Ruger returns with the 280 Remington

[H2oPumper]

It's nice to see Ruger is making a Hawkeye chambered in a .280 Rem for 2012. I picked up an all-weather in a 280 Rem last month and it's a very accurate gun with ballistic numbers to match. 140gr Fusions are giving me 1MOA. I'd hate to see this chambering fall off manufacturer's radars.

 

[Abel]

Browning has a slew of X-Bolts chambered for 280 Rem.

 

[H2oPumper]

Remington and T/C also are building for the 280.

 

[HOOfan_1]

.280 and .260 two cartridges that I wish would catch on. .260 might be popular with the long range competitors, but tough to find hunting rifles chambered in .260.

 

[H2oPumper]

The only way I see it taking off is if ammo is more readily available and the price of the ammo is closer or equal to the 30-06 and 270 for commercial cartridges. The 280 ammo is too close in price to the 7mm Rem Mag.

 

[H2oPumper]

Has anyone tried a Boyd's stock on their Hawkeye?

 

[tahoe2]

.280 Rem is definitely a versatile cartridge, 110 grn to 175 grn covers just about everything on the North American continent, cept maybe them big ol bears up north. At least "I" would want a little more "oomph" for them.

I think 'warbirdlover" stocked a Hawkeye(Boyd's laminate) a few months back.

 

[mshootnit]

the 280 just will never die. It has had at least 3 different little mini resurrections in my lifetime.

 

[Coal Dragger]

Add Kimber to the list chambering for .280 and .280AI.