RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

Same here. I had one Weatherby. A Mark Five 300 weatherby mag. Awful trigger> Awful shooting gun. Would never buy another.[:@]. At least it was very expensive.

RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

I have a Mark V Sporter in .257 Wby Mag that shoots great groups with some cheap Remington Ammo that I bought from Cheaperthandirt.com for $15/box. It shoots sub 1" groups without any difficulty and I have killed two very nice bucks in Kansas with it the last couple of years. That's with a Simmons scope and I haven't done a thing to the gun.

clattin

RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

Red
Your suspicions were right-It is offered in a 24in Barrel. May just have Virgin Valley make me one in 26in for my Encore.
Take care
Encore28

RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

Clattin-I was not aware that remigton ever made factory loads for the 257wby .I can't find a current or past listing for it.What loading is it and how old is the ammo?

RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

stubblejumper,

I bought it from cheaperthandirt.com about a year ago. I bought a whole case of it at $15/box. It's loaded with a 122gr "Extended Range" bullet...looks like a boattail to me, but I haven't pulled one to see. I called Remington to inquire about some ballistics data and they even had to ask around about it. It turns out it was a test run of ammo they made in 1996, I think. They didn't continue manufacturing it beyond that. I bought it mainly for the brass, but it shoots darn well out of my gun! I've killed several deer with them!

clattin

RE: .257 Weatherby Magnum
 

Wal-Mart will be selling the Vanguard in the .257 WBY and .270 WSM in 2004...;)