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It sounds very similar to my .240. I had a heck of a time finding a load for the 95gr Nosler Partitions. Just yesterday I found that it really likes a longer jump behind RL22.

What's your COAL and would you mind sharing that load?

DF

Run with Ingwe's advice.....I've shot deer with about everything in my 257 WBY and have settled on 115gr Btips (@3350fps) if I want to get real serious about killing deer sized game. I have ran the gamut of bullets(including the 95gr .243" btip) from soft to hard in cartridges slow to fast, as always I've found Nosler Btips to be superb slayers of deer........Though sometimes messy, I also feel no need to worry about an errant shoulder shot either.

That said, if forced to, I could happily use Partitions in everything provided they shoot.......................


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Same experience here. TSX and Partition leave some pretty small holes in the lungs.

52gr RL22 upper right, 52.5 on lower right (one flyer)
Federal 210
3.070 COAL

200yd 5 shot groups

I should add that RL22 has been magic in several of my guns

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...0_Weatherby_bullet_success_s#Post7762916

Some info info here.

I use the same procedure with Scorocco's as Berger VLD's to determine where they want to shoot.

I do not have a LOT of kills with the 90 on game ( 5 or 6 )but it is a different ballgame than the TSX, & TTSX, when you look inside on the few antelope and deer I have shot with them.


They seem to open pretty wide and stay that way.

The 240 Weatherby is a great rifle, but most of the 6mm bullets aren't made to expand at the speeds than can be obtained. I definitely won't put the hammer down on a 300 lb mule deer again, but consider this rifle to be "perfect" for long range antelope and varmint hunting.

I think the .257 Weatherby is a much better choice for deer hunting. My .257 Weatherby tends to follow me to the woods more often than most of my other rifles. I've never had an elk or deer to track after putting the hammer down.

I was on the fence between the .240 and .257(the only two from weatherby that I like) for deer and antelope in MT.

.240 won out because my .223 #1 has killed as many deer as my 30-06 and 300 H&H combined and wanted a nice rifle appropriate for the varmints that I see while out.

If the OP has a load for the 100 grain Partition that he likes, he can pack his gear and go fill an ark as Dober used to say.

When he gets back home and feels like shooting again, he can work up something with the 95 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip. They are a bit tougher than they were some years back.

Interesting observations. I understand the monometals poking thru without much expansion, but Partitions? Must be a function of caliber and velocity.

Now, consider 6mm NPT's at these speeds, 85 gr. at 3,500, 95 gr. at 3,350 and 100 gr. at 3,250. I don't think all three will react the same on a chest shot WT. I don't have time to go out and shoot deer with each load and will rely on the collective experience of Fire contributors.

Observations and opinions, appreciated.

DF

105 Scenars/'22.

So since you talk up the 105 HPBT from Hornady...what makes you pick the Scenar over the Hornady?

While I agree with your powder choice, although I'd pick RL 19 first....

I've also had excellent accuracy results with the Hornady out to 600 yds...

but what makes you recommend one bullet over the other...

90 gr ETip?

<= big fan of 80gr TTSX

Ive been watching this thread closely as I have been in search of the bullet that can perform at 3350 plus out of a 6mm ai for next years wt and mulie hunt out west. I have pretty much ruled the 105 amax out because i feel like it will explode and the 105 vld are too long to run as a repeater. Would the 95 or 100 nosler partition hold up over 3400 and effectively produce a drt?

Boxer,

Pat is sending me some 105 Scenars to try. I don't know if my 10 twist will work those. Won't take long to find out. I have RL-22.


efw,

I tried the 90 E-Tips. Accuracy was fair and I was concerned about just another "hard" bullet for chest shooting WT's.


Phoneman,

I was a fan of the 80 gr. TTSX at 3,600 fps, as my gun grouped these very tight, like half inch at a hundred. See photo of WT doe posted earlier. Not enough damage inside the chest.


Varmint Master,

Good question on how 95 gr. and 100 gr. NPT's will perform at higher velocities. The results could be interesting. Those reporting small wound channels may not have been pushing them at warp speed. Just guessing, of course.


DF

according to nosler's site they are the only hunting bullet that they list with an unlimited top end velocity. I guess I could always back it down to 3150 and run a more conventional load but what fun would that be? Im afraid other bullets will explode on impact with skin or bone at those velocities especially the AMAX. Lots of people use them but Im not wanting to be the one chasing a buck through the hills.

I was wondering if those observing small wound channels with NPT's would see that with an 85 gr. 6mm NPT traveling at 3,500 fps? Never tried it, just curious. The soft nose of the NPT could blow a big intake hole and the small rear portion could just blow thru like the 80 gr. TTSX did.

I think Scenars, etc. will at least get inside the chest before making a mess...

DF