2020年11月4日 · Because of its excellent ballistics, outstanding terminal performance, modest recoil, and tremendous accuracy, the .280 Ackley Improved could be the best all-around cartridge for western hunting. Although it’s well over a half-century old, the .280 Ackley Improved has recently gained the widespread popularity it deserves.

2021年2月4日 · My first 280 AI shot 120gr TTSX at 3400FPS with IMR 4350 into 1/2 inch groups. I sold that barrel to some chap. My new 280AI is getting worked up with 169gr Hammers over N560 and I'll also work up a load with lighter bullets as well.

2018年10月10日 · After alot of research, the 280 AI seems to be the caliber that checks the most boxes. With 140 grains at 3200 FPS and 180 grains at 2800+, it seems to be able to bring the speed and KE needed without stepping up to a magnum round, while still maintaining decent barrel life (2500+ rounds).

2024年4月1日 · All this talk about AI (artificial intelligence), but in the hunting world, the best AI stands for Ackley Improved – .280 Ackley Improved, to be exact. Here's all you need to know about...

2024年4月17日 · The 280 Ackley Improved Is Still One of the Greatest Western Big Game Cartridges Flat-shooting, accurate, and mild-recoiling, the 70-year-old .280 AI still deserves props as one of the best all-around Western big-game cartridges

2017年7月1日 · I thought the Weatherby Backcountry 280 AI was the defacto go to for me but after reading several reviews it took folks a lot of time and energy to get them to realize their best accuracy. If I'm going to spend that much on a rifle I think it should shoot as advertised out of the box with the right ammo.

2024年5月10日 · If you compare the .280 Ackley Improved with its father round, the .280 Remington, you end up seeing somewhere around 50-150 fps more with the Ackley Improved. You’ll see similar results when comparing the .280 Ackley Improved with a .270, as the AI will shoot somewhere around 300 fps faster than the .270.

2012年10月30日 · The .280 Ackley Improved has been basking in the limelight since Nosler started chambering its Model 48 rifle for it and offering loaded ammo and unprimed cases. And well it should be as its performance puts it between the .280 Remington on the slower side and the faster 7mm Remington Magnum.

2025年1月17日 · Running a 280AI suppressed with the potential to get 7mm magnum capabilities with the right load, but also option to run a range of configurations is pretty attractive, given I would like to use it for a few different game species. I'm …

2012年7月3日 · As far as deer cartridges go, the .280 Ackley Improved (AI) is not as well known as the time-honored .30-06, but perhaps it should be. It gives the 7mm Remington Magnum a run for its money, yet burns less powder, recoils less, yields theoretically longer barrel and case life and is generally much nicer to shoot.