224 WEATHERBY MAGNUM

The following loads were developed for a WEATHERBY-SAUER JUNIOR, in 224 WEATHERBY MAGNUM. It was one of the early WEATHERBYS, made in Germany by SAUER. It had a LEUPOLD VARI X II 4.5 –14X scope in WEATHERBY mounts.

All bullets were SIERRA MATCHKING 52 grain HP. Primers were FEDERAL 210, WEATHERBY brass, overall length was 2.400"

All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards.

224 WEATHERBY MAGNUM

29.0 H4895	3215	0.915
30.0	3338	0.687
31.0	3443	0.729
31.5	3559	0.816
32 RELOADER 12	3332	0.553
33	3480	0.709

In the following loads we used the RWS large rifle primers, # 5341 and Weatherby brass. All groups are 3 shots at 100 yards

POWDER	VELOCITY	GROUP	BULLET
Weatherby Factory	3709	0.272	50 SP
31.0 Varget	3248	0.867	52 Brawand HP
31.7	3356	1.095
32.4	3405	1.222
33.1	3526	0.670
33.8	3635	0.415
34.5	3702	1.027
31.0 VVN 135	3535	0.801
31.7	3602	0.868
32.4	3758	0.988
32.0 VVN 140	3467	0.446
32.7	3575	0.667
33.4	3651	0.766
34.0	3710	1.232
32.0 Reloader 15	3497	0.639	52 Sierra Match King
32.7	3590	0.771
33.4	3707	0.695
34.1	3775	0.693
32.5 H 380	3233	0.469
33.2	3330	0.729
33.9	3392	0.595
34.6	3417	0.803
35.3	3429	0.554
36.0	3481	0.920
25.0 W 748	2698	0.376	55 Nosler Ballistic Tip
27.0	2851	0.281
28.0	2992	0.444
29.0	3052	0.525
30.0	3215	0.847
31.0	3316	0.786
31.7	3464	0.867
32.4	3504	0.821
31.0 VVN 540	3331	0.281
31.7	3445	0.767
32.4	3536	0.608
33.1	3654	0.404
31.5 H 4895	3599	0.965	45 Berger HP
32.2	3671	0.714
32.9	3856	0.804
33.6	3896	0.826
34.3	3961	0.941
35.0	4045	0.461
31.0 VVN 135	3674	0.402
31.7	3759	0.387
29.5 Reloader 7	3926	0.496	40 Berger MEF
30.2	4108	0.668
30.0 H 322	3561	0.386
30.7	3625	0.382
31.4	3687	0.635
32.1	3782	0.470
32.8	3902	0.646
33.5	4025	0.502
34.2	4084	0.642
29.0 H 4198	3996	0.406	35 Hornady V-Max
29.7	4079	0.679
30.4	4192	0.859
31.1	4268	0.744

Back to Main Page | Reloading Pages | FAQS | Hunting

Last updated 7th, March 2003

BULLET

Back to Main Page | Reloading Pages | FAQS | Hunting