7mm cartridge

[hereinaz]

Why the short barrel?

My vote is .280 or .280 ai. Even if it is an AI, you can buy .280 factory in a pinch.

No need for fancy throat/chamber. And, I understand the big long range bullets like the extra velocity...

Personally, I am a 7mm rem mag fan. Love the caliber. Will get a 708 eventually, but will shoot the lighter side. If .280 were as plentiful as 7mm mag, I would have gone with that. I started reloading, so I may eventually go with the .280 AI.

[RC20]

What am I missing. You are concerned about 260 not available if you loose the ammo (true) but then you bring up an odd ball (by our standards) of a 7mm 08. Nothing against it, sound like an interesting round. Hand load only up here.

7mm 08 though is even less available. Big box stores carry anything standard.

Local stores will have 30-06, 270, 308.

I need to start dropping in and checking for better reference.

So, if you land in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks to star with you can get any standard ammo.

Once on a small plane your ammo does not get lost.




Hey guys. I am going to keep beating this topic to death.

I really thought i had my mind made up on 284 win. The one kicker is i am planning to go to Alaska in the fall and we will be flying. The game is deer and black bear. The only thing holding me back from the 284 is little to no factory ammo. Dont plan to use any but if my ammo was ever lost in travel it would be nice to stop and grab a box.

This is bringing me back to the 708. I thought about a magnum round but just dont have a lot of interest at this point.

The 708 ai sounds interesting as well. A little bump in performance as well as factory 708 ammo compatability.

What do you guys think? I would have to find a smith with a reamer or buy one. Would 260 ai dies with the correct bushing work for a sizing die?

I want to get this thing on order i just have a problem making decisions i guess.

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[MI223]

Rc20. Here in Michigan 708 isnt hard to find. I figured it would be common nation wide, but if not that is good to know.


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[MI223]

I will do a little research on 280ai. It has never really excited me for some reason. Maybe i just like shorter cartridges?

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[Robinhood]

I would bet there are more hunters in Texas with a 7mm08 than a 308. 5 - 7mm08's at the deer camp and no 308's

[Newtosavage]

.280 Rem, without a doubt. Plenty for elk, outstanding bullet selection, and you can always load it down to 7mm-08 levels if you want.