WB
I figure .240 WBY is a good little round
Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 12:57

I have a 6mm Ackley on the Remington adaptation of the .257 Roberts to .243 cal. It's very efficient and is not that far behind published Wby. ballistics which are usually from a 26" barrel, mine is 24".

I have been trying to stick with 100 gr. bullets to extend life on the throat just goofing around. The 85 gr. is so good though and fast too. For deer it is more than enough with good placement. The Ackley sounds the same as a .243 to me, just about 300-400 fps faster. Shoots a bit flatter I guess if you were really going long on small targets.

I can get my M98 to feed the 6mm Rem. slick (really it's a cousin to the 7/8X57 that the gun was designed for) but a little notchy with the straight sided and sharp shouldered Ackley. I guess it takes a really special knowledge and touch to do both. Been working on it 20 yrs. and still not finished. "The Blue Gun", lol.

My son Roman shooting the family gun.