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I have an itch to by a 240 Weatherby but I am trying to justify the need for one. I would mostly use it for deer and some for varmint. No more than 200 yard shots.

I presently have a 25-06, 257 Weatherby and a 270 Weatherby. The majority of the deer I have shot both in Maine and Georgia have been with my old reliable 25-06.

All of them have dropped right in their tracks,

I suspect you have answered your own question.

Scratch the itch and buy a .240 Wby.

Used mine on a couple of coyotes.

95 gr Remington Accutip.

This one shot at about 225 yds away.



This one was about 30 yds +/-.



Rifle is a tang safety Ruger M 77 re-barreled to .240 Wby. Barrel length is a hair under 27".

I stopped worrying about need somewhere over 40 years ago. Your justification is the itch.

Probably not.

Well of course you need a 240wby!

Good grief quit second guessing yourself.

You can thank me later.

Here is mine and it has profoundly improved my life.

Oh and if building dont forget the 1/8 twist.

YES!

Pffft!

When you look at your inventory of rifles, do you have one ?

.243 vanilla with 95 grain BT's....

Had one for several years and killed lots of stuff with it. But I've seen a couple of .25-06's in action as well as my own .25-284. Couldn't see where I gained anything with the .240 Wby.
What I did have to put up with was the very expensive, less than wonderful, brass. Or, even worse, the cost of factory ammo.
If someone gives me one, I'll either sell it or rebarrel it. E

That is the ticket.

This. 200 yards ain't squat though, you could do that with a pistol round basically.....

But if you want, buy!

I have yet to have a round drop everything on the spot, that actually has ZERO to do with the round and ALL about shot placement.

Well said. I don't really need but one do it all hunting rifle......id rather have a large stable of hunting rifles. Keeps it interesting.....

I like my 240Wby, even though I have other rifles that accomplish the same thing. These include a 25-06 and a 257Wby, same as the OP. It's an interesting round that very few people own, and I like being a little different.

Also, an 85gr Sierra HPBT at 3500fps is like lightning on whitetails.

Mine is the top rifle in the photo. It is one of a matched pair of custom Pre-64s that I purchased here on the 'fire. the bottom one is a 220 Wilson Arrow.

I always wanted one too....

I have a New Haven Classic setting in the back of the safe in 270 Win that I don't need. I think a 1-8 twist barrel in 240 Wby may find it's way onto this action.

I think they both use a .470" bolt face, but wouldn't the belt on the .240 WBY cause issues?

Is it an easy fix to modify the bolt to allow a belted round on it?

Think I'm getting that itch after looking at these sweet rigs!

Don't have any issues with the Ruger.