240 weatherby

[trader steve]

Hey guys.i stumbled upon a 240weatherby.not a clue where to start off with reloading.any accurate tested loads I would enjoy to hear some.and any bullet best powder.thanks steve

 

[Jaybo]

I've had good luck with H1000 and H4831sc with a 95rg Berger hvld super accurate.

 

[Kurz]

i stumbled upon a 240weatherby.not a clue where to start off with reloading.

Is this a Weatherby factory rifle or a custom? Have you determined what the chamber freebore is?

This can have a bearing on the loads selected.

Regards.

 

[M-61]

Hey guys.i stumbled upon a 240weatherby.not a clue where to start off with reloading.any accurate tested loads I would enjoy to hear some.and any bullet best powder.thanks steve

Yes.....is it a factory set up? They have some unreal free- bore.( LOOOONG)

 

[Tommie]

I may be way off base on this but didn’t I read somewhere that the .240 doesn’t have the typical Weatherby long free bore?

 

[trader steve]

It is the cheap factory vanguard.steve

 

[M-61]

I may be way off base on this but didn’t I read somewhere that the .240 doesn’t have the typical Weatherby long free bore?

I found this from NOSLER re: 240 Weatherby and clipped it:

240 Weatherby Magnum

"As with most Weatherby Magnum’s, there are a few points to keep in mind when reloading this cartridge:

• The chambers have “freebore,” meaning they have a longer throat. For this reason, it is generally not possible to seat a bullet close to, or in contact with the lands (rifling)."

 

[JRS]

According to Weatherby, the free-bore for the 240 Weatherby is .162

 

[Mark W]

I have a Weatherby Vanguard S2 in .240 Weatherby that I picked up for cheap a couple of years ago. This rifle does not have an unusually long freebore. 87 Vmax will reach the lands and fit in the magazine just fine. I wish that I had some good load data to share but I never could get this one to shoot consistently with anything that I've tried.

 

[Gary in MD]

The 95 Nosler Ballistic Tips or Partitions and RL22 is a great deer load in my 240.
The Sierra 85 grain hpbt shoots well and the 80 grain Blitz will bust up a fox or large groundhog.
Gary

 

[bench]

I just came in from the range was testing a new load for my 240 still have some vertical issues 7/8" at 200yds
The left and right was very very good all in a straight line.
I believe that if I had my target scope on this hunting rifle instead of my hunting scope I might have closed up the vertical a bit.
WLR primer
IMR 4350
85gr Hornady Interbond
Sammi spec reamer=Long jump

 

[PAshooter20BR]

H4831 with 215M primers and a 87 grain Berger VLD. Done.