280 Remington 140-160 gr for deer and bear

savage11027058 Member Posts: 37	280 Remington 140-160 gr for deer and bear Jun 28, 2018 9:48:15 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by savage11027058 on Jun 28, 2018 9:48:15 GMT -5 For the 280 Remington what is the preferred bullet weight for dual purpose deer and bear load.personally I was thinking about 150-154 gr for a dual purpose hunting load.

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280 Remington 140-160 gr for deer and bear Jun 28, 2018 22:57:23 GMT -5

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Post by bob on Jun 28, 2018 22:57:23 GMT -5

Savage, I have been shooting 140 gr . Sierra bullets for deer from my 7X57mm for over 40 yrs.with excellent results. My muzzle velocity is right at 2,950 about what I'd expect from your .280. I have thought of trying 150 or even 160 gr. bullets but haven't. I did shoot 160s out of my 7mm Remington Magnum though. Given my experience I would not worry about going after anything up to Elk with the 140s so the 150s should be fine. It is all about shot placement anyway,

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hacker54 Global Moderator Nothing like my COFFEE in the morning!!!! Posts: 1,502 Location: Sunbury,PA.	280 Remington 140-160 gr for deer and bear Jun 29, 2018 8:20:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hacker54 on Jun 29, 2018 8:20:22 GMT -5 As Bob stated 150gr. would be fine for deer and black bear here in our state of PA. I use Nosler 140 BT's in my 7mm-08. I would use this also for bear.
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