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savage 270 WSM vs. weatherby vangaurd 257 wby mag
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<blockquote data-quote="Wachsmann" data-source="post: 801636" data-attributes="member: 10429"><p>I've had the 257 and it was a good gun. But from everything I have read the 270wsm has much more potential than the 257 in my opinion. I would say the ammo is probablly about the same price with the weatherby being slightly higher. Some good bullet in the 270 and you can kill about anything up to elk. I also think savage make a great rifle. I have the 116 in a 6.5x284 and eveything I put through it has shot at .8 or better. i do hand load and now I am shooting .5moa at 100. I stopped here and just kept this load since it was consistant. But the 270WSM in my opnion is the only WSM to have. The 7mm and the 300wsm only come close to the full length cartrige but cannot out do it. The 270wsm on the other hand from my understanding has more case capacity and it burns it powder more efficient than the full length case. I'm not beatting down the 257 but it was picky to hand load for and I never got it under .75moa at 100yrds. Also it seems you will never be able to achive the volicities that the weatherby rounds produce. From what I could tell it is a blend of powder in the 257 weatherby case or it something that is confidental to weatherby. My best hand load on a 115 grain berger would only produce 3315fps. The weatherby rounds were almost 3400 fps in a 24 inch barrel. I think I chrono them at 3354fps. But anyways I would go with the 270WSM.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wachsmann, post: 801636, member: 10429"] I've had the 257 and it was a good gun. But from everything I have read the 270wsm has much more potential than the 257 in my opinion. I would say the ammo is probablly about the same price with the weatherby being slightly higher. Some good bullet in the 270 and you can kill about anything up to elk. I also think savage make a great rifle. I have the 116 in a 6.5x284 and eveything I put through it has shot at .8 or better. i do hand load and now I am shooting .5moa at 100. I stopped here and just kept this load since it was consistant. But the 270WSM in my opnion is the only WSM to have. The 7mm and the 300wsm only come close to the full length cartrige but cannot out do it. The 270wsm on the other hand from my understanding has more case capacity and it burns it powder more efficient than the full length case. I'm not beatting down the 257 but it was picky to hand load for and I never got it under .75moa at 100yrds. Also it seems you will never be able to achive the volicities that the weatherby rounds produce. From what I could tell it is a blend of powder in the 257 weatherby case or it something that is confidental to weatherby. My best hand load on a 115 grain berger would only produce 3315fps. The weatherby rounds were almost 3400 fps in a 24 inch barrel. I think I chrono them at 3354fps. But anyways I would go with the 270WSM.:rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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