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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 909208" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>And even if you get a pile of brass and reload -- the Weatherby penchant for long free bore makes long range accuracy a challenge. Not impossible, but hit or miss.</p><p> </p><p>My take is this: Roy Weatherby wanted flat shooting guns because in his day, scopes and range finders were not nearly as advanced as they are today. Summed up: Accuracy was not as valuable as speed, since shooting beyond 300 yards or so was impossible to use reliably, regardless of your gun.</p><p> </p><p>Now, we take super accurate over super fast. Because we have range finders and turreted scopes we can shoot longer ranges by far than Weatherby envisioned.</p><p> </p><p>Now, admittedly, there is no perfect 6mm gun. Any accurate one is nice for the kind of work the 6mm should do. For banging steel, targets or exploding a varmint, accuracy is what matters. Should you desire to kill a deer you also need energy and a well designed bullet.</p><p> </p><p>I would chance a 240 Wby ONLY if I was a handloader. Period. And the price better be good!</p><p> </p><p>If the price is good and you handload, and you like challenges, and you don't mind being defeated now and then, then go for it. You might hit it great and really have a beast that someone never really loaded for accuracy. You might have real junk that shoots fast and inaccurate and cannot be saved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 909208, member: 12282"] And even if you get a pile of brass and reload -- the Weatherby penchant for long free bore makes long range accuracy a challenge. Not impossible, but hit or miss. My take is this: Roy Weatherby wanted flat shooting guns because in his day, scopes and range finders were not nearly as advanced as they are today. Summed up: Accuracy was not as valuable as speed, since shooting beyond 300 yards or so was impossible to use reliably, regardless of your gun. Now, we take super accurate over super fast. Because we have range finders and turreted scopes we can shoot longer ranges by far than Weatherby envisioned. Now, admittedly, there is no perfect 6mm gun. Any accurate one is nice for the kind of work the 6mm should do. For banging steel, targets or exploding a varmint, accuracy is what matters. Should you desire to kill a deer you also need energy and a well designed bullet. I would chance a 240 Wby ONLY if I was a handloader. Period. And the price better be good! If the price is good and you handload, and you like challenges, and you don't mind being defeated now and then, then go for it. You might hit it great and really have a beast that someone never really loaded for accuracy. You might have real junk that shoots fast and inaccurate and cannot be saved. [/QUOTE]
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