P. O. Ackley
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Sep 20, 2026
Tom GreshamHOST
Getting ready for hunting season.
Tom GreshamHOST
Took the 257 Roberts Ackley Improved.
Tom GreshamHOST
Uh, let's see, the 30-06, a 338-06 Ackley Improved, and then I took this brand new one I've talked about that, that I've got.
Tom GreshamHOST
I, I had never shot it before.
Tom GreshamHOST
It was a 375 H&H.
Tom GreshamHOST
We went out and shot it.
Tom GreshamHOST
Pulled the first case out, and I said, "That doesn't look right." And turned out it was .338-06 Ackley Improved, but nobody-
Tim SundlesGUEST
Hmm
Tom GreshamHOST
... stamped the barrel, and I didn't know it.
Tim SundlesGUEST
Um, uh, I mean, uh, slightly less recoiling than the .338 Win Mag, but if you design the ammo right, y- it's still a 400-yard cartridge.
Tom GreshamHOST
Mm-hmm.
Tim SundlesGUEST
Uh, es- especially the Ackley Improved version.
Tom GreshamHOST
Yeah.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
Okay.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
You know what's funny is I don't think we even have one here in front of us, but I'm going to pick the .280 Ackley Improved.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
Right off the bat? Right off the bat.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
That's an awfully fast, flat kind of Western.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
We've talked about this before, but most serious gun guys and hunters eventually coalesce to the 7mms because it gives you... near .30 caliber levels of authority with very shootable characteristics in terms of recoil and so forth.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
Plus, you get the right one, they're going to be highly accurate, shoot high BC bullets, so you've got lots of reach if that matters.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
Great sectional density and a tremendous selection of If you're a hand loader, that's important, right? But even if you're not, I can go online right now and find 12 to 14 different 280 Ackley improved factory loads.
Joseph von BenediktHOST
Do they have that many these days? Yeah.