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<blockquote data-quote="CLW" data-source="post: 443031" data-attributes="member: 27224"><p>So I aquired an almost new Mark V 340 WBY Mag a while back and just finally got a scope for it and will now start playing with some loads for it. I just wanted to see if anybody on here had any pointers on where to start?? I put a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14 CDS on it so I will have the elevation dial and will get a dial matched to the load I decide to use once I get there. I dont know whether to try a 225 or 250 grain bullet and also am undecided on which bullet to start with. I wont be shooting extreme ranges like lots of guys on here do, MAYBE out to 700 or 800 yards under ideal conditions once I get the practice in I need with the new gun. Honestly most shots will be within a few hundred yards just because of the areas I usually hunt. I just want the ability to shoot out further if I need to and still have the bullet perform well at closer range. I will be using new Weatherby brass, I have some RL22, and a bunch of CCI 250 primers already. I have done some research and it looks like IMR 7828 is another good powder for lots of guys so I will probalby pick up a pound of that too........</p><p> </p><p>Any pointers on which bullet would be good to start with? It will primarily be an Elk gun but if I take a trip to Alaska it would be the gun I take and who knows what else????? 225 or 250 grain? Accubond, Barnes TTSX, etc...?? I dont know much about any of the match bullets or if I want to or need to go there for what I will be doing. I have had great luck with the Accubonds out of my 300 WSM with both accuracy and big game performance.........</p><p> </p><p>Any pointers/opinions would be appreciated! I have some ideas myself but there is a lot of knowledge on here.......</p><p> </p><p>I tried doing a search and didnt come up with much...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CLW, post: 443031, member: 27224"] So I aquired an almost new Mark V 340 WBY Mag a while back and just finally got a scope for it and will now start playing with some loads for it. I just wanted to see if anybody on here had any pointers on where to start?? I put a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14 CDS on it so I will have the elevation dial and will get a dial matched to the load I decide to use once I get there. I dont know whether to try a 225 or 250 grain bullet and also am undecided on which bullet to start with. I wont be shooting extreme ranges like lots of guys on here do, MAYBE out to 700 or 800 yards under ideal conditions once I get the practice in I need with the new gun. Honestly most shots will be within a few hundred yards just because of the areas I usually hunt. I just want the ability to shoot out further if I need to and still have the bullet perform well at closer range. I will be using new Weatherby brass, I have some RL22, and a bunch of CCI 250 primers already. I have done some research and it looks like IMR 7828 is another good powder for lots of guys so I will probalby pick up a pound of that too........ Any pointers on which bullet would be good to start with? It will primarily be an Elk gun but if I take a trip to Alaska it would be the gun I take and who knows what else????? 225 or 250 grain? Accubond, Barnes TTSX, etc...?? I dont know much about any of the match bullets or if I want to or need to go there for what I will be doing. I have had great luck with the Accubonds out of my 300 WSM with both accuracy and big game performance......... Any pointers/opinions would be appreciated! I have some ideas myself but there is a lot of knowledge on here....... I tried doing a search and didnt come up with much... [/QUOTE]
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