I have decided on building a 280AI on a tikka as a new rifle and am having Chad at LRI do the work. I have purchased an extended bottom metal that will allow COAL out to 3.500". I am wanting to shoot 162 eldx bullets so I'm setting up a dummy round that will fit that specific load. I'm also wanting to try out some 160g nosler accubond bullets for some closer range hunting. Question is if I throat for a 162eldx do I still have the ability to reasonably be able to shoot the 160g accubond? Or should I not seat the 162 out as far so the 160 accubond will still be able to reach the lands so I can play with the depth?
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I don’t think there’s enough of a difference between them to matter, especially with your long magazine.
I’m about to build a 280 on a long Remington. I mocked up the mag box in the receiver (without a stock) and made some dummies at various lengths so I could test feeding. I found that seating bullets to the end of the magazine(long) caused it to feed like shit. Bullet tips hit the feed ramp too soon which created a bind. There was a happy medium, and I don’t remember the length off the top of my head. I’ll check my notes out later and post back.
I’m about to build a 280 on a long Remington. I mocked up the mag box in the receiver (without a stock) and made some dummies at various lengths so I could test feeding. I found that seating bullets to the end of the magazine(long) caused it to feed like shit. Bullet tips hit the feed ramp too soon which created a bind. There was a happy medium, and I don’t remember the length off the top of my head. I’ll check my notes out later and post back.
