257 weatherby magnum

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Hey yall!! I'm looking to get a vanguard 2 in 257 weatherby shortly, please feel free to leave feedback here. I'll be reloading and will try to find the sweet spot with 100gr nosler ballictic tip. I couldn't believe that this round's trajectory was as flat as a 22-250 and has the energy of 30-06... The ruger american #1 has a 28 inch barrel which would give me more fps, the vanguard 2 has a 24 in barrel. The ruger would be really hard to find... So I ain't set on the rifle but the caliber is. I want a lighweight rifle for hunting purpose only as I got a 338 lapua for shooting really long range.
 
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Actually I'm open minded let's say both, the ruger#1 has a 28 inch barrel which would give me more fps, the vanguard 2 has a 24 in barrel. The ruger would be really hard to find... So I ain't set on the rifle but the caliber is. I want a lighweight rifle for hunting purpose only as I got a 338 lapua for shooting really long range.
 
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Well, the Wby Vangard SII isnt a light weight platform.
They are rather heavy, but do balance nice and soak up any felt recoil ...
They really sing when you bust that cap and the smell of that powder is making me yorn for the Wby Ultra Lite in .257 once again.
I like it , just dont like the expensive ammo choices for it ( premium boolits ) .
The $50.00 box of ammo will do mnost thin skinned game, but those other critters deserve better.
Yes, they are pretty accurate for the money too.
Sight it in for 3 inches high at 100 yrds and bang on at 300 yrds...
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
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jacobv said:
I've had a Vanguard S2 for a couple of years. Very accurate and well-made. Message me for load data when you get yours.
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I'd like to know for now what bullets were the best for this rifle. I want to shoot the same pill on groundhogs and deers.
 
I am happy to see this thread already started as I handled my first weatherby vanguard and I am sold on it in this particular caliber. The 257 seems like an awesome caliber, too bad about the cost of brass though....
 
Vanguard S2 is fantastic. I don't know much about the 257 Weatherby mag except prob all the same stuff you've read. I don't think its super common most likely due to cost of factory ammo and potential availability issues (perceived issues anyway) of said ammo. Let me know how it is when you shoot it- I'm very interested!
 
laker415 said:
I am happy to see this thread already started as I handled my first weatherby vanguard and I am sold on it in this particular caliber. The 257 seems like an awesome caliber, too bad about the cost of brass though....
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How's recoil, like a 308? I ain't recoil sensitive, actually it adds beauty to the equation, just wondering and I really doubt I could see the pink mist that I used to with my late 22-250 on ground hogs...
 
I have been shooting the 257 Bee for all of my adult life in one rifle or another. It is a very accurate cartridge and the hottest of the hot, suitable for all the sub elk sized game in NA. My current one is a Rem 700 stainless fluted CDL with a 26" barrel and it just loves RL 25 and 110 gn Accubonds.
I make all my ammo from W-W 264 WM brass or you can use 7mm RM brass as well but watch your neck thicknesses. Just run them through your 257 Wby full length sizer and load and shoot, no more 2 dollars a brass, more like $.50 a brass. I stumbled upon a lot of 10 bags of W-W at WSS a few years ago and bought them all (264 WM) so I have an endless supply for both my 257 Bee and my 264 WM, plus I already had about 200 for the 264, so I'm "good to go" as they say.
Some advice for you guys if you're interested.......if you are going to run 100 gn and less look to the monolithic bullets, the others explode on impact. I like 110 and heavier in my 257 Bee and leave the lighter bullets for the Bob and Savage.
 
It is a great calibre there is just not much for bullet selection. My friend had one of the Sub MOA models before the series 2 came out and with hand loading the barnes TSX he was getting .3 MOA. You can make your own brass out of .264 or 7mm Rem. mag (provided that you are into reloading) if you are not a hand loader then ammo gets really expensive. Low recoil, Shoot a moose through the boiler room with a quality bullet and he is done. The 240 Weatherby is the only one that you cannot fire form and build your own brass from another popular case. If you need help building cheap brass out of .264 win. mag. shoot my a post, it's easy.
 
The 257 would definitely be more appealing to me personally with a 26" or longer barrel. A 28" Ruger No. 1 has an overall length similar to a 24" bolt action due to the short reciever length.

Just an FYI it's just called a Ruger No. 1. The Ruger American is a budget line of bolt action rifles.
 
I have a Weatherby Mark V in the Canadian North Mark edition. Very fond of this rifle. I have not spent much time shooting or loading for it yet, but it seems to like Reloader 25 and 115 grain Nosler Partition and Ballistic Tip bullets. I intend to ventilate some coyotes with it very soon, maybe even tomorrow if I get done work early enough to make it out before dark. Let us know how yours shoots.
 
franktank said:
Hey yall!! I'm looking to get a vanguard 2 in 257 weatherby shortly, please feel free to leave feedback here. I'll be reloading and will try to find the sweet spot with 100gr nosler ballictic tip. I couldn't believe that this round's trajectory was as flat as a 22-250 and has the energy of 30-06... The ruger american #1 has a 28 inch barrel which would give me more fps, the vanguard 2 has a 24 in barrel. The ruger would be really hard to find... So I ain't set on the rifle but the caliber is. I want a lighweight rifle for hunting purpose only as I got a 338 lapua for shooting really long range.
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The Ballistic Tip is a #### choice. You need something with stiffer bones to it.
 
Douglas, whats your take on bbl life? I know it depends on the barrel and how its used/abused, but is this 1000 rounds talk really in the ball park? I am also quite interested in this chambering but don't want to deal with re-barreling every 2 years.
 
I've been hunting with one for a dozen years now. mine is 26" barrel remington. I've taken probably close to 30 big game animals with mine and it's my go to rifle for bears deer and sheep and goats. I started using the 120gr partition but soon realized the 100gr tsx was far superior for one shot kills. I've since switched to the 80gr ttsx and 90 gr gmx. I've been far more impressed with the lighter monos than anything else I've shot out of it. It literally is like animals are struck by lightning
 
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