.257 Weatherby Magnum
12-12-2003, 09:03 PM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
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.
12-13-2003, 04:07 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 135
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
clattin
12-27-2003, 08:43 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
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?
12-27-2003, 11:08 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 135
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
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
