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<blockquote data-quote="Ohio06" data-source="post: 990937" data-attributes="member: 70283"><p>Ok, well after many sleepless nights, stressful days at work, and many Excel sheets of ballistic data.... I've landed on my choice of caliber.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>.280 Ackley it will be. I kept running numbers, over and over and I just kept seeing that I would be pushing a .308 or 7-08 to it's limits all the time in order to achieve the distances I want to achieve and still maintain the energy and velocity I wanted to see. I already have a .280 AI, but I'll be selling it as I've always had the desire for a custom rig, and besides I don't want two of them.</p><p> </p><p>If I weren't already setup to load it, and didn't have brass I probably would have opted for something else.</p><p> </p><p>I'm going to go with a 26" Bartlein with 1:8.5 twist and a Vais muzzle brake to tame it down.</p><p> </p><p>I was really set on a 7-08 and kept thinking "well someday I can upgrade to a larger caliber if I want." I just couldn't end up rationalizing that in my head, when in reality to buy a barrel, have it chambered, threaded for action/brake, and have it installed I'd be close to $1k. </p><p> </p><p>I'll be picking up the rifle in November as soon as I get back home from hunting out west. Can't wait to get working on load development.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks again for everyones inputs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ohio06, post: 990937, member: 70283"] Ok, well after many sleepless nights, stressful days at work, and many Excel sheets of ballistic data.... I've landed on my choice of caliber. .280 Ackley it will be. I kept running numbers, over and over and I just kept seeing that I would be pushing a .308 or 7-08 to it's limits all the time in order to achieve the distances I want to achieve and still maintain the energy and velocity I wanted to see. I already have a .280 AI, but I'll be selling it as I've always had the desire for a custom rig, and besides I don't want two of them. If I weren't already setup to load it, and didn't have brass I probably would have opted for something else. I'm going to go with a 26" Bartlein with 1:8.5 twist and a Vais muzzle brake to tame it down. I was really set on a 7-08 and kept thinking "well someday I can upgrade to a larger caliber if I want." I just couldn't end up rationalizing that in my head, when in reality to buy a barrel, have it chambered, threaded for action/brake, and have it installed I'd be close to $1k. I'll be picking up the rifle in November as soon as I get back home from hunting out west. Can't wait to get working on load development. Thanks again for everyones inputs. [/QUOTE]
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