Talk me out of a .257 Weatherby

[zacii]

I'm going to Sportsman's this afternoon.

I don't need a Vanguard S2 .257 Weatherby.

Please talk me out of it.

It's too expensive to shoot.

It's too hard on barrels.

It's over-rated. Many other cartridges do the same thing.

It's not big enough for elk.

Anything 6.5, 7, or 30 is better.

 

[SJB358]

I say get it! All of your reasons are opinions. If you like it, I think it'll work.

I've had a want of a 257 Wby for quite some time.

 

[Anonymous]

Hah!

I've had two in a Vanguard and will likely get another in a MkV.

I'm not sure anything capable of being shot from a shoulder shoots any flatter. Perhaps one of the best open country cartridges out there.

It was Roy Weatherby's personal favorite for a reason. Try it, you'll like it.

 

[bbearhntr]

Sorry, I can't talk you out of it. I have one and love it. Factory ammo is expensive, its the reason I started reloading. Ya the brass is more spendy than some more common calibers but the smile it puts on my face is worth it. A 110g AccuBond @ 3475 fps is euphoric.

 

[DrMike]

Leave the Vanguard behind. That'll be one more for me. :grin:

 

[FOTIS]

110 AccuBond at 3500 fps. How can you say no?

 

[wildgene]

...how's about a .26 Nosler???

http://www.browning.com/products/catalo ... 35&tid=366

 

[truck driver]

If your going to get one get a Accuguard so you have a decent stock and trigger to start with The S2 are entry level rifles and require upgrades ( decent stock and triggers ) JMO.

 

[zacii]

What can a 257 Weatherby do that my .308 cannot?

I mean, really?

 

[zacii]

If your going to get one get a Accuguard so you have a decent stock and trigger to start with The S2 are entry level rifles and require upgrades ( decent stock and triggers ) JMO.

True. But I can choose the stock and trigger of my liking if I do it myself.

But I'm not gonna do it.

Not yet anyway.

Somebody help me resist.

 

[Bruce Mc]

Resistance is futile. I think I need a .257 Bee. But think I'd like a Mrk V.

 

[Guy Miner]

The .257 Weatherby is the light sabre of flat-shooting cartridges! It's the reason I wish there were more high BC bullets avail for .25 cal rifles!

Recoil is light. It is big enough for elk, proven many times.

Hold on hair out at 400+ yards...

And it looks very, very cool. Hold your shooting expenses down by forming 7mm Rem mag brass. Just neck it down, load and shoot.

I can't talk you out of the .257 Weatherby. Great cartridge!

Guy

 

[JD338]

Loaded up with a 120 gr PT, you can kill elk and moose with proper shot placement.
Although 257 Wby. brass is expensive BUT you can always use 7mm Rem Mag brass. A single pass through the FL sizing die and you are ready to load. AS Fotis said, a 110 gr AB at 3500 fps will cover most anything you would want to hunt and have a chalk line trajectory.

Can't talk you out of it so you might as well get it.

JD338

 

[Anonymous]

What can a 257 Weatherby do that my .308 cannot?

I mean, really?

Well...have a practical MPBR of 400 yards to start with.

If you don't hunt open country, then you're correct- it doesn't have an advantage at all. But for hunting open prairie or tundra, the .257 just greatly simplifies things- put them in the crosshairs and shoot. No holdover, no dialing, no complex drop reticle...just crosshairs and dead.

 

[FOTIS]

What can a 257 Weatherby do that my .308 cannot?

I mean, really?

Really? :mrgreen: :lol:

 

[zacii]

What can a 257 Weatherby do that my .308 cannot?

I mean, really?

Really? :mrgreen: [emoji38]

[emoji106]

 

[nvbroncrider]

It will hold 1800fps and 1500fpe further!!

 

[zacii]

Whew...!

I dodged a bullet. I went to Sportsman's and wisely didn't lay hands on the Vanguard. I'm proud of myself for not giving in to temptation.

If I am a little patient, save a little bit more and maybe sell one of my other guns, then I can get the .257 guilt free.

They had a Vanguard S2 for $520, and a Vanguard Range Certified for about $900. I have a hard time thinking that the RC version is worth the extra coin. The stock appears to be nicer, but I don't know if the trigger or barrel is better. The stock and trigger could easily be changed on the S2 if necessary.


Antelope is in Sept. Gotta get moving on a bona fide rifle. In a moment of weakness I bought a Ruger American 30-06, a few months ago. It's been a let down. Wish I had used the dough on the Weatherby instead.


As a side note, I also found a used Model 70 in 264 Winchester Magnum. It had a camo synthetic stock for $600.

 

[Oldtrader3]

The only difference is that the Range Certified were culls which were more accurate and pulled from the line for that.

 

[nvbroncrider]

Dude temptation what's that? That little 257 Bee would fix it maybe only temporarily but it would give you your fix.