257 Weatherby

[tgood]

Looking for Pro's/Con's and general thoughts and info on 257 Weatherby Mag

 

[Scott_N]

The biggest con would be the cost of ammo, especially if you don't reload. Otherwise, it would be a nice, flat shooting long range hunting rifle.

 

[1899]

I like them. I used one on deer and boar and found it to be completely suitable. My father also had a .25-06 that he used on moose, and therein lies the issue. The .25-06 is a bit slower, that is true, but it is plenty flat shooting and with good bullets it will work on pretty much all game in Canada.

The Wby ammo is very expensive and can be hard to find. If you reload you can form brass from 7mm RM and that helps. If you are hunting mostly for deer and you like velocity then you can push a Barnes 80gr TTSX at 3800 fps with a .25-06 - I was getting about 3950fps with the old 75gr X in my .257 Wby.

I'd consider a .25-06 if I was looking at a high performance .25 cal rifle.

 

[Cummins4x4]

I went with a 25-06AI, reloads approach factory 257wby velocities. Flat shooting hard hitting cartridge.

 

[Curt]

That covered the pros and cons pretty well. I liked the cartridge when I had one. 70-75 grains of powder pushing a .257 bullet, what's not to like.

 

[quarterman]

I use a 257wby for mule deer, works awsome

 

[Mike Webb]

Great cartridge as long as you use premium bullets.

 

[Ellison]

Make sure you reload that ammo, it is expensive

 

[john-brennan]

257

I shoot one for all open county deer hunting and it is the ultimate in my opinion easy to shoot flat as hell (110gr accubonds 3500fps) the only con I have is if you don't reload it can be hard to find and $$$$$.

 

[Sask_Hunter]

i shot a mt goat a moose and a white tail with mine this year all with branes tsx's. its a sweet combo but the 7mm rem will do the same thing.

 

[Dogleg]

My kid claimed my Mark V in .257 when he was 11. He's on a bit of a streak with that rifle, 9 deer in 9 shots including 3 sets of doubles. Sensing that I was never going to get it back anyway, I bought another for myself.

 

[JustBen]

Good caliber for most applications. A bit light for moose and elk, but definitely capable with good shot placement. As mentioned before, ammo is expensive, so save the brass. Even if you don't reload, there would be someone willing to buy your brass (like myself).

 

[Dogleg]

You can neck down 7mm Rem Mag brass to .257 in one pass through a FL die. They are little short, but that's a bonus if you hate trimming cases.