I"™ve been rifle hunting since I was 10 years old; I started off with a 30-30 Winchester and moved up to the Remington 30.06, taking big bucks and Elk in the process.
20 years later I switched over to Muzzleloaders, and I love the !!!! out of that!
While I hunt, in Western Washington State with black powder, I am planning on doing some Antelope, Mule deer and Whitetail hunting in the Eastern part of the state as well as other game in the SW States.
I have been looking at purchasing the .257 Weatherby to do my "śextracurricular"ť hunting with.
I know that the .257 was Roy Weatherby"™s personal favorite caliber, in fact, He used a 100gr Partition to kill everything in North America, and almost everything in Africa, including a Cape Buffalo! (No easy task, although he did recommend that no one else try it).
I"™m more interested in the "śsurgical"ť shot placement on my hunts, rather than the brute force knockdown powers of the larger calibers.
I"™ve seen Weatherby"™s video of them dropping Elk at 800 yards with the .338-378, seriously impressive, but not for me.
I"™m looking at the .257 Vanguard Stainless/Synthetic with fluted barrel.
So what are your guys"™ opinions? Good caliber? Not enough?
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It sounda like yer ready to get serious. With that kinda record,who are we to say yer choice is junk? I never was crazy bout weatherby stock style,freebore,double radius shoulders personally.
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I think the 257wthby is the perfect round honestly but its not for everyone. Its about as flat of a round you're going to find. Im just the opposite of stalking bear, I think the Weatherby stocks are great. Freebore, double radius etc... have been working fine for years not sure what isnt liked about them.
If you dont mind expensive casings or factory rounds and a 26" factory barrel itll be sweeeet.IMO
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.257 Weatherby Magnum?
