240 weatherby vs 25-06 rem

240 gets my vote, others will tell you about hard to find ammo and such but iv got 2 boxes i got with mine and have only gone thru about 10 rounds, cause all have been 1 shot kills
 
I've had both, and love both. I have loaded and tested more than 500 rounds in 2 different barrels and still have yet to find an "awesome" consistent sub .5 moa group with this cartridge and many bullet combinations. Dont get me wrong, my 240 will perform .8 moa all day long, but IMO the 2 25-06's I had were waaaaay easier to get to shoot fantastically (both sub .5 moa). If you want to shoot an 85-90 grain bullet with incredible speed and great accuracy, get or build a 240 Weatherby. If you want to shoot a 100 grain bullet accurately and with amazing speed, get or build a 257 Weatherby. A 25-06 will work good, but if you are gonna go for a 240 Weatherby, why not a 257? JMO.......

Norm
 
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I own numerous rifles chambered in Weatherby magnums and other fast, flat shooting cartridges. I have used my MkV ultra-lightweight in .240 exclusively for the last 3 seasons This combo has no recoil, is accurate, and performs beyond what you'd think a 6mm is capable of. My three biggest deer have all been shot with this cartridge - 308yds was the closest and 432yds the longest. A superb deer cartridge in my opinion.

Only negative is looking through the snow for your $2+ piece of brass after each shot :p
 
Barnes lists several loads with the 80gr TTSX and the .25-06 right at 3800 fps. Talk about flat shooting.
 
The antelope buck in my avatar was killed in 2010 with a 240 Weatherby Mark V Euromark using 85 grain Nosler Partitions. One shot at 310 paces and he dropped like a sack of potatoes. He was facing me straight on where you can see the entry wound at the base of his neck and the bullet exited at the hind. Fabulous results from a .244 caliber.
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.240 hands down. Better bullet selection with better BC's for when you want to do the long range thing. And as for brass, Norma is coming out with 25 pack count packages of their brass so you won't have to break the bank on buying them.
 
Having hunted a lot with a 243 and now a 6mm-284 (ballistic twin to the 240W) and with having seen these 6mm/.243" cartridges perform very well I would still go with the 25-06...

If I ever rebarrel my 6mm-284 it is going to be either a 6.5-284 or a 25-06.
 
Come on, you guys, the 240 is a fine cartridge however there is no contest between the 240 and the 25-06, unless you are needing less recoil.

It's not even close. Have owned both, a Mark V, and several 25-06. The 25 outruns the 240 in energy, trajectory, accuracy, and bullet selection. Still own a 25-06. :)

Ted
 
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All of the mentioned cartridges are flat shooters, and if one is better than the other then there is only a trifle difference between them. Knowing your firearm and placing the bullet where it counts is key. The antelope in the photo were kill from (left to right) 257 Weatherby at 475 paces, 240 Weatherby 310 paces and 270 Weatherby 250 paces.
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Are you blind? Take a look at just the Berger Bullets site alone http://www.bergerbullets.com/Products/All%20Bullets.htmland look at the number of .243/6mm bullets with their BC's compared to the .25's. There is no comparison.
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Who gives a sh*t about Berger? We're talking hunting here.

The 257 Wby wins hands down. The 25/06 is anemic in comparison and the 240 is a nearly obsolete caliber for the girly men who can't handle the 257. :D
 
[QUOTE) The 25 outruns the 240 in energy, trajectory, accuracy, and bullet selection.

Laugh2 There is a reason the 25 cals are never see in serious competition, hint: it's not a lack of accuracy that excludes them.
 
The 257 Wby wins hands down. The 25/06 is anemic in comparison and the 240 is a nearly obsolete caliber for the girly men who can't handle the 257.
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Who cares about the 257 wby. The original question was/is about the .240 WBY vs the .25-06. The .257 has nothing to do with any of this. Why don't you just completely hijack it and start comparing .338 Lapua to a .22-250.
 
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