Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters 240 Weatherby or 25-06 Rem for Coyotes, Deer, Pronghorn ?

I'll take one. Many Thanks.

Jonathan

I will take an article please! Thank you. I will pm you my contact info.

Friend Brett,

You've got it, old friend.

One day, maybe Karen and I'll take you up on that. She'll be able to travel some day again, so it might just happen.

Please PM your contact information and watch your mail.

May God Bless Your Day,

Your buddy Steve

I'll take one too! sending PM

That's it. Twelve, actually.

I sincerely pray that you all totally enjoy the article. Please don't forget that my lot of RL-22 was slowwww and that the newer lots are considerably faster.

God Bless,

Steve

Yeah man. I'm glad you discovered that hole in your arsenal and are working on filling it.

The .240 Wby should fill that void quite well...

DF

Steve - Can You Say " HI-JACKED " ? ?

One of the best jobs I've seen here! Really not being critical. Just jabbing! !

Now that I've missed out maybe we can talk about 240/2506

REALLY GLAD to see you participating again.

Jerry

brooksrange - where did you get lost? ?

For the MONEY, the 25-06 will do the same job with more than one advantage. And I'd probably go that route?

Now I'm one to talk, looking for a 6.5X55 which is MOSTLY a handloading proposition. I don't need it, I just WANT one.

Soooo If you want a 240, you know what you're looking at, go for it.

IF you want to get the job done more economically, you know which one will do that. ONLY you can make the decision.

Happy Headache

I long ago gave up on trying to find holes to fill. A .25-06 and a .35 Whelen pretty much do everything i NEED done. I am at the point where if I see something cool, I get it. But a MK V in .240 never made much sense to me, and if truth be known, I don't much like the 9 lug (or 6, for that matter) action anyway.

Dang it! A day late and a dollar short, again!

me three...sure hope that info gets posted...

I have that issue of varnint hunter.

Dink

Hmmm...let's see ;), where were we ? Oh yes, 240 Weatherby or 25-06?
Thanks.

hey Brooks - did you read thru all the discussions here? I just wanted to let you know that some keep place w/your ? ?

I M H O there's not a big diff. between the two cals. I don't see either one NOT
doing what you want.

If nothing else this post will bump the thread back to the top at least for a little while.

Good Luck

Jerry

I agree that there's not a lot of difference between the two calibers. I've run both and, of course, find the .240 Wby more interesting because that's the one I'm playing with at the present time.

The 25-06 is more practical with the lower cost of ammo/brass and the fact that it's a quarter bore. An 80 gr. TTSX at 3,600 fps in the .240 Wby is interesting. Lots of punch with almost no recoil. That should make an ideal set up for recoil sensitive whitetail and pronghorn hunters. But, one can do the same thing with the 25-06.

DF

D f - YEP, that's the way I see it.

I'm hoping to bloody the .240 this weekend on a deer (prob a doe) and maybe a hog. I'm anxious to see what a fast 80 gr. TTSX will do.

This gun is pretty good out to around 300+ yds. without a whole lot of Kentucky elevation. It holds 1,000 ft #'s of energy to around 400 yds. That little bullet, starting out fast, runs out of gas before it gets way out there.

For longer shots, I'm taking my 6.5-284 with 140 SST's @ 2950 fps. It has a turret calibrated to 600 yds. I don't think there's a need for a turret on the .240, just shoot it flat out to 300 or so and give it some elevation to 400. Beyond that, I may plink at a 'yote or hog, but wouldn't shoot a deer beyond 300-350. I have one stand where 400-450 yd. shots are a probability. I'll take the 6.5.

DF

I have had both and made the conscious decision to go with the .25/06 for all the reasons not in favor of the .240.

For most deer sized game and with 100 grain bullets you won't see any difference but there is a step up with the .257 caliber that shades the 6mm and the brass situation is a needless additional cost without benefits.

John

John-a step up how so?

Thx
Dober

Depends who and how. Mindset can be important in hunting. Many hunters will "feel" mroe adequately armed with 120 grains that 100 in a smaller caliber.

With conventional bullets of 20 years and more ago, I would favor 120 grain bullets for larger game. With todays premiums, 100 grains will about do it all. Heavier bullets were only ever invented to counter weight loss during penetration.

If the bullet weighs the same on both sides of the impact, it matters far less.

Believe it or not, I still favor lead bullet for some applications. That is old thinking but still has the history of success when placed correctly.
John