I’m looking at buying a 340 Weatherby, a 30-35 year old MarkV . Comes with some ammo, a few once fired brass and a older weaver scope. I’ve a 7mm WB and a 300 WB, this 340 is the clone of the 70’s era 300 MarkV I already have .
doing some reading seems the 340 is nipping at the heels of 338L .
my hesitation is 3 fold- one while the package price for this very nice rifle isn’t crazy time gouging level it isn’t exactly a deal either.
also don’t really want to try and find reloading components/ dies powder ect for a new caliber in these current times and after spending 2-3 years consolidating calibers .
Lastly - what’s recoil like in an 8ish pound hunting rifle in this large a caliber?
I’m not particularly recoil sensitive or a whimp - (insert appropriate number of bow kills and raw branch press weight here)
But I did for a short time have a 45-70 barrel for my T/C Encore and I don’t know if it was stock design or relative light weight or a combination of the 2 but it was the least fun rifle I’ve ever shot, and after listing for a 45-70 for years it just sucked so much I sold it in pretty short order- even with trap door loads it was more punishing to shoot that my 10gauge.
also I don’t see much here or on the hunting forums about the 340 , any inherent problems such as short barre life or did the round just never catch on cause on paper it looks like a barn burner.
sounds like I’m talking My self out of it doesn’t it?
doing some reading seems the 340 is nipping at the heels of 338L .
my hesitation is 3 fold- one while the package price for this very nice rifle isn’t crazy time gouging level it isn’t exactly a deal either.
also don’t really want to try and find reloading components/ dies powder ect for a new caliber in these current times and after spending 2-3 years consolidating calibers .
Lastly - what’s recoil like in an 8ish pound hunting rifle in this large a caliber?
I’m not particularly recoil sensitive or a whimp - (insert appropriate number of bow kills and raw branch press weight here)
But I did for a short time have a 45-70 barrel for my T/C Encore and I don’t know if it was stock design or relative light weight or a combination of the 2 but it was the least fun rifle I’ve ever shot, and after listing for a 45-70 for years it just sucked so much I sold it in pretty short order- even with trap door loads it was more punishing to shoot that my 10gauge.
also I don’t see much here or on the hunting forums about the 340 , any inherent problems such as short barre life or did the round just never catch on cause on paper it looks like a barn burner.
sounds like I’m talking My self out of it doesn’t it?
