.257 caliber
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.257 caliber
I was talking to my father in law tonight and he was under the impression that his .257 wby mag shot different bullets than the .25s that are sold through Cabelas. Basically......a .257 wby mag shoots the same bullet as a 257 roberts and 25-06 right?
he has been having problems with bullets exploding (he was really into speed with light bullets, hollow points and such) but I recommended the 120 partition. What do ya'll think? We're in WV where shots are close.
he has been having problems with bullets exploding (he was really into speed with light bullets, hollow points and such) but I recommended the 120 partition. What do ya'll think? We're in WV where shots are close.
#2
RE: .257 caliber
They sure do shoot the same bullets as any other .257 caliber rifle out there
While I have personally never owned a 25, I have handloaded quite a bit of ammo an shot them alot. You are right on the money for bullets, might want to try an AccuBond as well.
While I have personally never owned a 25, I have handloaded quite a bit of ammo an shot them alot. You are right on the money for bullets, might want to try an AccuBond as well.
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Typical Buck
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RE: .257 caliber
I just traded for a 35-08 wildcat and am working up loads for 115 gr accubonds, 115 gr partitions, 117 gr hornadys rn, and 117 gr sierra btsp. I amhoping for the sierra, because they are reasonably priced and work well on deer. Not that the accubonds and partitions aren't great deer stoppers, but btsp bullets have beenputting meat in the freezer for many years and have withstood many come and go fads. Although, the accubonds and partitions are awesome for heavier boned, thicker skinned game.
#5
RE: .257 caliber
ORIGINAL: shepdogwv
I was talking to my father in law tonight and he was under the impression that his .257 wby mag shot different bullets than the .25s that are sold through Cabelas. Basically......a .257 wby mag shoots the same bullet as a 257 roberts and 25-06 right?
he has been having problems with bullets exploding (he was really into speed with light bullets, hollow points and such) but I recommended the 120 partition. What do ya'll think? We're in WV where shots are close.
I was talking to my father in law tonight and he was under the impression that his .257 wby mag shot different bullets than the .25s that are sold through Cabelas. Basically......a .257 wby mag shoots the same bullet as a 257 roberts and 25-06 right?
he has been having problems with bullets exploding (he was really into speed with light bullets, hollow points and such) but I recommended the 120 partition. What do ya'll think? We're in WV where shots are close.
Use of the Nosler Partition jacket, Barnes X-type, or other tough premium bullets will reduce this tendency. In addition, the front end of the Partition bullets is soft enough to expand correctly at extended ranges, while the back end will go on thru, even at magnum velocities, even if the front section explodes......
Many eons ago, Roy Weatherby used to expound the idea that a lightweight, high velocity bullet such as thoselaunched by his wonders, such as the .257 Weatherby, despite exploding on contact, would continue to penetrate the game with the projectile particles travelling out in a cone-shaped baloonTHROUGHthe critter, causing much more damage than a strongly constructed bullet of greater diameter but travelling much slower. For example, he claimed that the 87-grain bullet from his .257 Weatherby was adequate for such game as rhinos because of its velocity!This is probably where your father in-law got his (erroneous) ideas about light, fast biullets. However, I note that not many African hunters insist onusing the .257 Weatherby for dangerous game these days...... it takes density to continue penetrating, something that most bullet fragments lack. This is why so many people put so much emphasis on retained bullet weight!
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RE: .257 caliber
I shoot a 25-06. Hands down best is the 100 grain Barnes Triple Shock over Reloader 19. My load clocksat 3200 fps. Expensive, but the best bullet out there.
I've only recovered two Barnes X-bullets from deer shot with my 25-06. Both shots were into the front sholder with the bullet recovered under the hide of the off-side rear leg (picture below). The bullet at left was from a shot just under 100 yards. The one at right was 190 yards.
You can see why I like them.
I've only recovered two Barnes X-bullets from deer shot with my 25-06. Both shots were into the front sholder with the bullet recovered under the hide of the off-side rear leg (picture below). The bullet at left was from a shot just under 100 yards. The one at right was 190 yards.
You can see why I like them.
#10
RE: .257 caliber
I got away from regular constructed 100gr bullets in the 25-06 due to excessive meat damage and eratic penetration.I use 115gr partitions backed by 54gr of RE22 or 54gr ofH4831SC behind 120gr HornadyHP'S and it settled down.On the other hand in my Rem 700 Classic .250 Sav I load either 100gr Sierra's for deer and 100gr Partitions for anything bigger 41gr Win 760.My old Sav99 has the 1-14 twist so it shoots 87gr bullets best and I end up feeding it 87gr Hornady's/Speer with 32.5gr of IMR 3031 and avoid the shoulder blade altogether.It isn't bad with the short 100gr Speer offering........................Harold [the mulie in the picture met the .250 Rem Classic last fall]