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I would buy the Fieldcraft if I wanted the highest possibility of great accuracy in a lighter gun. Nosler, if I wanted a heavier gun. Both LAW and MRC make and have made some great guns. Both are on the heavy side and both have had some reported issues with both accuracy and CS. Same for Kimber but worse.
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Bergara chambers 2 rifles in 280ai as well.
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Bergara chambers 2 rifles in 280ai as well. They look like nice rifles, couple of the models use AG composites stocks out of Huntsville like the Barrett Fieldcraft but goodness they're proud of them, $1,700-1,900 is more than I'm willing to spend. With my water leak woes, I'm leaning towards holding off(probably best idea regardless) or going with a Kimber Hunter in either 270($645) or 280Ai($725)
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Bergara chambers 2 rifles in 280ai as well. They look like nice rifles, couple of the models use AG composites stocks out of Huntsville like the Barrett Fieldcraft but goodness they're proud of them, $1,700-1,900 is more than I'm willing to spend. With my water leak woes, I'm leaning towards holding off(probably best idea regardless) or going with a Kimber Hunter in either 270($645) or 280Ai($725) If the 270 will get rid of the itch I’d look hard at the b14.
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Pope of Aldeer and Expert
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Ya reload yet A7? Need to to max Po's Ai. (P.o Ackley invented the ai series a for Ackley I for Improved)
Support our country. Kill chickens.
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Give it a little time, the 280ai bug will pass.
A 270 slinging some modern heavies with R26 is “close enough” you’ll never know the difference. And when your interest move on it’ll be a lot easier to move also. The .270 Win dreams about being a .280 Ackley. The .280 Ackley is hotter than the .270 WSM in most factory loads, and is far past the .270 Win. Don't get me wrong, the .270 Win is a fine cartridge. It just ain't a .280 Ackley.
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Give it a little time, the 280ai bug will pass.
A 270 slinging some modern heavies with R26 is “close enough” you’ll never know the difference. And when your interest move on it’ll be a lot easier to move also. The .270 Win dreams about being a .280 Ackley. The .280 Ackley is hotter than the .270 WSM in most factory loads, and is far past the .270 Win. Don't get me wrong, the .270 Win is a fine cartridge. It just ain't a .280 Ackley. Uncle Huck gets it
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Freak of Nature
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Give it a little time, the 280ai bug will pass.
A 270 slinging some modern heavies with R26 is “close enough” you’ll never know the difference. And when your interest move on it’ll be a lot easier to move also. The .270 Win dreams about being a .280 Ackley. The .280 Ackley is hotter than the .270 WSM in most factory loads, and is far past the .270 Win. Don't get me wrong, the .270 Win is a fine cartridge. It just ain't a .280 Ackley. And it ain't Ghey like the 270.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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I’m gonna chrono my 280AI this week. It really likes the 139LRX
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I’m sorry, but how the hell does a company ship two different rifles that aren’t the correct chambering? That’s a helluva good question and I think I may have just gotten an answer. I don’t think MRC is the problem at all. Looks like my buddy at the gun shop was ordering from a distributor or another shop because he’s not a licensed MRC dealer. According to text I just got from somebody in the know MRC will not ship factory direct to any shops unless they are in the MRC network. There are no licensed MRC dealers in Alabama. Reed's Sports / Northern Firearms is a master dealer, and they sell the MRC rifles on Gunbroker for really good prices.
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I made up my mind on what I am going with. I purchased a Barrett Fieldcraft in 270Win.
The stock is made outside Huntsville by AG composites and the barreled action is made in Murfreesboro by Barrett. Supporting local manufacturing.
It should be a really nice rifle.
With regard to the scope, I am not too sure on that yet. A Nightforce SHV 3-10X42 looks like a good one but quite expensive.
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Freak of Nature
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Glad you had the courage to come out of the closet.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Au338! You owe me a 20oz coke...I dropped it laughing about the closet. Au7 get an assortment of .270 ammo and see what it likes.
Support our country. Kill chickens.
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Glad you had the courage to come out of the closet. A rifle made locally with "my name" on the side of the receiver, sure why not. A 130gr humming along at 130gr will serve me just fine.
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You shoulda bought the 6.5 prc Christensen that is in the classifieds.
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Glad you had the courage to come out of the closet. A rifle made locally with "my name" on the side of the receiver, sure why not. A 130gr humming along at 130gr will serve me just fine. Don't all 130 gr weigh 130 gr? 
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Well yea 
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Glad you had the courage to come out of the closet. A rifle made locally with "my name" on the side of the receiver, sure why not. A 130gr humming along at 130gr will serve me just fine. Don't all 130 gr weigh 130 gr? Uhh ya whoops umm 130gr at 3,100
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