For your consideration:
This is my custom 700LH chambered in 280 AI
Specs:
- Blueprinted C-Prefix 700LH
- 24" Proof medium sporter 1:8.4tw
- SAAMI chamber
- Lawton style bolt shroud from PTG (also will ship factory rem shroud)
- Copper cerakote on everything except for bolt, which has some...
Specs:
- fits 700 (and clones) lefty long actions
- BDL
- Edge fill, weighs 25 oz
- LOP is 13.75"
- fits a 2b with its current inlet, #4 is the listed max contour
- previously bedded
*rifle only to show how it looks in use*
$400 TYD
it’s a good bullet. My dad took a bull elk with the 180 in his 300 WBY a number of years back. Only needed one shot and it did the job like any other partition.
I’ll be loading all of my remaining 145gr HHTs in my 280 AI in the next week. Got a good load put together in November and just haven’t ran another bulk batch.
Congrats on the hunt! Glad you’re putting that 257 and the Hammers to use.
I’d say shot placement has more to do with the blood trails than anything. Back when I used lead if I shot high I wouldn’t get anything. If I shot low I’d get massive trails. I haven’t had a deer take a step since using...
Tikka t3 triggers are a slightly simplified version of the Sako 85 trigger. In the 85 there’s a linkage that can push down the bolt lock via a button. It acts as a 3 position safety basically.
You can actually put the 85 trigger in the T3 if you mill out a small spot in between the bolt and the...