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Well, maybe one day when this barrel is done. It's too good to swap out this early.
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Your idea is a little crazy, but since you recognize it, its not you that is crazy. Get the 240! Funny how few here are willing to answer the question you actually asked. Everybody wants to advise you. Human nature. Good luck.
Check with bullet mfgrs re twist. You may need 7.5 for the 105 & 115's. +1 Some of this sounds like loonies lecturing a loony on loonism...  OP already has a .25 cal, so go for something different. I would go with a faster than std. twist if I was building a .240 or a 6-06. My .240 is a std. 10 twist and seems to shoot bullets in the 85 gr. range the best. I wish it liked 100+ gr bullets. DF Ha! Rin and Dirtfarmer get it!
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I'd do a 270  W
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i built my .240 on a Rem 700 in .270. I had always wanted a .240 Weatherby, and it is my dedicated coyote gun. I hope to get an antelope with it this weekend. When you start looking at other calibers, where do you stop? Just build what you want to build, and get it out in the field and use it.
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i built my .240 on a Rem 700 in .270. I had always wanted a .240 Weatherby, and it is my dedicated coyote gun. I hope to get an antelope with it this weekend. When you start looking at other calibers, where do you stop? Just build what you want to build, and get it out in the field and use it. What twist and what's your best load? DF
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I know people say "big deal, buy a new barrel." That being said, it sucks burning up barrels when you aren't made of money. Hot-rod rounds sure are expensive...
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if i could spend your money i would vote 240bee! had one for a short period and it was a blast to shoot. pun intended
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I'll stick to my 6.5 CM,best of both worlds
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Myself, it would be the 6/280AI, 1 in 8 twist...
and shooting those 115 grain Bergers or the DTAC bullets...
I run them at 3250 fps out of a 6mm Rem with fast twist, out of a long action model 700... and they are real flat shooting...
so the increased powder capacity. ought to zing them out there even better...
barrel life? what the hell, ya only live once..
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I'll stick to my 6.5 CM,best of bot
h worlds That was helpful. Thanks!
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Where to find a vanguard in 240?
Everywhere i check, they're out of stock.
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Where to find a vanguard in 240?
Everywhere i check, they're out of stock. Maybe a whole bunch of folks are thinking the same thing... That would be a good, not overly expensive, option. DF
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Unless it won't shoot, getting rid of a 25-06 is never a good idea. I gotta agree with Officer Friendly here. But, I would (and, sorta, am) looking for a Vanguard .240...
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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I had a perfectly good, custom 25-06 that was worth more to someone else than to me. It went down the road on a trade for something (can't remember the details as I've made a bunch of trades before and since). I also had a .257 Wby. Mk V that was turned into a Brux #3, match chambered 7mm Rem Mag with McWoody classic stock on the way. I still have a .240 Wby., HS Precision SPL.
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Guess I'm appoarching a state of boredom with my current caliber fleet and am looking for something new to tinker with. I have a Remington 700 Classic 25-06 I bought new in 1990 and was thinking of converting it to a 240 Weatherby. (Please don't tell me Weatherbys are expensive to shoot and or do a 6mm/243 instead).
Seems all the rage lately is to fast twist a 6mm and push the 105-107 high bc bullets. Since the 240 is capable of pushing the 100's to 3400-3500 fps, I was thinking this just might be the ultimate Texas whitetail round. A 105 AMax or 107 VLD with a .500 bc driven at 3400 fps puts lots of bigger cartridges to shame at long distance.
If I had a 25-06 for over 20 years and couldn't think of a compelling reason to keep it, I'd surely peddle it off... as to what all the rage may be, i give less than a rats sorry ass... but given your assumed campfire name, i'm thinking that the .240 is a bases loaded walk, if you are looking for a different rig to carry for a while... perhaps consult with any sons?, before letting go of a rifle that you've carried and hunted with for so long...
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Why not just re-barrel to a 6-06 AI?
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My 2 cents worth...25-06 classics are pretty well sought after and bring good money. Sell the gun outright and buy a used bld i and sell off the stock and the barrell. I saw two long action classic stocks yesterday with nice wood..one mint and the other had one ding @ $80....thinking you could be a couple hundred $$'s ahead that way to put towards the build. Thats only if you like the game , but if money is no object, follow through with your idea !!
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240... no good reason, just because.
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Why not just re-barrel to a 6-06 AI? Not enough gained in the A.I. conversion to deal with fireforming the brass
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Bought a 270 Bee (very used Mark V) for $800. It's got a gouge in the stock and some scratches on the outside of the barrel, but it shoots one hole groups with 130g Weatherby spitzers at 3350 fps. Really like it! I'd go 240 Weatherby, they just seem like so much fun. My very used 270 Bee ... ![[Linked Image]](http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/chuckscap/WeatherbyMarkVDeluxe270WbyMag.jpg)
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