.257 weatherby magnum

[WBYSAGE]

Hey all,
FIrst post here at the forums although ive been reading fo quite some time.I recently purchased a weatherby sage country vanguard in .257 wby magnum. I have searched the forums and read a little bit about them but was hoping I could get some more opinions and maybe a few stories about the caliber.ALso any handload info would be great.Im a big fan of berger bullets and would like to sticl with the 115gr vld as long as they shoot good in my rifle.I will be useing this gun primarily for coyotes and deer and was just wondering and wanting info on their recoil,accuracy and performance as a hunting rifle.Thanks guys! U got a great forum here!

MIke

[FastShootingCarts]

You must have gotten a good deal on the rifle in order to buy it without knowing much about the Caliber.

Here's an interesting article on the .257 WBY. http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammunition/ST257weatherbymagnum_031706/

Using it for Coyote? It might be a bit much.

[WBYSAGE]

Actually I know quite abit about the caliber..I was just wondering what everyone elses opinion was on the caliber...I dont buy on impulse...

[driftrider]

I love my .257 Wby, which is a Remington 700 LSS Limited Edition that I did get a really good deal on by buying it from a dealer on Gunbroker.com.

My rifle shoots 1/2 MOA with 100 grain Barnes Tipped TSX bullets over 71.0 grains of IMR-7828 with CCI Benchrest primers. Can't tell you the velocity because my chronograph is still busted, but the book says it should be running about 3500 fps from a 24" barrel (mine's 26"). What I really love about it is that it'll shoot to a +/- 3" max point-blank-range out to 340 yards with a 295 yard zero.

I haven't taken any game with it yet, but I'd imagine that it'll be lightning death for deer. I also wouldn't hesitate to pop a coyote with it either. I don't know how much pelt would be left, but it'd be dead real quick.

I've also just loaded up some ammo with 110 grain Nosler Accubonds, but I haven't shot them yet to know how well my rifle likes them. If they do well, they'd be a backup bullet to the Barnes if it wasn't available.

Here's the rifle:

[driftrider]

And here's the load work-up target. It's shot more like the last group since.

Mike