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Is there trick to loading 257 WM
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<blockquote data-quote="huntaxhunta" data-source="post: 1419090" data-attributes="member: 101742"><p>I have a custom .257 WBY with a Krieger barrel with minimal freebore on a M700 LA with a long magazine.</p><p>I seat close to the rifling with a long overall length. You have to drop the powder charges because you have a normal throat. You cannot used factory ammo.</p><p>In your rifle you can load closer to the rifling if your magazine is long enough but you have to decrease powder charges. You will get the same velocity and pressure with less powder. Years ago P.O. Ackley disproved the freebore theory as one of the Weatherby sales gimicks. In addition, some of the WBY. factory ammo is loaded to high max. pressures.</p><p>I use Barnes TTSXs with my best accuracy around 1/2-5/8" groups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="huntaxhunta, post: 1419090, member: 101742"] I have a custom .257 WBY with a Krieger barrel with minimal freebore on a M700 LA with a long magazine. I seat close to the rifling with a long overall length. You have to drop the powder charges because you have a normal throat. You cannot used factory ammo. In your rifle you can load closer to the rifling if your magazine is long enough but you have to decrease powder charges. You will get the same velocity and pressure with less powder. Years ago P.O. Ackley disproved the freebore theory as one of the Weatherby sales gimicks. In addition, some of the WBY. factory ammo is loaded to high max. pressures. I use Barnes TTSXs with my best accuracy around 1/2-5/8" groups. [/QUOTE]
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