Best 280 AI brass - Long Range Hunting Forum
May 1, 2015 · Location. AZ. Jul 27, 2021. #10. Nosler is good brass (mostly), Peterson is great brass In the cartridges I own including 280AI. Peterson brass comes prepped near perfect and I love that it comes in a reusable box.
Fireforming .280 AI from .280 Remington brass or .270 Win brass?
Dec 14, 2018 · I've found that regular, unprimed brass is quite expensive (Nosler @ 1.75/round) and the factory loaded ammunition even more expensive. I have found loaded .280 Remington ammunition ($30 for 20 rounds) to be about half the price of the .280 Ackley Improved, unprimed brass. I believe that I have read in one of these threads that it is possible ...
Need help on fire forming 280AI brass - Long Range Hunting Forum
Jan 31, 2012 · Tyler, TX. Jun 5, 2016. #1. I am in the process of fire forming brass for my 280AI original Ackley version. I have done about 12 so far using the cream of wheat method. I went as high as 20 grains of Unique powder but dropped back to 19. I have checked the headspace of these 12 vs one case that was Fireformed using a loaded round and the ...
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Jul 28, 2021. #18. I have over 14 reloads on Nosler brass in my sons 280ai. Now I am only running 56.5 grains of 4831SC pushing a 168 ABLR around 2711fps. I have never annealed any of them. I have another 200 pieces waiting to start a …
Fire-forming 280 Ackley Improved from Lapua 30-06?
Dec 31, 2009 · Since Nosler is out of 280 AI brass, I decided to buy some Lapua 30-06 brass and plan on fire-forming it to 280 AI. Do I go about it in the following order: 1. Turn the necks. 2. Resize the cases.
Forming 280 AI brass - Shooters' Forum
Apr 6, 2010. #6. i have 2 280 AI did the fire forming, this way, 280 r/p brass a box of the cheapest 7mm bullets i could find (oldones the store wanted to getrid of, loaded 48 gr IMR 4350 and shot them, crisp-clean forming - this also lapped the barrell and had it ready to sight in with finished loads - work up to and try 48gr h4350 and 140 ...
Fire Forming brass - 280 Rem to 280 AI - Hunt Talk
Jan 20, 2017 · Generally a smith would setup the chamber .005-.010” tight on a parent case or headspace gauge. The SAAMI spec’d .280AI is .020” shorter at the neck/shoulder junction than a .280 Rem, probably to insure that fire forming would be completely safe. It’s possible that it’s pretty tough to close the bolt on .280Rem brass.
280ai Lapua brass data - Long Range Hunting Forum
Jul 5, 2017 · Messages. 1,716. Location. USA. Jul 17, 2021. #1. I recently re tuned my 280ai on lapua brass so I thought I d share some info. I also switched from the 168 vld to the 175 long range accu bond based on a friends really good experiences with them on paper and game. I just got tired of the Nosler brass.
.280 AI from 30-06 brass - Long Range Hunting Forum
Mar 31, 2008 · Location. USA. Jun 28, 2008. #5. The brass of choice to make 280 AI from is the 280 remington or simply buy 280 AI brass from Nosler. Keep in mind while both the 270 and the 280 are both based on the 30-06 case, the 270 is longer than the 30-06 and the 280 is longer than the 270.. D.
Handloading a .280 AI - Hunt Talk
Jan 20, 2017 · That goes for any cartridge they’re suited for, and the .280AI is one of those. Both of these powders produce MOA accuracy (actually better with accubond 150's) in my 280 AI, I like the 4350 a little more in the 160 gr bullet weights. RL22 …