Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
240 Weatherby
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 920981" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>If you are deer size game hunting I would not worry about 3.8" at 200 yards. I have always sighted in most deer rifles 3" high at 100 yards and most will be between 3.5 to 4" high at 200. When shooting at 200 yards I just make sure that I am holding center or just slightly below center of front shoulder or center mass. Best thing you can do is shoot at 200 and really see where your impact is. I would rather be 4" high at 200 than 4" or more low at 300. Slightly high shots takes out the spine most of the time and kills instantly but low hits breaks a leg and usually means lost game that lots of the time still dies a suffering death.</p><p></p><p>Yes those 240 W cases must have some gold in them for what that cost. My hunting buddy had one for a while and I could not believe what he gave for the cases. He used it one season but really did not like it. It was really too fast for using cup and core bullets under 100 yards on deer if you hit bone. Best bullet he used was the 100 Partition. Some young speed freak kid wanted the rifle and my buddy gladly let him get it. It was a Mauser 98 action with a Douglas XX 26" barrel. It was very accurate. He had it back before the new bonded and mono bullets came out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 920981, member: 10178"] If you are deer size game hunting I would not worry about 3.8" at 200 yards. I have always sighted in most deer rifles 3" high at 100 yards and most will be between 3.5 to 4" high at 200. When shooting at 200 yards I just make sure that I am holding center or just slightly below center of front shoulder or center mass. Best thing you can do is shoot at 200 and really see where your impact is. I would rather be 4" high at 200 than 4" or more low at 300. Slightly high shots takes out the spine most of the time and kills instantly but low hits breaks a leg and usually means lost game that lots of the time still dies a suffering death. Yes those 240 W cases must have some gold in them for what that cost. My hunting buddy had one for a while and I could not believe what he gave for the cases. He used it one season but really did not like it. It was really too fast for using cup and core bullets under 100 yards on deer if you hit bone. Best bullet he used was the 100 Partition. Some young speed freak kid wanted the rifle and my buddy gladly let him get it. It was a Mauser 98 action with a Douglas XX 26" barrel. It was very accurate. He had it back before the new bonded and mono bullets came out. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
240 Weatherby
Top