new 284 cal.

if I was buying a mtn.rifle I would get the 7-08 it should be a little lighter overall and still have .284 cal. lighter is what a mtn.rifle is about? if you reload you can load the 30-06 to do about anything you want for larger game and with 3 rounds that look alike 270,280,30-06 it would be easy to make a mistake in reloading or just taking the wrong shells on a hunt.
 
280longshot said:
Are you confused by now?
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lol. never get confused when talking guns! love to hear what results are getting with diffrent guns. i knew da loved all things that are 284!
 
walker said:
280longshot said:
Are you confused by now?
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lol. never get confused when talking guns! love to hear what results are getting with diffrent guns. i knew da loved all things that are 284!
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Well I have a Remington CDL 280, it is super accurate and it's my favorite of all time rifles and I have a lot . To be honest I've never done anything custom to it.
I shoot Federal 140 Ballistic tips or if I want to change it up 140 barnes TSX with 57 gr. of IMR 4831, both shoot the same out to 400 yards..
 
I have no trouble with the 280 it would be a good choice.I just think the ideal of a mtn rifle in 7-08 short action with small scope would be the best choice. but everyone has an elbow. haha
 
280 brass has the shoulder pushed forward to prevent loading in a 270,,so I am not sure you can make 280 from 06 or 270 but I guess you could make 06 or 270 from 280 brass,,
 
I would go with the 280 my Ruger 77 has become my go to gun. But they are both to notch calibers.
 
I've got both in Rem Mtn rifles.

A .280 in the standard mtn rifle with wood stock. Shoots lights out, although I did pillar bed it myself. I've taken several deer out to 400 yards with it. Even killed a 450lb red stag at 350 with it.

My 7-08 is one of Rem's Mtn titaniums. I replaced the factory bolt shroud and firing pin with one of the Callahan lightwt pin/shroud and shaved off another 3oz. With Talley lightwt rings and a leupold 2.5-8x scope, that gun is crazy light and compact. Heck, the gun itself only weighs 5lb 2oz! It is also way more accurate than an ultralight rifle should be.

If I could only have one...

I'd go 7-08 if I were only going to hunt deer sized and smaller game. I'd lean toward the .280 if there is a remote chance you will ever hunt elk or the bigger antelope (oryx, nigali, etc)
 
260rem said:
if I was buying a mtn.rifle I would get the 7-08 it should be a little lighter overall and still have .284 cal. lighter is what a mtn.rifle is about? if you reload you can load the 30-06 to do about anything you want for larger game and with 3 rounds that look alike 270,280,30-06 it would be easy to make a mistake in reloading or just taking the wrong shells on a hunt.
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What 260rem said, good advice.
 

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