Stepping back a few years...

[sestoppelman]

Shot this today and was well pleased with it for the first time out with an untuned rifle. No bedding, barrel not floated. First shot after an eyeball bore sight had me high on the paper, 3 rounds later I was near the bull. Using a handload with H4831 and 162 gr Hornady BT bullets I netted 3 out of five groups at just around 1 MOA. The other two groups had one out per group, me or the load, I don't know, but no far flung unexplained flyers. Shows real potential even with the crappy targets the RM put out today to see if guys liked them, I said uh, NO! . Good enough shooter to play with for a while.

 

[Firebird]

I've also got a .280 but like yours better! The hornady eld-x factory load is sub 1" and I am in the process of working up a load with Nosler's 150 accubond. I bought mine with a synthetic stock to use as a bad weather day rifle.

 

[Hogpatrol]

This is my second .280, first was a rebarreled Ruger 77 .270 Win. Had it for many years then sold it a while back, still had dies and ammo from that one, so reasoned (if that's the right word), that I needed another one and here it is.

I like the way you think. If you have the dies, brass and bullets, might as well get the rifle. No sense letting all that stuff just sit and collect dust.

 

[Ray B]

I like the way you think. If you have the dies, brass and bullets, might as well get the rifle. No sense letting all that stuff just sit and collect dust.

That's the problem that I have. A friend passed away a few years back and his widow gave a bunch of brass, bullets and a set of dies for a 250 Sav. I almost got one a few years back when Savage chambered the 250 but they discontinued it- so I keep looking for one that speaks to me, but so far they've all been silent.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Remington Model 725, just acquired. First year manufacture in .280 Remington, a great round. Round introduced in 1957, rifle one year later. This one has some battle scars, but metal is very good, bore about perfect, and no mods to it, still has original butt plate.
Tight chamber and not much throat to go with the long 3.6+ View attachment 300343 View attachment 300147 View attachment 300148 View attachment 300149 " magazine box, but I can get it throated if I want to. 3 position Enfield type safety.
Slapped a sort of vintage Redfield 3-9X Tracker scope. Hope to get it to the range in a few days.
Always wanted one of these 725's, the last iteration before the 700 began.

Sestoppelman
Definitely is an M17 safety, I would definitely get it long throated to allow longer COAL and more powder.
Love the old Remington.
Cheers mate Bob

 

[bruce moulds]

it might not need rethroating for mag length ammo.
bruce.

 

[sestoppelman]

It would if I wanted to take advantage of its 3.6" box length.