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A few weeks ago I read a post were some said you could take 7mm Mag. brass and neck it down to 257Wby. I tried it and it works great. I was wondering it anyone had any idea on what I would use to make 240Wby brass???
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While the 7mm Mag and 257 Wby share the attributes of same rim size and headspacing from the belt, the problem with the 240 Wby is that it is essentially a belted 30-06 case (.473 Rim) and headspaced from the belt. If you do not own a 240 Wby, I would be more inclined to build a 6mm-06 with 26-28 inch barrel. It will essentially duplicate the 240 Wby and in the interim probably be more accurate with headspacing coming from the shoulder.
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The 240 is a bastard case. I too would go 6-'06,6-06AI or 6-284 instead of Roy's 6mm. Brass availability the major reason.............
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240 brass can be made by swagging a belt on to 30/06 cases.Jim Carmichael did it with military match brass.
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<br>Personaly,I'd just shell out the $$ and buy some Weatherby brass and forget about it.A 240 is more of a big game rifle than a varmint gun,and you won't be shooting it enough to wear out a large amount of brass.
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You can also have the barrel set back .125, just enough to remove the belt and rechamber it for a 6-06. The belt screws everything up on that case. Flinch
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WheelchairBandit,
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<br>I have heard of these dies for converting .30/06 to .240 Wby before but have been unable to find a source. Do you know who makes them?
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<br>Cases for the .240 Wby or any wildcat based on the case made from .30/06 cases would have increased powder capacity as an additional benefit. The .240 Wby has very thick case walls at the web of .034-.036 versus .029 for even the .300 Win.M, also a stout case. I came across this and the limits it imposes on capacity in developing my .416 TAS.
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Thought you guys might like to view a photo Darrell Holland sent me a few years ago. Back of photo reads: <br> <br>Wyoming Antelope <br>6mm-06AI <br>70gr BT 3940fps <br>385yds one shot <br> <br> ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/sureshot/606.jpg) <br> <br>A screamer round in my book! MtnHtr
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That looks like a very good, possibly book class, goat. Very nice. Thanks MH. E
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