I have never owned a custom rifle before, but have decided to build one.(well, have it built) I have a Remington 700 CDL in 270 winchester brand new never fired with a 24'' bbl. collecting dust in my safe. It has already had a trigger job. I would like at least a 1/2 moa rifle. Having the action tuned is a given I guess and that will be the first on the list. So my first question is should I have it rebarreled to start with or have the fact barrel lapped and give it a try. Also if i have it rbarreled I will probably go .280. Does the Ackley offer any great advantages over the .280 Rem. Next, should I have the factory stock pillar bedded or should I go ahead and spring for an H.S. precision or similar? The company I am looking at has an option for 65 bucks to "tune" the H.S. Precision when they install it, is this common because I have never heard of it before? Sorry for the rant and thanks for any help.
- Thread starter PYROMEDIC
- Start date
I don't believe there is a real advantage in an Ackley chamber. The added powder often doen't do much more than raise chamber pressures without providing a substantial increase in velocity. The Ackley Improved chambers came from an era when powders were largely of the military surplus variety. There are often cases where Ackley chambers have reduced top end velocity. With today's powders I don't think you need the capacity. Case in point is all the WSSM rounds.
That being said, the 280 Remington is an ultra fine cartidge for long range hunting. I have built several of them and they were all MOA accurate. None of the rifles recieved any tuning beyond making sure the lugs were square. The 280 isn't a bench rest cartridge, though, and if you want something for casual shooting and hunting you might want to consider the 7mm-08. You'll get better accuracy from the smaller, more effecient case and it will do well as a hunting/varmint round.
Of course, all this is if you want to stay with the 7mm.~AMMOe
That being said, the 280 Remington is an ultra fine cartidge for long range hunting. I have built several of them and they were all MOA accurate. None of the rifles recieved any tuning beyond making sure the lugs were square. The 280 isn't a bench rest cartridge, though, and if you want something for casual shooting and hunting you might want to consider the 7mm-08. You'll get better accuracy from the smaller, more effecient case and it will do well as a hunting/varmint round.
Of course, all this is if you want to stay with the 7mm.~AMMOe
Pyromedic;
I believe you are expecting too much in a hunting rifle when you want 1/2 min. of angle. If this is what you want, get rid of the factory barrel and have a top notch custom barrel installed. Now do not get me wrong, you can get a rifle from a smith that will make your 1/2 min. of angle, but are you prepared to lay down the long greenbacks to get him to back up the accuracy with a warranty. Expect to spend around 1500.00- 2,000.00 even with your action.
RELH
I believe you are expecting too much in a hunting rifle when you want 1/2 min. of angle. If this is what you want, get rid of the factory barrel and have a top notch custom barrel installed. Now do not get me wrong, you can get a rifle from a smith that will make your 1/2 min. of angle, but are you prepared to lay down the long greenbacks to get him to back up the accuracy with a warranty. Expect to spend around 1500.00- 2,000.00 even with your action.
RELH
hntnnut
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 15, 2005
- Messages
- 1,813
- Reaction score
- 7
Why spend the money to change to another cartridge with near identical ballistics? The .270 is a fine cartridge that is inherantly accurate. I'm not sure on this but isn't the.280 also derived from the 30-06? You might have larger bullets available in 7mm, but you still lack the case capacity to give the extra bullet weight much of an advantage. Yes I might be a little biast towards the .270 buts thats my
worth.
Richard
Richard
