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Offline embalmer883

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240 weatherby?
« on: September 24, 2010, 05:58:19 PM »
I've always wanted a 240 weatherby, cant tell ya why. It's basicly a 6mm-06 with a belt and rounded weatherby shoulders. Could this be rechambered in a 243 and work in the handi? As for as pressure and extractor?
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Re: 240 weatherby?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 06:36:31 PM »
The taper might be an issue.  They are same size at the base, but per the wiki anyway, it looks like the .240 tapers more quickly.  I'm not a smith though, so perhaps with the extra length, it'd clear the taper.  Have to see what others think.  8)
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Re: 240 weatherby?
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 03:10:05 AM »
  No it wount work,  The base diameter of the 243 is to large and the 240 W is a slimmer cartridge for it full length.  Sorry.   :'(
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Re: 240 weatherby?
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2010, 06:01:56 AM »
As Jed said, the 240 wouldn't work due to the shoulder width of the 243 being bigger, but a 6mm-06AI rechambered 243 would work and provide better performance than the Weatherby, and brass would be a lot cheaper.  ;)

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Re: 240 weatherby?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2010, 03:49:19 PM »
Or a 6mm-284, about the same capacity as the 6mm-06 but shorter case, components as easy to get as for the '06 and a very old and well established wildcat.  I've burned up 3 6mm-284 barrels and still have all the reloading pieces and parts.  But you really need a 26" minimum barrel length to get all that extra case capacity potential and 28" is better...a 243 is just right in the 22" Handi

There are a bunch of cases that would work including several rimmed ones. 

I wouldn't recommend any of the belted cased ones in the Handi tho', unless you are an advanced reloader.

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Re: 240 weatherby?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2010, 10:15:44 AM »
Sometimes Remington has limited runs of their Accellerator ammo, 30-06 case with a sabotted (sabotaged?) 22, advertised at 4,000 fps.  Not quite a 240/243/6mm-06, but then much less of an investment.
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