Don458
AH enthusiast
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Weatherby 240 85 gr TSX my favorite load (discontinued now only offer 80 gr ttsx) Reloaded some rds , max load is 50 gr IMR 4350. according to Barnes data -3500 fps like factory ammo. Loaded up some starting at 48 gr and up . All had sticky bolt ( hard to open) got to the 3500 fps I wanted, groups were fantastic at 200 yds - 3/4 “ But hard to open bolt. Smack it with hand . Lower loads at the 48 gr level- (3330 fps) still hard to open bolt and groups opened up to about 2-2 1/2 “@. 200 yds . There are No over pressure signs on case not even extracting mark primers look good too ? So im trying to keep it at factory load velocity. All cases Full length resized, Case first trimmed to 2.490”. Than I trimmed some down to 2.485” thinking maybe it will help. Col -3.100” Rifle cleaned always , ;thinking maybe carbon ring build up but Factory Ammo - No problem. So what do you think is wrong or an I missing something . This is the only Weatherby rd I reload , others are standard cartridges. Thank you Don