On Our Mark: Episode 89 - The 240 WBY MAG

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3 ай бұрын

240 WBY MAG fans your podcast is here! On this episode, we are doing a deep dive into this legendary cartridge. Luke and Tyler are joined by Jared and Seth from product development to talk ballistics, the invention of the 240, and how it’s one of our most underrated cartridges.
On this episode we discuss:
- Why is it called a 240
- Simple ballistics math
- Speed = killing power
- 6-lug action built around the 240
- Diving into etymology
- The ultimate deer cartridge
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@wheelchairhillbilly 2 ай бұрын

The 240wby is one cool cartridge. I plan on owning one as soon as possible.

@georgeapostolopoulos2374 2 ай бұрын

Im glad yall did this one the last round Roy designed. And underrated. Very cool cartridge

@shawnrose4501 2 ай бұрын

I bugged them in email for a podcast for last month!! Love it!! Thanks for listening guys!!!

@weatherby 2 ай бұрын

What should be our next podcast topic??

@wheelchairhillbilly 2 ай бұрын

More vanguard options with the 240, and the tighter twist. My next rifle will be the 240wby I'm quite sure. I'd like it in a deluxe mark v, but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come up with the money. Thanks

@ckiefner715 2 ай бұрын

Mine is in a Vanguard S2 purchased this year off of Weatherby’s website

@coreychilders4970 2 ай бұрын

I’ve got one. It’s a Weatherby mark v chambered in 7mm Weatherby mag. It was made back in 1976 and it the deluxe edition

@johnlarsen4209 2 ай бұрын

The word "like" is a pet peeve of mine.

@JamesRoss-dx7st 2 ай бұрын

I also have the pet peeve with the word "like". Several years ago, I decided to build a hot 6mm, but due to the cost and general unavailability of 240 Wby brass, I chose the 6mm Rem. I handload and I chose a 25" bbl with a 1:10 twist. Later, I built a 24" bbl with a 1:9 twist. I shoot mostly 75 gr. V-Max bullets at around 3500 fps, but it will go over 4K fps with a 55 gr pill.

@timlamb274 2 ай бұрын

You should have brought up the fact that .240 Wby rifles now have a 1:7.5 twist rate! They will stabilize every 6mm bullet on the planet now with no loss in ballistic coefficient. How about an actual factory varmint load for this round? A 55 gr. zipping along at 4,000 plus fps would be awesome.

@wheelchairhillbilly 2 ай бұрын

They only did it in only some versions unfortunately.

@timlamb274 2 ай бұрын

@@wheelchairhillbilly From what I see all new 240 WBY rifles have a 1:7.5 twist rate from here on out. The 1:10 is gone or out of production.

@wheelchairhillbilly 2 ай бұрын

@@timlamb274 That would be great news. Even in the Vanguards, or are they dropping the cartridge in the Vanguards?

@timlamb274 2 ай бұрын

@@wheelchairhillbilly Only 240 Wby Vanguard available on the website is the Vanguard Synthetic. ROT is 1:10 for all Vanguards. The Synthetic Green and Weatherguard Bronze are showing available but sold out on website.

@lurebenson7722 14 күн бұрын

I own the 6mm-284 win in a Rem 721 and I did my AR 10 upper in 6mm-284 win using a 26-inch Pac Nor SS supper match barrel that can show chronograph readings for the Hornaday V max 58 grain at 4800 PPS

@roycrownover2349 2 ай бұрын

Have a pair of .257's. Need some time to recover financially but should I get another it will be a 240.

@WHOTEEWHO 2 ай бұрын

thanks for the video

@stevencgodden1767 2 ай бұрын

I bought a 240 about 7-8 yrs ago and handed it over to my grandson. He hunts black tail bucks here in Kalifornia. You say it’s “lights out”, I say that it will “knock the bucks dick in the dirt”. Outstanding caliber.

@ernstscholz3323 2 ай бұрын

Why is Weatherby not using the MRR barrels drom Sabatti in Itali!These barrels claim more speed with same loads as other barrels,nearly twice the barrel-live lower preassure.If there would be a family of cartridges that make sense to use these barrels it would be Weatherby.On top they are way accurate!!

@michaelsites1498 2 ай бұрын

Why not a 26” barrel?!?! Why not the 55 grain Barnes TTSX?!?! Why not a hinged floor plate(50 years too late on the Mark V) why not make a Mark V variant like the 307 Adventure SD finish?!?! Love love LOVE my 2 Mark V Weatherby’s!!! I have a 1972 W. German Mark V Deluxe .300 WBYMAG and 1992 Mark V Deluxe 30.06 (9-lug 24” barrel) but for some reason they’ve totally spent all their efforts on the 307 instead of focusing on enhancements I’ve asked for for years!!!! I just can not relate to ignoring the flagship model with a known flaw(springy floor plate instead of a clip design like Cooper?!?!) Thanks for the info on the .240…. It’s a real eye opener

@jeffreywilson690 2 ай бұрын

I'll stick with the 243 or the 6mm rem

@beenstork 2 ай бұрын

Their math is wrong on the barrel dwell time. They’re assuming the bullet is traveling at a constant speed through the barrel but it is accelerating through the bore and only reaching the FPS of 3400 at the very end of the bore. So the dwell time is longer than the simple equation they are using. I know I’m just being nit picky on a unimportant subject but I just thought it’s throw that out there