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Weatherby
The following data was developed by my friend Mitch Carter, in a Weatherby Mk V rifle, which had a 26” barrel, fitted with a muzzle brake. Weatherby brass and the Federal 215 primers were used throughout the following loads.
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POWDER |
VELOCITY |
BULLET |
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82.0 H 4831 |
2781 |
BARNES X 250 |
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83.0 |
2797 |
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84.0 |
2823 |
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85.0 |
2864 |
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83.0 REL 22 |
2807 |
HORNADY 250 |
|
84.4 |
2831 |
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85.0 |
2852 |
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86.0 |
2881 |
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90.0 REL 25 |
3001 |
HORNADY 225 |
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91.0 |
3034 |
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92.0 |
3049 |
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93.5 |
3074 |
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86.0 REL 22 |
2993 |
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87.0 |
3014 |
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88.0 |
3041 |
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The following loads were developed by by friend F.R. Mitchell, in a Weatherby Mk V rifle with a 26" barrel.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
BULLET |
PRIMER |
BRASS |
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WEATHERBY FACTORY |
2926 |
250 SP |
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87.0 RL 19 |
2966 |
225 NOSLER PARTITION |
FED 215 |
WBY |
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89.0 |
3100 |
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81.0 IMR 4831 |
2860 |
250 NOSLER PARTITION |
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83.0 |
2917 |
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85.0 RL 19 |
2849 |
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87.0 |
2925 |
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78.0 IMR 4831 |
2654 |
275 SPEER |
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80.0 |
2725 |
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83.0 RL 19 |
2707 |
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85.0 |
2800 |
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The following were also developed in a Weatherby Mk V, but a different rifle than the one above.
|
POWDER |
VELOCITY |
BULLET |
PRIMER |
BRASS |
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WEATHERBY FACTORY |
3308 |
200 |
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84.0 IMR 4350 |
3159 |
200 HORNADY |
FED 215 |
WBY |
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85.0 N 204 |
3062 |
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86.0 |
3120 |
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84.0 IMR 4350 |
3142 |
210 NOSLER |
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86.0 IMR 4831 |
3120 |
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84.0 |
3084 |
225 HORNADY |
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85.0 |
2820 |
250 NOSLER |
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Last updated July 10th, 2000