240 WEATHERBY MAGNUM
The following data was developed in a Weatherby Mk V rifle. The rifle has a 26-inch sporter barrel, and the normal Weatherby wooden stock. The stock has a pressure ridge pressing up on the barrel about 2 inches from the forend tip. I was going to remove this ridge and free float the barrel and glass bed the action. Then I thought it will be interesting to see how it will shoot as it comes from the factory.
A Leupold 4.5-14 X scope was installed in Leupold rings and a Redfield one piece base
The load with the Speer 105 grain SP bullet and the Nobel #0 powder were fired by the CCI 200 primers, and were loaded 18 years ago.
In all other loads we used the Federal 210M primer in Weatherby brass. All groups are 3 shots at 100 yards.
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
GROUP |
BULLET |
49.0 VVN 550 |
3633 |
1.185 |
NOSLER 55 BALLISTIC TIP |
50.0 |
3702 |
2.035 |
|
51.0 |
3750 |
1.499 |
|
52.0 |
3856 |
1.567 |
|
53.0 |
3952 |
0.826 |
|
54.0 |
3982 |
1.812 |
|
55.0 |
4067 |
1.311 |
|
56.0 |
4180 |
0.350 |
|
53.0 RELOADER 19 |
3417 |
1.049 |
HORNADY 75 VMAX |
54.0 |
3483 |
1.854 |
|
55.0 |
3532 |
1.703 |
|
48.0 H 450 |
3029 |
1.846 |
NOSLER 95 BALLISTIC TIP |
49.0 |
3058 |
1.090 |
|
50.0 |
3099 |
0.688 |
|
51.0 |
3165 |
0.640 |
|
52.0 |
3213 |
2.047 |
|
45.0 VVN 165 |
2777 |
0.854 |
|
47.0 |
2881 |
0.723 |
|
48.5 |
2964 |
1.237 |
|
50.0 |
3036 |
1.127 |
|
51.0 |
3095 |
0.570 |
|
52.0 |
3144 |
0.902 |
|
53.0 |
3194 |
1.078 |
|
54.0 |
3254 |
1.112 |
|
55.0 |
3332 |
1.347 |
|