280 Remington bullet

[slatebuilder]

I am looking for a good match/killing bullet for my 280 Remington in the 140 grain range. It is a beretta mato topped with an SHV night force. The barrel twist is a bit slower at 10.5:1, verified with a cleaning rod. This will be used for deer, elk, and silhouette matches.

Lead only please, I have no interest in another solid copper mono at this time.

 

[elkguide]

I've had good luck with the Hornady SST's.

 

[jfk69]

140 grain for elk equals Nosler Accubond for me.

 

[The_Whitetail_Kid]

I’m a big Berger fan so that would be my recommendation.

 

[Trick]

140 grain for elk equals Nosler Accubond for me.

Same.

 

[slatebuilder]

I’m a big Berger fan so that would be my recommendation.

140 VLD? My twist rate eliminates heavier choices.

 

[bigunit]

140 trophy bonded tip if you can find them. Or 150 scenar or eldx would be a good match with 280

 

[CC11]

140 Berger VLD or 140 Nosler accubond are the two I shoot out of my 280. Also have a load of 140 Sierra gamekings that shoots great. All should get the job done

 

[The_Whitetail_Kid]

140 VLD? My twist rate eliminates heavier choices.

Yes or 140 Elite Hunter whichever you can find. They both shoot good and perform the same on game.

 

[Aoudaddy]

120 Nosler BT

Started testing these on my .280 and really like them. I run a 1:9 so I have a 140 HVLD load and now working on the 120BT

 

[kevlar88]

150 eld-x has been the go to out of my 280. Actually just got back from NZ where it performed fairly well on a decent sized stag. Bullet destroyed on side shoulder and expanded rapidly enough to take out 3 on side ribs. Opposite rib cage was untouched but there wasn’t a piece of lung left larger than my watch face. I didn’t find a single fragment of bullet. It did its job at 300 yards but it would be nice to see the bullet stay together a just a bit better.

 

[Pharmseller]

140 PT.

They kill elk and deer pretty good out of a 7mm-08, so 280 would be skookum.




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[204_ruger]

The Berger 140 gr VLD hunting bullet. Out of my 280 rem. Does the damage too deer.

 

[Aoudaddy]

The Berger 140 gr VLD hunting bullet. Out of my 280 rem. Does the damage too deer.

My favorite for the .280 Rem