.280 Remington
During the early 1940's, engineers at Remington
began to develop two 7mm cartridges on the
.30-06 and
the .300 H&H Magnum cases. Both projects were shelved during World
War II and it was not until 1957 that Remington got around to introducing
the .280 in the Model 740 autoloading rifle. During the next year when the
Model 725 bolt action was introduced, it too was available in .280 caliber.
The .280 Remington is an offspring of the
.30-06 with
its shoulder angle moved forward to prevent it from being accidentally chambered
in a rifle of .270
Winchester caliber.
Three factors kept the .280 from quickly becoming one of our most popular
cartridges, as it rightfully should be. For one, the
.270 Winchester
which offers similar performance, had already won the hearts of America's
hunters. Secondly, Remington chose to load the .280 to chamber pressures
lower than was common for the
.270 Winchester.
Last, and possibly most influential of all, until the
7mm Remington
Magnum was introduced in 1962, cartridges of 7mm caliber were only mildly
popular in the U.S.
In 1979, in an attempt to revive their dying cartridge, Remington changed
its name to 7mm Remington Express. The name change accomplished little except
to confuse shooters. A few years later the cartridge became known as the
.280 Remington.
As this was written, the .280 Remington is doing better than it ever has
before. Ruger's Model 77 is available in this caliber and the Remington Model
700 Mountain Rifle in .280 is outselling it's other calibers (including the
.270 and
.30-06) by
a considerable margin. During 1986 and 1987, demand for the .280 Mountain
Rifle far exceeded production capabilities. The .280 Remington is an excellent
choice for hunting all North American game except the big bears. For deer
sized game, a 140 grain bullet pushed along with H4350,
H414,
IMR-4831, or
W-760 is an excellent
choice. For elk and other similar size game, try
H4831,
IMR-4831 or any
other powder of similar burning
rate behind a 160 grain spitzer.
Source: Hodgdon Data Manual, 26th Edition
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