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Greg's veiws on the 240 Weatherby in Peterson's Hunting, October 2012, has me wanting to build a 240 Weatherby. Does anyone else think this is a near perfect Whitetail/Pronghorn Cartridge? If your here at the fire Greg,do you use it alot down south in the brush country while horn hunting?
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It seems silly to me. The .240 isn't really anything but a .24/06 with expensive brass, where a .25/06 isn't much different, but the costs involved are considerably less, without the foo-foo designer goofiness.
It just seems silly to me.
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I have shot whitetails in the Coastal Prairies, the Hill Country, and South Texas with the .240 Weatherby using the 87 gr. SP factory load. I'm a fan of the round, and I'm a fan of the Mark V that I use. Hit em' in the boiler room and it kills em' just fine.
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Greg excels at the long range shot. Past 300 yards the .240 Wby may do that li'l bit more than other 6 mm rounds, plus there's the whole Mark V thing...
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Had one years back and kick myself for selling it, great deer round.
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louie, I have a .240 Wby in an HS Precision SPL with an Elite 6500 2.5-16x40. I even got a CH4D die to swage the belt on .25-06 cases as the first step in making .240 Wby cases out of W/W 25-06 brass. Fifty cent cases are better than buck and a half cases. Here's a link: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._240_Weatherby_or_25_06_Rem_#Post6770204As I've mentioned before, the .25-06 is more practical and can do about anything a .240 Wby can do plus some. The .240 is an exciting ctg., howeever, and I do enjoy mine. Ratsmacker makes a good point. DF Edited to add, how about a 6mm-06 with an 8 or 8.5 twist, throated for the heavy for caliber bullets?
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Or a 6mm-284 with the bullets seated really long?
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I saw a lefthanded Mark V in 240WM yesterday, first lefty I have seen in that caliber.
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Or a 6mm-284 with the bullets seated really long? Another good choice, with the right twist, of course. DF
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I built one for a prairie sniping rifle and my go to coyote rifle. I had always wanted one and have been a fan of my Weatherby's so far. I love the rifle I had built. It is posted here on the campfire somewhere.
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Seems the 257 Weatherby might be a better answer to the question.
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6mm Rem Ackley will get you to the same place with much cheaper brass.
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Had one years back and kick myself for selling it, great deer round. I had one and sold it after a number of good hunts. It will kill deer just as well as the 25-06, 270 Win, 308 Win and the 30-06. It works but there's nothing magical about it. It's no better or worse than some other cartridges.
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240 Weatherby does not appeal to me at all. Forced to choose, I pick a 257 over the 240.
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I'll probably be buying a Vanguard in .240. Yeah, brass is expensive, but I find I like the more oddball chamberings. If I buy it, it'll be my third Weatherby cartridge, and first in a Weatherby rifle (the other two are Remington, .257 SPS and Classic .300).
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Thanks, saw it. Not what I want
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Sorry for the slow response, but I just wrapped up a buffalo hunt and am still in Tanzania. I love the .240 Weatherby and use it on whitetails when the mood strikes. It's a great pronghorn and whitetail cartridge if the bucks aren't too big. That said, I think the .257 is a better choice if you're going after big-bodied bucks in the brush country where you really need to drop them in their tracks.
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Very good point about the need to "drop them in their tracks" in South Texas. My first trip there I took one look at all the mesquite and prickly pears and decided I wanted to drop my deer in the middle of the sendero!
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The small 6mm and .25 bullets make little sense for hunting big game.
They make smaller wounds than larger bullets.
Get a decent rifle unless your a child lost in the woods.
Start at about the .270 Winchester.
6mm's are for woodchucks and targets.
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