120 hornady and the 257 weatherby

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Is anyone using this bullet in their weatherby I have some never used them in the bee before thinking of loading them for my boy to use on elk ?? Have witnessed them on moose out of a 257 bob are they tough enough or should I just use something else partition a frame tsx ???
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marginal Id say. 257wby needs to be fed premium bonded or gilded metal bullets for best results. Most c&c bullets will not hold together at 257bee velocities if contacting heavy bone or hide and muscle. Ive used this cartridge for over 10 years from moose to mice and the only thing I know for sure is if I use a 100gr tsx everything will die like it was struck by lightning.
 
I too would suggest a 'harder' bullet, especially for a beast as large as an elk. Makes for good insurance if things don't necessarily play out as planned.

I have a couple of new to me lh .257's and am in the early stages of load development. I'm currently working with 80/100 gr TTSX and 110 Accubonds with plans to try 120 gr TTSX and 100/120 gr Partitions if need be.
 
They will work fine as long as you don't push them as hard as you can. They don't need to be pushed to 3300-3500 FPS. As with any other bullet, put it in the boiler room and they will go down. I used formed 7mm REM brass and 65 grains 7828 with speer 120 btsp with great results. Never got to chrony them yet but likely around 3100ish andnhalf inch groups with my Vanguard.
 
Not a lot of experience with elk but I did use that bullet to kill one with a 25-06, As Shorttrac says it did the job. bullet was perfectly mushroomed and embedded in the hide on the off-side.

I have used that bullet and the lighter 100 gr Hornady on a LOT of deer and never lost one.
 
I have a wicked load for the 80ttsx over imr 7828 but still would like a little more weight the 80 gr is amazingly accurate and fast anyone loading the 120 A frame??
 
When I spoke to Hornady about the 120gr HP for elk , I was told they had field tested it on elk before it went to market and results were quite satisfactory.My son shot a 3x3 bull at 400 yards with his 25-06 and there was a busted rib entering and another leaving.The bull made it about 50 yards and cratered..............Harold
 
In the 1940's Roy Weatherby made his favourite caliber, the 257 available.

In 1984 Swift first put the A-Frame on the market.

That was the year that the 257 Wby became a "viable" big game caliber in my opinion.

Paired with just about anything else leaves it as a nice "flat shooting deer rifle".

At the velocities it achieves you could use TSX, TTSX, GMX or E-Tips as well if you are afraid of lead poisoning.
 
The .257 is a beautiful calibre..... Very fast and like a laser beam!!!!!!!...... I know your using a weatherby so your good to 400 plus yards /meters ....a have a browning bar in 25-06 and friend has .257 weatherby the smack of the bullet !!! Holy cow !!!! It's fast very fast .... And don't kid your self it does a lot of damage!!!!
 
Have shot a couple pickup truck loads of whitetails and caribou with those Hornady 120 HP's and my 25-06 Sako. Through the boiler room with those and most often bang flops... or close to. Bullet weight retention is poor but who cares with thin skinned game such as deer. Wouldn't recommend these for larger ungulates, your going to want a bonded type or Barnes X bullet for that work. Just my 2 cents...
 
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