.340 Weatherby Magnum
Anything
Winchester's .338
Magnum can do, the .340 Weatherby Magnum can do a bit better since it
pushes all bullet weights 100 to 200 fps faster than its shorter competition.
This doesn't sound like much until we consider that a gain of 200 fps with
a 250 grain bullet enables the Weatherby cartridge to deliver as much punch
at 400 yards as the Winchester cartridge does at 300. It has been said the
the .340 churns up more recoil than the
.338. This
is true but the difference is so slight with rifles of the same weight that
a shooter who can handle one can handle the other just as well.
The .340 Magnum uses .338" bullets, same as the
.338 Magnum,
and it is Roy's fifth most popular cartridge; the .300, .270, 7mm, and .257
Magnums are ahead in popularity by a considerable margin. The Weatherby Mark
V is the only factory rifle available in .340 Magnum, but a number of custom
rifles are built in this caliber around the Remington Model 700 and Winchester
Model 70 actions.
When loaded with the right bullet, the .340 Weatherby Magnum is suitable
for hunting any of the worlds big game. This includes elephant and cape buffalo
(where the caliber is legal) when the .340 is loaded with bullets of full
metal jacket construction. For all thin skinned game the handloader can do
a lot worse than load
H4831 behind a
Nosler 250 grain Partition. An excellent
long range elk and moose load for the .340 is the
Nosler 210 grain Partition or the
Sierra 250 grain spitzer pushed
to maximum velocity by
H4831, H450,
IMR-4831, or
IMR-7828.
Source: Hodgdon Data Manual, 26th Edition
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