257wby or 300win
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IMHO, those two are too far apart to even compare.
If the 257 were built on a Pre'64 Model 70 and the 300 Win were a new Savage I'd go with the 257 Wby...if the 257 were a new Vanguard and the 300 Win was a new Model 70 I'd pick the 300...but if you were picking them based on the cartridge's abilities you would have to know the intended useage of the rifle.
If the 257 were built on a Pre'64 Model 70 and the 300 Win were a new Savage I'd go with the 257 Wby...if the 257 were a new Vanguard and the 300 Win was a new Model 70 I'd pick the 300...but if you were picking them based on the cartridge's abilities you would have to know the intended useage of the rifle.
I have a 375 ruger for the bigger stuff. But i'm looking for that all around do anything cartridge to take elk sized and down game I have a 257wby already but i'm thinking maybe a 300 would better fit the bill in the area I hunt (Northeren BC and rockie mnt's) your thoughts???
brianzchuk**
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Given those guide lines....300 win mag. I've had one for over 20 years and I'll always have one!!!
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Haven't you been reading any of the other threads in this forum, 25-06 is where it's at for elk hunting. Anything past that is just overkill
In all seriousness I love the 300 win mag. I've got one and it's one of my favourites. For the area I live in I can't call it a "do everything" gun because of calibre restriction. My 270 that is on the way will have that designation.
Sask_Hunter
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Split the difference and get a 7 mag. I have used my 257 on a lot of game from moose and elk down to coyotes. It's really a bit small for elk sized game up but it will work.
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I'd split and go 7Mag...hell go 7 WBY Mag to make it interesting
I have a .375 Ruger also, but my main go-to rifle is still my .300winmag. I also use a .25-06 rem regularly. It all boils down to what you are hunting. The .375 will kill everything that walks, so its never a mistake to take that.
It would probably cause less meat damage than a faster smaller bullet also. Probably eat right up to the hole. High velocity rounds can be less than stellar performers if you use the wrong bullets. Make quite a splatty mess too occasionally, if you shoot from too close.
It would probably cause less meat damage than a faster smaller bullet also. Probably eat right up to the hole. High velocity rounds can be less than stellar performers if you use the wrong bullets. Make quite a splatty mess too occasionally, if you shoot from too close.
I'd split and go 7Mag...hell go 7 WBY Mag to make it interesting
OK, why not make it more interesting and go 7mm stw.
As to the OP's question, I'd say 300 win as there isn't much that it won't work on with great results....plus the ammo is every where and cheap!
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I'm with Archie go for a big 7. On the other hand keep the .257 get a 7mm and go for the 300 win
Fck I like this mans thinkin! Make the 7 a WSM and the 300 a WBY and you got an arsenal to drool over
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The Dogleg is right, but then he usually is
I had something of a fascination with the .257 Wby for years, until I finally owned one. I quickly came to realize that once you get out there far enough that the flatter trajectory is helpful, you're suddenly stuck with a light bullet and some rather low energy numbers.
OK, so you think you can hit a deer at 500 yards with your .257 Wby. But how hard are you hitting it? As it turns out, it's pretty much with the same energy as the .257 Roberts at 300 yards.
Don't get me wrong, improved performance is improved performance. But in my mind, as the ranges get longer, the need for extra bullet weight and momentum increases simply as an insurance policy in case things don't go exactly as planned. In my mind, the .300 Win is indeed a long-range hunting round -- but the .257 Wby doesn't quite get there. Or rather, it gets there, but without enough wallop to make me happy.
But feel free to disagree. And if you do -- I might have a .257 Wby Vanguard for you at a good price
The .300 win is definitely a better all-round game cartridge, but if If you already have a .375 you have the best all-round game cartridge ever built, and in that case I would get the 257 w.
The .257w is a very good cartridge in it's own right. Elk sized game is sorta borderline but personally I wouldn't feel undergunned with a .257w and decent bullets on an elk hunt. In any case you already have the larger rifle if you need it. The .257w is a jewel to shoot and hunt with.
In the days before internet expertise trumped real-world expertise we used to kill a lot of AB elk very cleanly with .270 winchester. Of course now we know better.
The .257w is a very good cartridge in it's own right. Elk sized game is sorta borderline but personally I wouldn't feel undergunned with a .257w and decent bullets on an elk hunt. In any case you already have the larger rifle if you need it. The .257w is a jewel to shoot and hunt with.
In the days before internet expertise trumped real-world expertise we used to kill a lot of AB elk very cleanly with .270 winchester. Of course now we know better.
