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Hint, Hint, I have a 240 Wby, and it is not for sale...........
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I sure wouldn't change anything, but I have nothing for (nor against) the Weatherby cartridges and definitely favor quarterbores over 6mms.
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Bought a 270 Bee (very used Mark V) for $800. It's got a gouge in the stock and some scratches on the outside of the barrel, but it shoots one hole groups with 130g Weatherby spitzers at 3350 fps. Really like it! I'd go 240 Weatherby, they just seem like so much fun. My very used 270 Bee ... ![[Linked Image]](http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/chuckscap/WeatherbyMarkVDeluxe270WbyMag.jpg) Now you're talkin!! The 270 is my favorite in the Wby lineup. A 130 gr bullet at 3400+fps is wicked. I also have a Mark V in the 270 Wby. I almost wish mine had a gouge so I wouldn't be so darn worried about beating it up all the time. Congrats on your purchase. Here's a few of mine from last season... ![[Linked Image]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/mojo67_2006/Deer%20Photos/10PointwithMkV.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r234/mojo67_2006/270Wbycoyote3.jpg)
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All right guy's, the input has been much appreciated. I've made the decision to order a 6mm barrel. Brux is saying 10-12 weeks on wait time, so I've got a little more time to decide on how I'm going to chamber it.
As much as I like the idea of the 240, the 6mm-06 is growing on me. The AI version is out as I don't want to hassle with fire forming. Figure after I tire of the 6mm, I'll re-install the original 25-06 barrel and have my 700 Classic back in original form.
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I just got in a Brux #5 8 twist this week for my 6/06AI..Bugholes had them on the shelf, no wait.
I've had 3 barrels chambered in regular 6/06, going AI this time..Why you afraid of fire forming? You still have to more/less fire form regular 6/06, just load it up and shoot it, out pops an AI, not like its hard to do...Also, fireforming rounds arent inaccurate..nothing says you gotta go out and shoot 200 rounds in the dirt just to get brass, use it like you normally would, when you have your brass done, pour in a few more grains..not too hard.
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Thanks for the link/info. Does anyone know if Brux will flute a #3 contour? Seems when I bought the barrel for my 257Wby from Brux, they said the smallest contour they could flute was a #4? Don't remember for sure though.
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Thanks rosco. Can you fireform with full power loads? I've always heard you have to shoot them first at reduced power. My issue is time. With a full time job, family, kids, kids sports,etc.. I don't have lot's of extra time. Fireforming to me sounds like an extra step(extra time)in the work up process, for not much in return. 50-75 fps perhaps?
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