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340 Wby, 250gr bullets, and N560?

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24 August 2005, 13:07
exabit
340 Wby, 250gr bullets, and N560?
Hi,

Has anyone loaded their 340 Wby with 250gr and heavier bullets using Vihtavuori N560 powder?

I have a lot of loads with Norma MRP, but I've acquired a can of N560 and I'd like to give it a try.


/ Rikard
07 September 2005, 09:16
cal30 1906
If I can bend your ear on this one I always use
RL-19 for this load.

250 at 2900-3000 fps but the recoil is nasty.

FWIW




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08 September 2005, 17:59
exabit
Thanks.

A chap in Sweden gave me printouts from QuickLoad for my specific rifle and bullets, with N560.

Seems like it's almost impossible to exceed 2950 fps with a 250gr bullet no matter which powder you use.

Although it might be different from rifle to rifle of course.


/ Rikard
09 September 2005, 09:52
cal30 1906
quote:
Seems like it's almost impossible to exceed 2950 fps with a 250gr bullet no matter which powder you use.



I chronogrophed the factory Weatherby ammo that I bought at the time and it was right on the money for fps.

A guy with a 30" canyon busting barrel can hit almost 3175 fps.
recoil is fierce...
They load them Hot!




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12 September 2005, 18:55
exabit
quote:
Originally posted by cal30 1906:
I chronogrophed the factory Weatherby ammo that I bought at the time and it was right on the money for fps.


Norma use a special powder for the Weatherby factory ammo which "isn't available to the consumer", as they say themselves.

Maybe this explains the added velocity.


/ Rikard