The .257 WBY has a 200- to 300-fps advantage over its contemporary rival the .25-06. The .257 WBY was one of Roy Weatherby’s earliest cartridge creations. One Weatherby chambering I always wanted but didn’t own yet was the .257 Weatherby. Ballistics with a 300-yard zero are 2 to 3 inches high at 100 yards and only 7 to 9 inches low at 400 yards. “A Rockchucker. Son of a gun, the Hornady brass still wouldn’t allow the action to close. For example, Blackjack Bullets offers a 131-grain .25 caliber with a G1 BC of .645 and G7 BC of .330. The 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum is flanked by the .257 Weatherby Magnum (left) and the .270 Weatherby Magnum (right). “Won’t that break the press?”. That’s not conducive to hunters, to say the least. IMR7828 is certainly the 'kats meow' in the accuracy and highest velocity departments. My Ruger did not want to chamber the ammo I had loaded for it. The boys at RCBS know their business. Damn, I thought. John > your 257 Weatherby load information certainly confirms my posted/founded reloading results. Another more recent rub against the .257 WBY is with .25-caliber barrel twist rates. The cartridge shines now that bullet technology has caught up to its velocity. Easy to load for. A number of reloading Gurus have stated that Reloaded 25 is one of the ideal powders for reloading the 257 Weatherby Magnum. Beyond 650, all predators and prairie dogs beware! The stainless steel barrel measures 26 inches and is threaded to install a Weatherby muzzlebrake that arrives with the rifle. Factory 115 grain ammo is shooting 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards. And had a nice pass through with very good short blood trails on 2 whitetail, 1 antelope, and 1 ferral hog. Re: 257 Weatherby? With that said, the handloader will be pressed to match the Weatherby ammunition in terms of velocity and accuracy. That night, I loaded 70 rounds of .257 Weatherby Magnum, all with the 100-grain Sierra jacketed softpoint bullet, and I’m headed to the range later this week to test for accuracy. I measured the brass and it seemed to me it was right at the max dimensions. All Rights Reserved. This has eased over time with Hornady offering loads and Remington providing limited runs of rifles. Subtropicalabama. All its attributes point the cartridge to maximum efficiency and effectiveness, unique to most of the magnums in close competition to it. This is my … Guess we can hope they read your blog, because that’s probably about as much dispersion that technique is going to get…. Joined Jan 9, 2011 Messages 70. When a 130-grain bullet exits the barrel of a nine-pound rifle in .270 Winchester at 3100 fps, 14 ft-lbs of recoil is … The new Carbonmark in the .257 Weatherby is an awesome rifle all the way around. With a 300-yard zero, the difference in favor of the Weatherby is around 3 inches when it comes to bullet drop. So I did as Bill advised:  Intimate contact between the shell holder and the resizing die, another 90 degrees in on the resizing die, and then lock everything down. “For the .257 Weatherby, when the die contacts the shell holder, withdraw the ram and turn the die in another 90 degrees. .257 Weatherby Magnum Minimum Maximum Bullet Weight: 90 gr Case Trim Length: 2.539" S.D. The.257’s Pedigree Designed in 1944—a year before Roy Weatherby went into the commercial gun business—the.257 Weatherby Magnum is a.25-caliber belted bottlenecked cartridge. Smelly!). There is a little more but not enough to worry about. German Sniper Rifles of World War I and II. 1; 2; 3 > » $3.40 PPR (1) Weatherby B257100TTSX Barnes 257 Weatherby Magnum 100 GR Barnes $ 68.00 (0) Weatherby MK-V ACUM PRO 257WBY 26B $ 2,249.00 (0) Weatherby MK-V ACU ELITE 257WBY 26B $ 2,549.00 (0) Weatherby Mark V Weathermark LT 257 Wthby Mag 3+1 26" Green w/F $ 2,099.00 (1) WBY VANGUARD 257WBY 26 … I probably spent $50 for that box of brass. (Smelly! Stay tuned. Plus, the receiver does not have any excess material removed to provide a raceway for protruding lugs as found on Mauser-type bolts. The stock pattern provides a solid cheekweld and helps to dampen felt recoil. That night, I loaded 70 rounds of .257 Weatherby Magnum, all with the 100-grain Sierra jacketed softpoint bullet, and I’m headed to the range later this week to test for accuracy. I wondered if the Ruger had an undersized chamber. It is a hunting cartridge and has not been, for the most part, adapted into any target shooting discipline. I’ve got rounds loaded with IMR 4320, IMR 4064, IMR 7828SSC, and H-1000 propellant at both the low and higher ends (but not the max) of the charge spectrum. Bullet weights for the .257 Weatherby range in weight from 75-120 grains, with the most popular for big game hunting weighing 100-120 grains. Ultra-high velocity, magnum ammunition is how Roy Weatherby got started in the 1940s. Lucky you were persistent enough to call and get the secret, but what about everyone else? The .25-caliber bullets I used, though, were not designed for the very high velocities the .257 Weatherby attains, and they were disintegrating in flight. Wow, now that’s real expertise and great customer service. I resized all my brass (both the Weatherby and the Hornady brass), tumbled it until the stuff glistened, and then tried to chamber it. “What kind of a press are you using?” Bill asked. Ackman. My next step was to call RCBS, the reloading die manufacturer. He officially introduced it in 1948, but he had been experimenting with it since 1944. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. I will post some numbers in the next blog. Weatherby puts in writing a .99-MOA guarantee for three rounds from their rifles when Weatherby factory or premium ammunition is used. The Weatherby TriggerTech trigger tested at 3.5 pounds on my RCBS gauge with no creep. I met Roy Weatherby in person and I shoot and hunt with Weatherby rifles. It was derived from the .300 H&H case shortened to 2.545 inches and given Weatherby’s signature double-­radius shoulder. As far as Weatherby's philosophy of fast killing through high velocity went, the .257 achieved this goal in spades. We hear this a lot on all the Weatherby cartridges, especially the .257 Weatherby. I explained my problem to him and my belief that the resizing die might have been cut too deep. The 54-degree bolt handle lift combined with its smoothness makes it one of the fastest bolt actions to manipulate. Quick view. Son of a gun (to use an apt metaphor), the Ruger’s action closed effortlessly. Read the first blog on the .257 Weatherby Ruger No. Out of stock. As a young wildcatter, he revolutionized the industry with his fast, hard-hitting loads that were dead-on accurate. I’ve got the case resizing thing addressed, but the bullets (even the heavier ones) are still breaking up in flight. I’ve got rounds loaded with IMR 4320, IMR 4064, IMR 7828SSC, and H-1000 propellant at both the low and higher ends (but not the max) of the charge spectrum. Call me if that doesn’t work, but I know it will. It represents the best of what the utilitarian quarter-bore has to offer. Accuracy, as you might imagine, was atrocious. And the 6.5 Creedmoor, too. I loaded up some ammo and I was off to the range again. And I’m looking forward to seeing what this rifle will do, Larry. and a Mark V Sporter in .270 Weatherby. Cutaway drawings of the rifle remind one of an artillery breechblock in the way that the lugs torque into place when the bolt handle is lowered. 257 Weatherby Mag Accuracy Test With A Boom - YouTube Shooting at 100M With A Little Explosion At The End. It was derived from the .300 H&H case shortened to 2.545 inches and given Weatherby’s signature double-­radius shoulder. I’m a big time Weatherby fan, and I make no apologies for that. ©2020 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Dec 2, 2020 #15 B. Bully Well-Known Member. Yeah, that could be it. I just got a 257 weatherby in a Rem 700 and was wanting to get loads for coyote's. The nine-lug Mark V was introduced in 1958. “Trust me on this. Deer would be in the wheelhouse. Posts: 1,439. Posts: 1,439. Description: The .257 Weatherby Magnum has taken more than its share of animals since being produced. I tried several more cases with the same result. What is not to love about a 120-grain bullet traveling at over 3,300 feet per second (fps)? “One of yours,” I answered. Initially due to the cartridge's high velocity the cartridge exhibits less bullet drop than most other cartridges. Stories abound of the .257 Weatherby taking all sorts of game, including Cape buffalo. If the resizing die was cut too deep, the brass would be too long after resizing, and that would result exactly in what I was experiencing:  The resized brass wouldn’t chamber. I had a Weatherby Vanguard in .257 Whby once and it was so heavy it felt like a boat anchor compared to my R700. Wow, was that ever disappointing. Deep, longitudinal fluting mates functionality with pleasant aesthetics. Used 100 gr TTSX handloads to take this bear with Jeff Downing and truenorthoutfitters.net near Steen River, Alberta. The early bullets used by the .257 WBY were not designed for the .257 Robert’s velocities, and many close-range shots resulted in bullet failure. Prev. I do think that thick soft pad Remington used on it might be part of it but unless the rifle is lighter than his .25-06 I kinda doubt he'll tell the difference in recoil between them. I use the Barnes CL-2 as the Instructions say!! Then I got busy on other things and the Ruger sat in the safe for a year. You can’t break that press.”. The kicker here is you’ll need to have a barrel with either a 1:7.5- or 1:8-inch twist. I’m also a big Ruger fan, and in particular, I’m an admirer of their No. I think any of the .257s would make a great deer/antelope gun. I’d have to send the rifle back to Ruger to have the chamber recut, and hope they didn’t ding up the stock or anything else in the process. Looking forward to reading your reloading results. Hmmm. 1. Here’s one on a Mark V in .30 06. 2.5 inches. The first thing that comes to my mind with the mention of the 257 Weatherby magnum is speed and accuracy. Recommend to do this OUTDOORS! Indiana Jones: Part III (Xi’an and the Terra Cotta Soldiers), Product Review: Marshalltown Grooving Trowel, Favorite Baja Hotels: Mulegé’s Historico Las Casitas. My continued interest in the chambering lay with its heavier bullet loadings for hunting deer or antelope. The .257 WBY was one of Roy Weatherby’s earliest cartridge creations. The heart wants what the heart wants, and my heart wanted a rifle chambered for the .257 Roy. When Ruger offered a limited run of No. Hmmm. All figures are based on factory Weatherby ammunition and not “hot” handloads. The Fifth U.S. The older Weatherby rifles also had 3/4-inch of freebore, but the throating of all Weatherby rifles was changed in 1967 - 1968 to about 3/8-inch. [Re: REMINGTONJIM] #9109527 08/19/14: Joined: Jan 2014. I made a mental note to call Hornady and get my money back. This puppy has a longer barrel and that extra length is imparting too much velocity, I think. 1; 2; First Prev 2 of 2 Go to page. A hindrance to the .257 WBY gaining more widespread popularity versus its cult-like following since its introduction was the proprietary nature of the chambering only being found in Weatherby rifles and ammunition. It is the rare breed of rifle that does multiple tasks as well or better than a specialized firearm. It chambered in the Ruger easily. That would account for both brands of brass not chambering. At 400 yards, the .257 is ­carrying 1,400 to 1,600 foot-pounds (ft.-lbs.) Roy Weatherby is the inventor of this parent cartridge that is chambered to marry to a vast pool of rifles. 257 Roberts Load Data; 257 Roberts Ackley Improved Load Data; 25 Winchester Super Short Magnum Load Data; 25-06 Remington Load Data; 257 Weatherby Magnum Load Data; 6.5 Grendel Load Data; 6.5 Creedmoor Load Data; 6.5 X 55 Swedish Mauser Load Data; 260 Remington Load Data; 6.5mm-06 A-Square Load Data; 6.5-284 Norma Load Data ; 6.5 Remington Magnum Load Data; 264 Winchester … As such, it dwarfs its siblings. However, the .257 Weatherby Magnum took things to an entirely different place. It’s the fastest .25-caliber cartridge there is. In my experience, recent Weatherby rifles are extremely accurate. 0.195 Bullet Style: BND SPIT Primer: Fed GM215M B.C. Much of this is derived from the popularity and mission focus of precision rifle matches that stretch engagement distances to beyond realistic expectations for harvesting most game. I also have two other recent Weatherbys, a Mark V Ultra Lightweight in .240 Wby. While it may seem incredulous, reviews and experience tend to back up that statement. The .257 WBY comes closer than most calibers in being able to fulfill multiple roles well. Yeah, that could be it. However, due to lower ballistic coefficients of these bullets, velocity (and therefore energy) is shed more quickly. How To Build a Glock From an 80 Percent Frame. Everyone needs to follow the ExhaustNotes blog! I’ll report on what works best in a subsequent blog. I’ll report on what works best in a subsequent blog. 1s chambered in .257 Weatherby Magnum, for me it was a no-brainer:  I had to get one. Roy Weatherby would surely be pleased by how far the cartridge has come. It was still tough to chamber. I have used 100gr sierra sp. The good news is that Lilja, Bartlein, Krieger, Proof Research and others offer barrels with the twist rates to handle emerging heavy .25-­caliber bullets. The Weatherby is ahead of the Remington by about 12 percent in velocity, in energy about 25 percent. The only problem? I thought I had screwed up by reloading the brass directly without running the brass through the resizing die first, so when I got home I resized the brass. Hi Guys Please share your 257 Weatherby mag BEST LOADS - any you have from 70 gr -120 gr-ers . $44.00 $37.97. If your accuracy is falling off and all you have done is shoot Barnes (Like I do in all 4 of my Weatherby's) you most likely have a Copper build up or fouling issue. Weatherby’s arguments of high velocity and hydrostatic shock seem validated. World War II German Elefant Tank Destroyers, SAF, Defense Distributed Win Court Victory in 3D Gun Case, Japanese 6.5x50mm SR Arisaka — Before the Creedmoor, 7.62x39mm Gel Test - 7 Loads Put to the Test, Federal Force X2 Personal Defense Shotgun Buckshot, Grizzly Cartridge Co. You know how that goes…sometimes life gets in the way of having fun. “Tell me how you set up your dies.”. Your mileage may vary, but that won’t change my opinion. My long-standing relationship with the .257 WBY was rekindled recently via a Weatherby Mark V Accumark rifle. of energy, depending on bullet style and weight, while maintaining velocities over 2,000 fps. It will drive even the heaviest .25 caliber bullets—the 117- and 120-grain slugs—to a muzzle velocity of between 3,300 and 3,400 fps, depending on barrel length and manufacturer. This is high Ammonia content stuff! “We get two or three calls a day on the .257 Weatherby Magnum cartridge,” Bill said. I would like to explode them like prarie dogs! The .257 WBY has a lot going for it without having to resort to hype. .257 WEATHERBY TTSX. … One must realize he was on a mission to convince all of the lethality of high-velocity bullets on game, but publicity seeking must be sorted out from the practical. I was thinking about 85 ballistic tip, 100 SMK. Is it a deer round? The belt on the .257 Weatherby serves … That is an impressive amount of powder behind that lil’ old .25 caliber bullet. The rounds just wouldn’t chamber easily and closing the action was difficult. The bear squared out at 7'5". All Firearms News subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Thread starter oldfamily; Start date Nov 28, 2020; Help Support Long Range Hunting : Join the LRH Team or . That is, all except the .240, which has always had a throat of conventional length. This day and age finds most rifles created for specific tasks in mind (i.e., varmints, brush, sheep, dangerous game, tactical, etc.). Many sources quote the .257 WBY as Weatherby’s personal favorite. I never had one so any info would be appreciated. The place I buy my components is Phillips Wholesale in Covina, California. 3 contoured barrel. 6.5 x 257 weatherby info. On my next trip to the components store, I picked up four boxes of new Weatherby (not Hornady) brass. And on the ones that would allow the action to close, accuracy was dismal. I prefer the 25-06 over the .257 weatherby only because its more friendly to the pocketbook. "257 Weatherby" For Sale. The Hornady Kestrel 5700 combines complete onsite environmental measurements with Hornady 4DOF trajectory solutions. Sign up for our automatic email notifications! Your 1/2' groups and 3400 fps velocities reflect my findings. bump. Oct 29, 2009 #2 My .257Wby is for rockchucks. Thanks . Hard to believe, but it’s true. Current loads include options like the 80-grain Barnes TTSX screaming along at nearly 3,900 fps, the 110-grain Nosler AccuBond and Hornady ELD-X rounds pushed downrange at nearly 3,500 fps and the 120-grain Nosler Partitions traveling at an impressive 3,300 fps. Fast-forward to the present day, and you’ll find me at that same range on that same bench. I resized a single .257 Hornady brass case and then tried the empty case in the Ruger No. Many sources quote the .257 WBY as Weatherby’s personal favorite. And what do you hunt with a .257 Weatherby? This results in a cartridge with a very flat trajectory, and all sorts of kinetic energy for its bore diameter. The distinctive Weatherby Monte Carlo pattern is followed in the stock design with a forward-­sloping offset comb. And one more…our story on three rifles chambered in the mighty .300 Weatherby Magnum! Is SIG Sauer's P365 9mm the Perfect Carry Gun? I first purchased a box of .257 Weatherby brass manufactured by Hornady and loaded it in several different flavors. Announces .45 Auto Load, Transcoded: FANIssue11-BravoCompany300AR-15, The AirForce Airguns' Ring Loc Kit for the Condor, Hornady Kestrel 5700 Ballistics Weather Meter with Hornady 4DOF, Firearms News Reviews the S&W M&P 2.0 9mm Compact Pistol. 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