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.240 Weatherby Magnum: The Hotrod 6mm
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<blockquote data-quote="bounty hunter 2" data-source="post: 1235366" data-attributes="member: 90711"><p>I have never yet had a 240 but have been really really close a couple times to buying the same rifle you have. Each time life happened and changed my plan so still waiting to hopefully try one some day.</p><p>I did once have a 6mm-06 that ballisticly should be very close to the 240. I used it mainly for coyote hunting and for that purpose it was excellent</p><p>The short fall of my 6mm-06 was it had a 1/12" twist barrel so would not shoot well with bullets on the heavier end of the 6mm/243 list.</p><p>The two bullets I used in it with very good results were both from Sierra at 70 and 85gn. The 70gn is a match bullet and the 85gn a hunting bullet but both worked well for coyote at the high velocity my rifle with 28" barrel would push them to.</p><p>With other rifles in 243/6mm caliber I have used with faster twist rates of 1/10" and 1/9" for deer and elk here in Montana where I live my favorite bullet was the Hornady 100gn BTSP with interlock jacket. Given a little distance to the target something over 200 yards that bullet has displayed some amazing penetration potential in game as large as elk. The Nosler partition you are using should certainly work equally well or better in terminal performance on large animals like your Sambar which sounds about like our elk here in the states.</p><p>I am enjoying hearing about your 240 and its performance on game down under! Please keep us informed, thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bounty hunter 2, post: 1235366, member: 90711"] I have never yet had a 240 but have been really really close a couple times to buying the same rifle you have. Each time life happened and changed my plan so still waiting to hopefully try one some day. I did once have a 6mm-06 that ballisticly should be very close to the 240. I used it mainly for coyote hunting and for that purpose it was excellent The short fall of my 6mm-06 was it had a 1/12" twist barrel so would not shoot well with bullets on the heavier end of the 6mm/243 list. The two bullets I used in it with very good results were both from Sierra at 70 and 85gn. The 70gn is a match bullet and the 85gn a hunting bullet but both worked well for coyote at the high velocity my rifle with 28" barrel would push them to. With other rifles in 243/6mm caliber I have used with faster twist rates of 1/10" and 1/9" for deer and elk here in Montana where I live my favorite bullet was the Hornady 100gn BTSP with interlock jacket. Given a little distance to the target something over 200 yards that bullet has displayed some amazing penetration potential in game as large as elk. The Nosler partition you are using should certainly work equally well or better in terminal performance on large animals like your Sambar which sounds about like our elk here in the states. I am enjoying hearing about your 240 and its performance on game down under! Please keep us informed, thanks! [/QUOTE]
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