Weatherby ammo costs how much?!

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I got bored today, and as I often do when I get bored, I peruse different rifle manufacturers' websites. I don't often visit those who ignore lefties, but I looked at Weatherby, and specifically the vangaurd. I started to ponder about the affordable purchase price and how nice it'd be to have one in 257 weatherby...until I looked at how much one single box of ammunition cost and was instantly turned off. $60 for rounds!? Is the reason they are so much money because only Weatherby loads them and its a matter of scale? I know it only takes one well placed shot to kill but....

Sean
 
Yes the ammo is expensive and so is the brass both too damned expensive they are riding on the Cadillac syndrome in their marketing IMO. I think Lapua brass is of a higher quality at a lot less money. But if you want to shoot a Weatherby cartridge its just part of the deal.
 
Many Weatherby and non Chevrolet calibers cost $3 for no boom. I would bet many odd, desired calibers cost much more than $60 for 20 virgin brass. This is one of the true advantages of reloading. Premium ammo at 1/3 the cost, tuned specifically to your rifle, in rifles that are prohibitively expensive to use otherwise.

If you do not want to pay that, look to common calibers that are available at Walmart. A good 270, or 25-06 factory load is still going to kill game just as dead as the 257 Roy.

Ferrari is expensive, Chevrolet still gets you there. It is up to you to decide if the extra cost in rifle, expensive ammo, burnt out barrels, recoil, and muzzle blast is worth the style in which you arrive.
 
Cabelas.ca has 257 wby ammo for 44.99 which is pretty much in line with other premium ammo in common chamberings, if you hand load the price is about the same as any other cartridges in this class especially if you use formed 7mm rem mag brass.
 
Even reloading you still gotta buy the brass though. I had a 270 Wby it just rubbed me the wrong way the expense being one of the reasons for sure. Not saying I'll never have another though...
 
The weatherby brass is expensive but in this case the 257 can be formed from 7mm rem mag brass if cost is a major factor, the price in that case would be exactly what it would cost to load for regular 7mm.
 
When one buys a Porsche or ZR1 one is not concerned with fuel economy.
Likewise when one buys a Weatherby chambered rifle the ammo cost isnt really a huge factor
in that decision making in my opinion.
The $60 dollar ammo is just a soft point bullet (Hornady???)
Did you check out the Barnes TSX bullets or the Nosler Accubound rounds?
Now those are pricey :)
I feel your pain as I own a S2 Vangaurd in .257 Wby and just love the recoil, report and the smell of
the burnt gun powder when I bust a cap.
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
I have a .257 Wby , and feel the cost of the ammo is just the price you pay if you want to shoot a Weatherby. If you reload, or want a slightly cheaper option buy the 100 grain spitzers. They are around $45 a box (actually cheaper than just buying the empty brass) and then put whatever bullet you want in it. Personally I love the 87 grain spire point....they shoot so flat and still hit hard at distance.
 
Weatherby was, for a very long time, for elitist rich guys.

When I was younger I was convinced for several years I needed a .378 Weatherby, and the sticker shock of the $2K+ rifles hit me pretty hard, but I was still seriously considering one until I saw the price of factory ammo at about $160 for 20. That was an immediate show stopper.

An overpriced, but very nice rifle for $2K+, that I could take great care of and hand over to my son decades later was one thing, but $8 per shot, when I knew for a fact I could get good .375 H&H at the time for $2 per shot was just an inexcusable slap in the face. 25 years later, my opinion on that hasn't changed much.
 
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