.240 Wby

[boomer68]

Just picked up a Vanguard S2 in .240 and wondering if anyone loads for this round. What would be a good deer bullet? I am thinking of sticking with premium bullets because of the speeds involved. Any particular powder and bullet weight(s) to try?

 

[DrMike]

I just finished load development for a 240 WBY. The load we settled on was Weatherby brass, Federal 210 primers, 100 grain Nosler Partition bullets and 49.5 grains of IMR 7828. It was not the highest velocity I could have generated, but it was accurate.

 

[JD338]

boomer,

Congrtaulations on the 240 Wby.
The 100 gr PT is always a winner, as is the 95 gr PT.
I would take a look at the new 90 gr AB. It is going to be a dandy deer bullet.

JD338

 

[onesonek]

The Partition is my favorite big game bullet, but this is one round I would give serious consideration to the E-Tip as well.

 

[SJB358]

I gotta think the 240 would really make a 100 PT or 90 AB sing! That would be lightening on deer. That would have to have an incredibly flat trajectory out to at least 500...

 

[6mm Remington]

Pretty tough to beat that 100 gr. Partition. I think the 90 gr. E-tip would be awesome in that thing too especially with the velocity you will get with it. In my son's Ruger MKII with the 22" barrel I just shot some into water jugs and chronographed them each (same loads) in three different rifles. In the MKII his load is giving me 3170 fps and in my Ruger 1B it is over 3300 fps! The 90 gr. AccuBond could be a real good one too. Out of those three though the 90 gr. E-tip has the highest BC.

 

[6mm Remington]

90 gr. Accubonds at 2906 fps, 3086 fps, and 3208 fps into water jugs at 25 yards. Mixed up in these pictures so I don't know which was which without weighing them, but they all retained about 50% of their weight.

 

[BK]

Nice report, David!

 

[1Shot]

My buddy used a 240 Wby for a while on deer. Found that the 100 gr Sierra was NOT a bullet to be used for under 150 yards. It really came apart. He went with the 100 gr Partition and a case full of H4831 and never looked back. Get ready for sticker shock when you go to get cases for it.

 

[DrMike]

Good intel, David.

 

[onesonek]

Thanks David! That is very interesting and informative.
Just curious,,, could you get some measurements on the terminal frontal area. I think this would help some that are new or novice to hunting, understand why the Partition, to some degree out penetrates the E-tip, even though the lower weight retention aspect. Then too, rate of expansion comes into to play, which is hard to quantify with out a test medium that retains a firm visual.
But all in all, I see nothing but reliable performance from all. But I agree, the PT is hard to beat, and by which most other's are judged,,imo

 

[6mm Remington]

Thanks David! That is very interesting and informative.
Just curious,,, could you get some measurements on the terminal frontal area. I think this would help some that are new or novice to hunting, understand why the Partition, to some degree out penetrates the E-tip, even though the lower weight retention aspect. Then too, rate of expansion comes into to play, which is hard to quantify with out a test medium that retains a firm visual.
But all in all, I see nothing but reliable performance from all. But I agree, the PT is hard to beat, and by which most other's are judged,,imo

onesonek I did measure the bullets using a caliper at the widest points across the bullet I could find after recovering them and listed it as the expansion measurement. Is that what you are talking about as that is the widest diameter point on the bullet, which includes the jacket down near the base that is curled up and bunched up, or are you just wanting the very front portion of the bullet?

 

[onesonek]

I'm sorry David,,,for some reason I totally overlooked that Big BF on my part!!!!

 

[6mm Remington]

I'm sorry David,,,for some reason I totally overlooked that

No problem sir. It got me to thinking though that even though the Partition and the AccuBond did have a total diameter as the E-tip or really close, sometimes more, that they really penetrated about the same, with the Partition being just slightly more generally than even the E-tip. In looking at the E-tip, its expansion is all up front where on the others, some of that width is at or near the middle to the back of the bullet. Even though the Partition, not quite so much with the AccuBond, was able to penetrate further was because of that fact on how and where the expansion ends up?

This is kind of a simple way to look at it and tell me if I'm off base, but if you have a pyramid shaped cone and are able to propel it with the pointed end first into a substance such as water jugs or ballistic jell, it stands to reason that it would penetrate further being shot into that substance in that way then it would if you fired it bottom/wide side first. The E-tip keeps that wide portion up front for the most part so it doesn't have the benefit of having a narrower area in front open things up clearing a path for the wider portion coming along shortly. Does that make sense? But then you look at the E-tip out of my Model 600 where it broke a couple petals off so the front and widest portion was only .460, and yet it still didn't out penetrate the Partition. It did as well, but not any better.

All three worked quite well. There settled! :lol:
David

 

[bullet]

I loved my 240Wby, and the Partition and AccuBond are cool loads for the 240wby and that is one killer of a round on deer. That is one of my rifles I wish did not let go but I did. Great round, great cartridge and David that was a good report indeed, thanks, I enjoyed that.

 

[runtohunt]

Another option to consider is the 80 grain TTSX. Over 52.5 grains of RL22, the bullet performs very well. I have used it on antelope out to 400 yards.

 

[338 Ultra]

Interesting and a very cool round except for the price and how hard the brass would be to find. I think for regular sized deer it would be pretty good but for speed goats it would have to be just about perfect and in a 26 inch barrel should be a lazer to 400-450 yards and a 300 yard zero would be justified. I wonder how it compares to the 6-06?

 

[boomer68]

Well, got dies and some brass on the way. Has anyone tried the GMX or Deep Curl?

 

[BK]

I wonder how it compares to the 6-06?

IIRC, for some manufacturers, data is interchangeable (Hodgdon, maybe?).