240 Weatherby on hogs??

26 July 2005, 05:53

Does anyone have some feedback on what the 240wm is like on hogs out to 250-300yds?
What is your prefered bullet?
Do you think it would much different to a .257roberts 120gn@2900fps?

26 July 2005, 18:12

Bushchook

Plenty of guys using 6mm's on pigs here . Secret is well placed shots . The .240 will certainly do the job .
Choose a strongly constructed projectile of 90 gns or more .

The hunting imperative was part of every man's soul; some denied or suppressed it, others diverted it into less blatantly violent avenues of expression, wielding clubs on the golf course or racquets on the court, substituting a little white ball for the prey of flesh and blood.
Wilbur Smith

27 July 2005, 00:55

olarmy

Depends on what you mean by "hogs". There is a big difference between 75 to 100lb meat hogs and a 300+ lb trophy boar. But in a 240, I would insist on a 100gr premium bullet. And I would prefer the Roberts, with a premium 120gr bullet (or larger caliber) for big hogs.

27 July 2005, 01:38

Lawdog_Gary

quote:
Originally posted by olarmy:
Depends on what you mean by "hogs". There is a big difference between 75 to 100lb meat hogs and a 300+ lb trophy boar. But in a 240, I would insist on a 100gr premium bullet. And I would prefer the Roberts, with a premium 120gr bullet (or larger caliber) for big hogs.

"olarmy" s right. All depends on what you call a "hog". While I do own a .240 Weatherby I have never used it on "hogs", got better cartridges to choose from. I have seen a 100 gr. Nosler Partition out of a 6mm Remington stopped by the gristle plate on a 250 pound Wild Boar(range was just over 200 yards). While the .240 is an excellent varmint/deer/Antelope cartridge I wouldnâ€™t usE anything smaller than a .25-06 on â€œhogsâ€.
Lawdog

27 July 2005, 04:08

DigitalDan

I use less on hogs. In days past I have taken them with the following cartridges:

.22 CB Short
.22 LR
.22 WMR
.22 Hornet
.257 Roberts
.30-30
.410
20 Ga
16 Ga
12 Ga

.38 Spcl

They aren't that tough to kill.

27 July 2005, 06:45

Woodjack

Just toying with the idea of the .240,but sounds wise to stick with the good o'l .270win/140gn premium@2950fps thanks for your feedback

05 August 2005, 22:50

Mark Dobrenski

For what it is worth I've used a 6/06 for years, the bullet I now use for all comers is the 85 TX. I'd give it a go and see what happens. I've zero doubt when you do your part it will do its...

Have fun hunting hogz

MD

11 August 2005, 19:48

1894mk2

The guy who did the page for the latest Nosler book said

'and I can tell you that no hog is a match for a 100gr partition through the shoulders'

or similar.