Remington Rifle

Can you shoot .280 Ackley ammo in a .280 Remington rifle?

Can you shoot .280 Ackley ammo in a .280 Remington rifle? I just bought a .280 H&R single shot and am looking for some good .280 ammo for it and ran into a problem. There are .280 Remington ammo and then there is .280 Ackley. Are they the same or are they different? Can I shoot both in my rifle?

I guess by now you have come to the conclusion that .280 Ackley Improved will not chamber in a .280 Remington chamber. However, ERIC is giving bad advice. You cannot safely fire a .280 Remington in the Ackley improved chamber as the case would blow out at the shoulder. The reason being: Cases are fireformed using the lowest powered load that will expel a bullet out the end of the barrel. If you fireform and only get the bullet to travel 20 feet, that is plenty to shape a cartridge to the chamber. Use full house loads only in a chamber for that load.

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