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.240 Incinerator ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 181423" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I am not familiar with the 6 WSM or SAUM. I have shot the 240 Wby cartridge for about 20 years and with a 85 grain Speer or Barnes X in a shorter barrel it is a very nice eastern whitetail cartridge. Case capapcity of the 240 Wby is about the same as the 6-284 or 6-06 and caseheads are all the same. Most people opt for the 6-284 because they believe you get better brass. Admittedly Norma brass is soft but it is high quality and I only shoot antelope once a years so it is not a big expense to me to lose a few pieces.</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen and some other knowledgeable people expressed reservations about 1-8 twist barrels at high speed because they tend to blow up bullets. They suggested a 1-9 barrel. I have a 1-8 and so far everything is fine but I just shoot that one bullet.</p><p></p><p>I also have a fondness for the 257 Wby and think it is a nice case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 181423, member: 8"] I am not familiar with the 6 WSM or SAUM. I have shot the 240 Wby cartridge for about 20 years and with a 85 grain Speer or Barnes X in a shorter barrel it is a very nice eastern whitetail cartridge. Case capapcity of the 240 Wby is about the same as the 6-284 or 6-06 and caseheads are all the same. Most people opt for the 6-284 because they believe you get better brass. Admittedly Norma brass is soft but it is high quality and I only shoot antelope once a years so it is not a big expense to me to lose a few pieces. Kirby Allen and some other knowledgeable people expressed reservations about 1-8 twist barrels at high speed because they tend to blow up bullets. They suggested a 1-9 barrel. I have a 1-8 and so far everything is fine but I just shoot that one bullet. I also have a fondness for the 257 Wby and think it is a nice case. [/QUOTE]
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