Time to revive this thread............. I found the old 340 Weatherby article written by Ross Seyfried that appeared in the September, 1989 issue of "Guns and Ammo" magazine. This thread reminded me that Ross was a big 340 Weatherby fan and I managed to come across that very issue. Just to get an idea here's two comments from Ross in his summation in the last paragraph..............
"The 340 Weatherby will do it all. If it has a limitation, it will be that some hunters will find the recoil level too high".
"We may see the day when bullet and propellant technology will produce a better all-around cartridge, but right now the 340 Weatherby stands alone".
Always liked his work and he knew that of which he spoke. If Ross likes it then it's gotta be good.
Any chance you could scan that article, I would love to read what Ross Seyfried had to say about the 340
Ah, that is the very article by RS that drove me to the 340 Wby. Somewhat later, when the Win Failsafe bullet came out and other mono’s he wrote of these bullets lifting the effectiveness of the cartridges they were loaded in and finally declared, IIRC, that of the “middles” the 338 Win was now his new favorite. I think the article that changed him was about a 30-06 safari for feral donkeys Down Under, and he was amazed at the “new” effectiveness of the cartridge loaded with the Failsafe bullet. (IIRC, RS had a Champlin in 340 Wby).
I wrote Mr Seyfried back at Guns & Ammo in a friendly manner stating in effect that then every cartridge (i.e., the 340 ) was also improved In effectiveness. G&A published that letter and his response. But RS stuck to his guns (no pun intended but it would work 😉) but it was a good exchange.
