240 Weatherby Magnum advice

[Jevaughn]

Anyone have experience with the 240 Weatherby? Ever since my neck surgery I've been overly recoil sensitive. Customer I'm doing some custom carpentry work for is a big Weatherby guy, has quite a collection of them and after he and I were talking, he mentioned I should try the 240. He swears by the 257 and says the 240 is less recoil than that, and he hates getting kicked.
I didn't even know there was a 240, and my limited experience with Weatherby is with the larger calibers like the 300 and a 460.
He's going to send one home with me to try out along with some ammo and if I like it, keep it. He says it's an extra he has, and it's got a scope already.
I know ammo is expensive for anything Weatherby, but I reload and 243 cal pills are easy to come by, only issue might be sourcing the brass and finding a powder that works. But, heavier rifle, wood Monte Carlo stock, but that's all I know of the gun. Just looking for any input on what to expect.

 

[boatbum101]

243 on steroids , + 3 - 400fps . Overbore barrel burner , super flat trajectory . 100gr bullets for pronghorn / deer . Error on tougher side for slugs due to increased impact velocity . Cases are expensive & can't be formed from others . Set dies up to headspace on shoulder , not belt . Powders say W 760 / H414 on the fast end & say H 1000 / 7828 on the slow .

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Headshot, 223.

 

[Jevaughn]

243 on steroids , + 3 - 400fps . Overbore barrel burner , super flat trajectory . 100gr bullets for pronghorn / deer . Error on tougher side for slugs due to increased impact velocity . Cases are expensive & can't be formed from others . Set dies up to headspace on shoulder , not belt . Powders say W 760 / H414 on the fast end & say H 1000 / 7828 on the slow .

I'll get a few boxes of various Weatherby factory ammo in different grain projectiles along with it. That should give me plenty of brass for a hunting rifle as long as I don't end up struggling to develop a load. Not sure what the life of that brass is with annealing before each reload. As rarely as I get into the woods these past few years, 20-30 rounds can last me a long while. Based on what I've read about barrel life, it's definitely not going to be a range gun. I wouldn't even bother reloading for it except I like tinkering with loads

 

[Baddog 0302]

If you are worried about recoil ,research which brakes are ; 1.most effective in reducing felt recoil , and 2, which brakes produce the least noise at the rifle's action, close to where your ears are.