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.240 Weatherby Magnum: The Hotrod 6mm
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<blockquote data-quote="220s" data-source="post: 1235291" data-attributes="member: 91230"><p>Well retested the load the put 3 into just over 0.5moa and got a similar sized group. Decided to go with it and have been exploding varmints ever since, like a lazer to 300. Swift barrel is just about gone still shooting moa but no longer the sub 0.5moa shooter it was. Realised the swift had seen better days when we were at a range get together, son decided to shoot a 300m match with the 240wby, first time it had been shot at paper post 100y and first 5 shot group on paper, under 0.75moa for 5 at 300m. </p><p>Was a shocking day with gusty inconsistent wind and he ended up tied for 2nd. </p><p>Quite a impressive performance considering there were plenty of rifle/scope combinations on the line costing up to 10x the cost of our budget outfit.</p><p> </p><p>Managed to bag a couple of sambar deer with the 100gr norma factory load, the 240wby keeps impressing me. Sambar are the largest of the deer species we have in Aus. A mature stag can go 700lbs although the couple of spikers I got wouldn't have gone over 450lbs. </p><p> </p><p>Finally started developing a big game load, decided to go with the 100gr nosler partition and a goal of 3200fps. Tried 4 loads with 1gr powder increasements, they went 1.25", 1.0", 0.3" 0.75". A further 0.5gr powder saw me reach my velocity goal ave 3212fps and a 0.8" group. Shooting prone of a bipod and called the last shot as 1/4" high I expect they could do better off a bench and bags.</p><p> </p><p>This is my first wby chambering and I expected a little bit of work in developing loads but it seems to shoot anything I feed it well. No playing with seating depth I have just stuck with industry standard OAL, no fine tuning powder charges, I haven't even bothered chasing a neck die for it yet and doubt I will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="220s, post: 1235291, member: 91230"] Well retested the load the put 3 into just over 0.5moa and got a similar sized group. Decided to go with it and have been exploding varmints ever since, like a lazer to 300. Swift barrel is just about gone still shooting moa but no longer the sub 0.5moa shooter it was. Realised the swift had seen better days when we were at a range get together, son decided to shoot a 300m match with the 240wby, first time it had been shot at paper post 100y and first 5 shot group on paper, under 0.75moa for 5 at 300m. Was a shocking day with gusty inconsistent wind and he ended up tied for 2nd. Quite a impressive performance considering there were plenty of rifle/scope combinations on the line costing up to 10x the cost of our budget outfit. Managed to bag a couple of sambar deer with the 100gr norma factory load, the 240wby keeps impressing me. Sambar are the largest of the deer species we have in Aus. A mature stag can go 700lbs although the couple of spikers I got wouldn't have gone over 450lbs. Finally started developing a big game load, decided to go with the 100gr nosler partition and a goal of 3200fps. Tried 4 loads with 1gr powder increasements, they went 1.25", 1.0", 0.3" 0.75". A further 0.5gr powder saw me reach my velocity goal ave 3212fps and a 0.8" group. Shooting prone of a bipod and called the last shot as 1/4" high I expect they could do better off a bench and bags. This is my first wby chambering and I expected a little bit of work in developing loads but it seems to shoot anything I feed it well. No playing with seating depth I have just stuck with industry standard OAL, no fine tuning powder charges, I haven't even bothered chasing a neck die for it yet and doubt I will. [/QUOTE]
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