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.340 Wby Cor-Bon 225gr TTSX.

Can this be beat?

Here’s what it does based on my chrono out of my Mk V Accumark 26” bbl:

Rng / Vel. / Impact / KE / 10mph Drift
000 / 3160 / -1.75 / 4989 / 0.00
050 / 3057 / 0.72 / 4669 / 0.57
100 / 2962 / 2.25 / 4383 / 0.97
150 / 2869 / 2.79 / 4113 / 1.65
200 / 2778 / 2.27 / 3856 / 2.61
250 / 2688 / 0.63 / 3610 / 3.88
300 / 2601 / -2.23 / 3380 / 5.45
350 / 2515 / -6.38 / 3160 / 7.35
400 / 2432 / -11.91 / 2955 / 9.6
450 / 2350 / -18.91 / 2759 / 12.2
500 / 2270 / -27.49 / 2575 / 15.17

Sighted in 2-1/4” high at 100 yds, at 350 yds, without ever reaching 3” above the sight line: the bullet is only 6.4” low, is moving at over 2,500 fps, and has more energy than a 30-06 at the muzzle. Can anything beat that? Or almost 2,600 ft-lbs at 500 yds (as much as a .308 at the muzzle)?

For this purpose, please ignore recoil. I regularly have shot 1/2” and 3/4” groups with this rifle off the bench. In the field, I shot this guy with it three times at about 100 yds offhand in three or four seconds. I never felt anything more than the recoil of a Crossman bb gun with all of the excitement.



Assuming one can shoot it well (the rifle does its part), is there any more lethal elk hunting rifle/cartridge combo out there?

I’m not suggesting that there are not other super-capable elk rifles out there, but this one is pretty good.