LOT Banga]

***IMR 7828SSC***

280 AI
Nosler brass (6 & 7 times fired, still tight)
IMR 7828SSC @ 64 grains
FED 210
140 gr Accubonds / 140 gr ballistic tips
COAL 3.36"

"Same bullet, different rifles"……

3240 FPS with sub 1/4" groups in a tikka
w/26" bartlein #3 SS 1-9"

3199 FPS with 1/4" groups in a Kimber
w/24" Kimber factory 1-9.5"

Nosler Ballistic tips for goats, sheep, deer and pigs. Nosler Accubonds for pigs and feral cattle. Over a hundred plus animals from 20 yds out to 793 yds (majority under 300 yds) with flawless results. I've never had a problem, yet… Happy shooting Aloha!