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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 62380" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>The 240 weatherby has a 30-06 case head size and wil work through many actions ( I have a FN mauser action with 26 " Douglas barrel, timmney trigger, etc). It will move a 100 grain bullet at 3300 fps or a barnes XLC 85 gr BT @ 3600 fps. The 240 wby case is a one of a kind i. e. not necked down 300 wby, so it is not as bad on a barrel as the 257 wby. </p><p></p><p>The peculiar thing is that because all I do with the gun is shoot deer at point blank range, I have never bothered to test different powders, seating depths and loads to achieve any type of extreme accuracy. It shot under MOA with the firist load I put in it and I just increased powder until I was half a grain under max and it was still under MOA so I went and shot deer. Like you, I have a 7mm Mag for serious work at long ranges and bigger critters. I really do not like the mess that the 7mm makes on a deer at close range so I use the smaller 240 caliber with less magnification. </p><p></p><p>You said you wanted a "target gun", and I doubt that the 240 wby will win you any benchrest matches and with the price of 240 wby brass you will not be able to buy gas to go shooting anyway. However, I really like the guns ability to reach way, way ,out an touch something if I want to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 62380, member: 8"] The 240 weatherby has a 30-06 case head size and wil work through many actions ( I have a FN mauser action with 26 " Douglas barrel, timmney trigger, etc). It will move a 100 grain bullet at 3300 fps or a barnes XLC 85 gr BT @ 3600 fps. The 240 wby case is a one of a kind i. e. not necked down 300 wby, so it is not as bad on a barrel as the 257 wby. The peculiar thing is that because all I do with the gun is shoot deer at point blank range, I have never bothered to test different powders, seating depths and loads to achieve any type of extreme accuracy. It shot under MOA with the firist load I put in it and I just increased powder until I was half a grain under max and it was still under MOA so I went and shot deer. Like you, I have a 7mm Mag for serious work at long ranges and bigger critters. I really do not like the mess that the 7mm makes on a deer at close range so I use the smaller 240 caliber with less magnification. You said you wanted a "target gun", and I doubt that the 240 wby will win you any benchrest matches and with the price of 240 wby brass you will not be able to buy gas to go shooting anyway. However, I really like the guns ability to reach way, way ,out an touch something if I want to. [/QUOTE]
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