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.340 Weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 399351" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Great choice! The 340 wby is one of the best elk cartridges ever built. Over the past ten years we now have more choices with the lapua and ultramag cases and the 338-378 wby. But up until then the 340 wby was the man. The lapua and ultramag cases only get you maybe 150 fps over the 340 which to an elk doesn't really make any difference. I have shot a number of long range elk with the 250 sierra game king and the 340 when that bullet first came out in the 70's as the highest bc hunting bullet made at the time. My load of 7828 gets 3056 fps. Now I am playing with the new barnes 185 ttsx .432 bc at around 3400 fps. It is flat shooting and does a great job in the 340. I had a great load with the 225 AB and 7828 in the 3200's but quit using the 225 AB because of continuous bullet failure. All of the bullets and loads mentioned in the thread are great on elk and you will enjoy hunting with any of them. The 340 is just a great elk rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 399351, member: 505"] Great choice! The 340 wby is one of the best elk cartridges ever built. Over the past ten years we now have more choices with the lapua and ultramag cases and the 338-378 wby. But up until then the 340 wby was the man. The lapua and ultramag cases only get you maybe 150 fps over the 340 which to an elk doesn't really make any difference. I have shot a number of long range elk with the 250 sierra game king and the 340 when that bullet first came out in the 70's as the highest bc hunting bullet made at the time. My load of 7828 gets 3056 fps. Now I am playing with the new barnes 185 ttsx .432 bc at around 3400 fps. It is flat shooting and does a great job in the 340. I had a great load with the 225 AB and 7828 in the 3200's but quit using the 225 AB because of continuous bullet failure. All of the bullets and loads mentioned in the thread are great on elk and you will enjoy hunting with any of them. The 340 is just a great elk rifle. [/QUOTE]
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