340 Weatherby Mag

Me 40 years and 40 pounds ago, imitating Boondocker of Eagle River, chewing on unlit cigar:
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My Kodiak Kit: I only took two smallish bucks on that one-week, first trip, but had an 8-foot bear put his nose on my tent one moonless night. Exciting ! Shooed him off by firing my 340 Wby Mag from my sleeping bag.

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One morning I shot a deer first thing upon arising to take a leak. I shot him in my longjohns. What he was doing in my longjohns I'll never know.

My Peninsula kaboodle:

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I arrived on a flight that came in sometime after this one:

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In the spirit of Elmer Keith and his 334 OKH, inspiration of the 340 Weatherby Magnum, my first ever selfie, and last one, was done with a waterproof Kodak Instamatic camera:

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My solo trophy shot, Barren Ground Caribou antler tips in background.
Packing meat and antlers back to camp I broke through the ice on Shotsky Creek and got wet up to my neck, filled my hip waders at zero dark thirty, zero degrees F, and then the fun started for real.
 
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Where do you get brass for the 330 Dakota?
since it became almost impossible to find I dont shoot it as I would like to I have about 120 pieces and reload my own swift a frames and nosler accubond with retumbo how much brass do you have?
 
For the 330 Dalota you may be able to contact RCBS or Redding to get a form and trim die and use 404 Jeffery cases.

I know that forming your own cases is a pain, but if you need cases and want to shoot sometime you need to do what you have to do.
 
since it became almost impossible to find I dont shoot it as I would like to I have about 120 pieces and reload my own swift a frames and nosler accubond with retumbo how much brass do you have?
I have seen a few good deals on 330's rifles online for sale and don't pursue them because of the challenges around brass and gun value in that caliber.

However, I'm told one could contact Quality Cartridges and discuss custom brass.

As far as making custom brass yourself, that would be an interesting project as JimP suggests.
Hard for me to own a rifle I cant shoot freely. But I really would like a 330 Dakota.

Parkwest tells me they have not sold (or recommend) one in over 10 years due to the challenges we discuss.
 

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