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Anyone have a 240 wby?? Was thinking about getting one for coyotes. If so do you reload? I'm thinking of shooting 55gr
Anyone have a 240 wby?? Was thinking about getting one for coyotes. If so do you reload? I'm thinking of shooting 55gr
I'd not go factory 240Wby because with that much case capacity, you're really missing the boat by not having a 1:8 twist and shooting 105's or heavier. If you're having a smith spin it up then twist it right and knock yourself out.
you hit the absolute nail on the head with that statement. love hearing the guys tell me about their factory made wildcat loads with insufficient barrel twist to handle LR loads. so whats the point? in sense there buying a corvette and driving it like a prius....
you hit the absolute nail on the head with that statement. love hearing the guys tell me about their factory made wildcat loads with insufficient barrel twist to handle LR loads. so whats the point? in sense there buying a corvette and driving it like a prius....
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I have been looking at a 26 nosler as I have a thing for the new berger 155's. in my calculations I would need a 1-7.5-7.7 twist and no factory gun would make that their all 1-8. so basically itll be custom or I wouldn't do it, I cant justify a 26 nosler for the 140gr when a standard savage .260 Remington slings those just fine with no modification.
you hit the absolute nail on the head with that statement. love hearing the guys tell me about their factory made wildcat loads with insufficient barrel twist to handle LR loads. so whats the point? in sense there buying a corvette and driving it like a prius....
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I have been looking at a 26 nosler as I have a thing for the new berger 155's. in my calculations I would need a 1-7.5-7.7 twist and no factory gun would make that their all 1-8. so basically itll be custom or I wouldn't do it, I cant justify a 26 nosler for the 140gr when a standard savage .260 Remington slings those just fine with no modification.
I guess it depends on what your goals are. If it's to shoot a lightweight bullet at the most insane velocity you can achieve, and turn varmints into a pink mist within 400 yards, then a slow twist is fine.
I'm trying for a load that is in a 12 inch drop range for the longest distance. 2 inches high at the most and down to -10" whatever load out of any gun that I can find that is the best at that. That's what I want. A 55g going 4200 has a 7 inch drop @400 yards with a 280 yard zero. 280 yard zero has a highpoint at +2" the most that I want
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I have a swift right now but don't want to shoot bullets smaller than 50gr
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Definitely open to differnt options
Might want to check with what Broz has been doing i though i read he had been testing the 155 with one of the 26 nosler or a speed burner like it and getting great results with the 1-8. The higher velocity and elevation will make up for the twist from what i have read.
http://www.longrangeonly.com/forum/...the-NEW-Berger-155-gr-6-5-Elite-Hunters/page2
SDFM--interesting I will look them up. I called savages custom shop and they do not have the buttom to do that.
haha I'm have been following that closely. very interesting and that guys knows his shit. the initial testing of those 215s EOL is what lead me to the 140s I run out of my .260 now and the results are just insane. I'm just try9ing to decide to go cheaper and risk not stabilizing or build a gun and be sure. I literally just started breaking in my custom rebuild of a 7mm mag this past sunday and with factory ammo mu wife shot a 1.5" group and theres only been 21 shots run through it. think I will have a helluva shooter when I run the 175 EOL with it.
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SDFM--interesting I will look them up. I called savages custom shop and they do not have the buttom to do that.
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P.S I love my savage it is an ugly beast but is an absolute tack driver. it took 4 animals this 2 antelope 1 whitetail doe, 1 mule doe. ranges from 207 yards to 400 and every single one was 1 shot, DOI.
Are you saying they don't have a chambering reamer for 257Wby or can't do a 3-groove? If you've been happy w/Savage custom shop's work in the past, then by all means, let them chamber you a bbl. I don't worry a bit about the number of lands/grooves, just stating what I've got so someone would have accurate data to do anything from a direct copy to extrapolating their own ideas with an extra data point.
If I were building the 257Wby today, I'd try to order a 1:8" twist bbl as forethought regarding where projectile R&D is going. 1:10 will work with everything up through 120's, but, I can think of no reason why I wouldn't order a 1:8 anticipating I'd need the extra twist sometime in the future.
You guys make my head spin when you get rolling on all these custom firearms.
Where or where do you find the time?