Anyone shoot a .280 Remington?

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Originally Posted by ctchap70

I have a Remington Model 700 Mtn Rifle chambered in .280 Rem. It shoots the Hornady SST 139 grain really well. I have never re-loaded ammo but am about to try an learn it. I pretty much have to buy my ammo online. Stores just don't carry it. Every now and then when I make it to Basspro or Sports Academy they sometimes have some corelocks. So, is reloading your own ammo very hard? Easy to blow yourself up? I just ordered " The ABC's of Reloading " so that should get me started I hope. Thanks, Charlton

I've always been able to get the same or better accuracy with Hornady bullets in reloads as in Hornady factory. Read at least two reloading manuals. Chase accuracy, not velocity. I've done well with Hodgdon extruded powders: H4350, H4831, H1000 and Fed210M primers. The Rem 700 tends to have a long throat, so you will likely find your best accuracy loading the bullets a bit long, which the Rem 700 LA can handle.