.257 weatherby mag

tyson22250 · May 20, 2011

Finally received my .257 weatherby magnum in a Weatherby Accumark. Now this is a cal you dont want to be target shooting alot. I am having an undecided time of if this is a cal i should switch to copper bullets like barnes or if Accubonds will hold together at high speeds that the 257 bee pushes? Im open to comments or suggestions, or best of all experiences

BK · May 20, 2011

While I think the .257 is the ideal platform for monometal bullets (E-Tip/TSX/GMX), it's been around for a long time before they were invented. Just be sure to use a relatively tough bullet if you are going to be shooting game animals with it. Partitions and ABs are good, as are Hornady Interlock bullets.

bbearhntr · May 20, 2011

congrats on the .257 bee. i have one in a stainless vanguard sporter and really like how it shoots. i will also give my .02 concerning bullet type. ive shot a few deer with the 115gr balistic tips and never had a deer go more than 40 yards (this was from all sorts of different angles) but i do think a stouter bullet inside of 200 yards would have proven to be a wiser choice. the balistic tips did fragment more than i cared to see but the dead deer was a happy ending. im playing around with partions and accubonds now. good luck with the new laser :wink: :wink: !

FOTIS · May 20, 2011

Congrats. I have owned a couple of them.

RL22 rl25 and IMR 7828 will work great with the 110 AB and the 100 TTSX.

TBASTIAN · May 21, 2011

After loading multiple different bullet/powder configurations, these are the two loads that consistently shoot under 0.75" out of my Weatherby Mark V Fibermark:

100 Grain Barnes Tipped TSX
74.0 Grains H-1000
Federal Primers
3,425 FPS

115 Grain Barnes TSX
72.0 Grains H-1000
Federal Primers
3,250 FPS