Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Is a 240 Weatherby considered a deer caliber?

Would like to hear everybodies opinion on this.

Sure, why not

Used a Weatherby 240 mag for several deer including a nice Colorado 4x4. Wish I had not traded it away, with the new Barnes TSX it would be great..

Yep, it is with me. I used one to kill a nice Texas buck a few years ago, and I wouldn't hesitate to use the .240 Weatherby on any deer.

Boomdown: I have been using my custom Rifle (pre-64 Winchester Model 70) in caliber 240 Weatherby since 1990. I have taken all manner of Mule Deer, Antelope and Whitetailed Deer with it.
Its an outstanding caliber for Deer in my experience.
My Rifle is capable of excellent accuracy and is easy on brass.
I couldn't be happier with it.
Good luck if you decide to try one.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I knew a guy that all he used for everything was the .240WBY, including elk, he never had any problems with it killing its intended game.

I'd use one if I had it.

Yes. It's basically a 6mm-06 with a belt.

If the 243 works, don't see why the 240 wby isn't going to do fine as well.

If you get one, you just can't use the Hodgdon powders marked "S C" (means squirrels & chucks) to reload ammo used for deer hunting-

That was TFF!

I used one for several years. Killed deer, etc. with it just fine. Especially with the 95 gr. Nosler Partition.
I don't recommend it to anyone for any reason. That's because the fancy belted brass is expensive and it offers nothing that can't be had with a good .25-06, or either the 6mm-06 or the .25-284 wildcats.
My current rifle in that class is a .25-284, not a .240 Weatherby. E

Ok Smarty, for those of us who don't have inside information on products like you obviously do, what does the "R" mean? I thought it was Reloder, but maybe not...?

+1

The .243 Winchester is a .308 Winchester case necked down to .24 caliber.

The .244/6mm Remington is a 7x57mm case necked down to .24 caliber and has slightly GREATER powder capacity than the .308 Winchester.

The .240 Weatherby is very similar to what could be called a .240/06 which has an even greater powder capacity than the 6mm Remington, but offers only a little increase in muzzle velocity over the 6mm Remingtion in the heavier 90 grain and 100 grain big game hunting bullets.

But... certainly, it would be an excellent long range antelope and deer cartridge, yielding much the same effect as the .244/6mm Remington or the .243 Winchester on game.


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

buy some weatherby ammunition and go hunting, the 85 grain Barnes bullet would work so will the 100 grain Nosler partiion bullet.

The big 6's are no doubt some of my favs! I've been running a 24/06 for quite some time now, and am on my second barrel so I've a bit of time taking game with it. Plus, 3 other buds use a 6/06 in a serious manner as well.

I mean what's not to like about them, they're very user friendly, and they're a bit unique. Now when it comes to taking out game they do it very swiftly and quickly!

I've seen somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 kills or more of deer/lopes/bruins/elk not to mention an ark or two of chucks and yotes.

We've used many bullets from 55 NBT's at warp speed to 100's and have never found it wanting. For the most part we use the 70 NBT and we've yet to have one stay inside a critter and most all have been lights out electrocuted!

Since the TSX's came out we've used the 95's quite a bit and the 85's even more. I couple these with the 75 V Max and the sightings are pretty much spot on and interchangeable.

I've had my 6 aught to Sonora once for fun and once for a season to work. Both times it did well, both times I was a bit nervous about possible head stamp issues with the Federales. So, if I were to taking the rifle out of country a bit I'd go 240 Wby and be done with it.

What one round will do the other will do, and you will like what they do for you make no doubt about it.

I used to really hit the yotes hard and when it comes to taking out yotes at range the big 6's have it all over the 22's and such.

Guess that's about my thoughts, I kind of like the round!

Dober

Oh man Royce, now you've got my 6 aught having confidence issues, H4831SC is it's choice....back to the range I guess.

Dober

Bubblebut

The "R" in the Alliant series of powders stands for "RUMINENT" and they are designed for cud chewing game animals.
If you pick up a copy of Clobwopper McCune's book available from Amazon, he has a table with the meanings of all powder prefixes.

Royce

If the .243 Win works, I don't see why a .240 Wby would't a whole lot better.