How fast does the 330 Dakota's 250gr bullet go?
I was reading about the 330 Dakota and it said that if you push it the barnes 250gr bullet would go 2900 FPS but normal would be 2500 FPS. So I don't know what to beleave. Doea anyone know?

My 25" barreled 330 Dakota spits 250gr bullets out at about 2850 to 2900fps..........DJ

My 330 Dakota runs 2850-2875 with 250 grain partitions.

FWIW,

Jim

I can almost get 2500fps from my .338-06 & get 2700fps from my .338x74 so I would think 2800fps is easily done. I have a 7mm Dakota & if I ever decide on another .34 bore it will be a .330Dakota.

I wonder why the 340 Wby isn't more popular. There seems to be an idea that the Win isn't quite magnum in speed, but rather in weight. There's some truth to that I suppose, but does the Dakota, with its pricier dies, chamber and brass, do anything the Wby won't do? Maybe the 338 Baer or 338-8mm has an edge, but even they seem cheaper in the long run than the Dakota, unless you're stuck with the 3.34" COL. H&H brass is just so common it seems a good way to go.

The 340 WBY is a great round I've owned three and they've all been accurate. The only difference in the Dakota than the three you mentioned are the Dakota is beltless and fits in a standard action.

When I bought my Dakota the gun shop through in the dies and 100 pieces of brass.

I guess if you can afford the rifle, you can afford the brass and dies. Kind of like buying a Ddoge Viper and complaining about the high insurance.

Jim

I have a Ruger # 1 that I had rebarreled and so chambered, I am still shooting the first lot of brass I bought when I built the rifle. The cases last a long time. I have a 28 inch barrel, and been shooting 230 gr fail safes just touching 3100fps. Down side of it, recoil is pretty stout and well the rifle is up around 9.75 lbs. Other than that, its been a fine hunting rifle. Thou a plain jane 338 winchester is about as good as it gets. I shoot a 210 gr Barnes X out of one of my 338 Winchesters and never found it to be lacking.

Thanks Guys. I was just curious as to if it compared to the Rem Ultra.

You can exceed the Dakota by 100fps or so w/ the RUM, but you need that longer action & of course recoil goes way up. I think the Dakota is a good compromise in power vs recoil. Who cares what brass costs, just buy 200 pieces & don't worry about it. I've fired my 7mm Dakota stuff 6 times now & everything is still working smooth as silk. In a pinch you could even make brass out of RUM cases.

My 330 Dakota has a 26" barrel:

225 grain Northfork MV=3050fps
240 grain Northfork MV=2900fps
250 grain Nosler Partition MV=2870fps

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Originally posted by Bwana-be:
I wonder why the 340 Wby isn't more popular.

Mine is very popular with me. I have had it for a year & I realized this weekend just how accurate this gun is. Three weekends ago I tried sighting it in after puting on a new scope. It was very windy & I was kneeling down on my knees & shooting off a rickety old card table. After 8 shots I quit shooting. This past weekend a little unsure of where it was hitting & having a better gun rest (the seat on a 4 wheeler) and a NEW Past recoil pad I went at it again. At 100 yards the first shot hit the bulls eye & the second shot hit in the same hole as the first & expanding the hole by 2mm if that much. Today I wish I had fired a third just for a three shot group but there is no doubt im my mind how sweet the .340 Weatherby is. Factory 225 grain sp

I would imagine that the super .338's aren't as popular because most shooters do not want to deal with the recoil that these cartridges generate. That said the .340 Wby is one of my all time favorite cartriges and my lone rifle in this chambering is one of the most accurate factory rifles I have ever had the pleasure to shoot. Back to the original question, I don't understand what you mean by normal velocity being 2500 fps. However it should be no problem to get 2900 fps out of a .330 Dakota in a 24" - 26" barrel. In fact I have some original Dakota load data that shows a 250 grain bullet going over 2900 fps. Just for reference I average around 2960 fps with a 250 grain Partition in my .340 that has the standard 26" barrel.