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Doing some preliminary research on my next reloading project, the 340 Weatherby. Going through reloading manuals I was expecting to see very slow burning powders such as RL-22 and H1000. I was surprised to see 4350 and 4831. The rifle is an Accumark and has shown preference in the past for 250gr. factory loads over 225 grain loads, so I'll be starting with 250's. Thought I'd ask here for suggestions as well.
Thanks in advance.
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Enjoy. It is awonderful cartridge.
.340 Weatherby Magnum Bullet Load Powder O. A. L. Velocity Energy Comments 175 gn Barnes X 93gn H 4831 3.635" 3138 Original Surplus 93gn WMR 3034 93gn H 4831 3241 Mulwex Manufactured (Hogdon) 94gn H 4831 3281 Mulwex Manufactured (Hogdon) 95gn H 4831 3.641" 3307 Mulwex Manufactured (Hogdon) 92gn H 4350 3.603" 3364 85gn 760 3280 87gn 760 3310 85gn IMR 4350 3158 87gn IMR 4350 3290 185 gn Barnes TSX 83gn 760 3.665" 3150 Mild 84gn 760 3162 92gn Rel 22 3252 93gn Rel 22 3268 94gn Rel 22 3310 4501 95gn** Rel 22 3372 4672 .517" Best Accuracy (2 touching-seat deeper) 87gn H 4350 3161 4106 Mild 89gn H 4350 3252 4344 200gn Speer 93gn H 4831 3092 91gn Rel 19 3092 93gn Rel 22 3173 4472 MOA. Best load this bullet 63gn* AR 2206 2656 3134 H 4895 Equivalent - Reduced Load 65gn* AR 2206 2722 H 4895 Equivalent - Reduced Load 200 gn Barnes X 90gn Rel 22 3218 26" Tobler barrel/Rem 700 action 210 gn Partition 90gn Rel 19 3124 4552 91gn H 4831 3010 4256 Original Surplus 93gn H 4831 3.621" 3116 4529 .7 MOA 93gn WMR 3104 4494 225 gn Speer BT 91gn H 4831 2981 4441 Original Surplus 225 gn Hornady 90gn Rel 22 3088 4765 ,7 MOA 3 shots 92gn Rel 22 3101 4806 91gn H 4831 3012 4537 Original Surplus 93gn H 4831 3042 4624 89gn Rel 19 3030 4588 1.5 MOA 90gn Rel 19 3121 4868 225 gn Woodleigh 90gn WMR 3.553" 2925 91gn WMR 2981 92gn WMR 3.585" 3037 Warm Load 90gn Rel 22 3042 Good Load - Seat out 1/2 turn 93gn Rel 22 3238 5240 .340 Weatherby Magnum Page 2. Bullet Load Powder O. A. L. Velocity Energy Comments 225 gn Barnes TSX 90gn Rel 22 3.679" 3049 4648 91gn Rel 22 3086 4681 92gn** Rel 22 3100 4809 .908" Best Accuracy 92gn Rel 25 2865 Mild 94gn Rel 25 225gn Barnes TTSX 91gn Rel 22 2924 Mild 94gn Rel 25 2904 Mild 95gn Rel 25 89gn H 4831sc 2720 Very Mild 230 gn Fail Safe 91gn WMR 3.674" 2965 4341 89gn Rel 22 2994 90gn Rel 22 3025 1.5 MOA 250 gn Hornady 86gn Rel 19 2861 87gn Rel 19 2903 88gn Rel 22 2917 4726 88gn H 4831 2839 Original Surplus 89gn H 4831 2870 4574 MOA 3 shots 88gn WMR 2910 250 gn Partition 88gn Rel 22 2921 4738 89gn H 4831 2895 4658 MOA Best Accuracy 89gn WMR 2927 4756 250 gn Swift Sirocco 88gn WMR 2908 250 gn Grand Slam 88gn Rel 22 2902 4678 88gn WMR 3.602" 2889 4634 250 gn Woodleigh 88gn WMR 3.553" 2852 89gn WMR 2925 .7 MOA load 90gn WMR 2941 4803 87gn** Rel 22 2907 4692 Best load this bullet 88gn Rel 22 3.659" 3005 5014 275 gn Speer 87gn H 4831 2742 4591 .7 MOA Load 86gn WMR 3.598" 2812 4829 300 gn Woodleigh 83gn** Rel 22 3.541" 2684 4800 Same POI as 185/225 TSX & 250 Wood * Denotes reduced loads using Mulwex AR 2206 ( H-4895) and Fed 210 Primers ** These 4 bullet/load combo's shoot to the same point of impact. (Interchangeable loads) JW
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I've been a 340 nut off and on for some time. With the 250's I'd try R22, R25, 7828 and H4831.
Toss in a 250 Horn or Nozler and you're golden!
Dober
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