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257 Hot Tamale aka 25/7mmSTW
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 2674772" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>The 257 stw was developed long before ferguson renamed it after him with no other changes. Lot of history with this one. If your expecting the +4000 fps claims with a 100 gr bullet weight you will be very unhappy unless your OK with one or two firings per case. Called out ferguson years ago on his speed claims and while it took years, he finally admitted he was fine with throwing brass away after one firing….. have shipped dozens of these rifles and they are great rifles if your expectations are realistic. 27-28" barrel, expect 3800-3850 fps max. 30" barrel you will see 3900 fps or so. Over that and simply eating brass.</p><p></p><p>the 257 STW is actually to blame for the start of my Allen Magnum wildcats. A local smith was claiming i was building the 257 STW and stealing the idea from ferguson who apparently this guy was quite fond of. Telling my customer what they should realistically expect to get velocity wise and not to fall into the sales pitch hype of 4k fps.</p><p></p><p>in the end this other local builder got flat out obnoxious attacking me. So i set down, designed my 257 Allen Mag and had a round that would produce legit 4000 fps + performance with 100 grain bullets in a 28" barrel length. And with very good usable barrel life. That was the start of the adventure so i guess i should thank him…..</p><p></p><p>the 257 STW is a great round. Used to load my customers rifles with 130 grain bonded core HP from wildcat bullet to around 3450 fps and it was an amazing medium game cartridge. The 110 gr accubond was a good choice also but not all rifles liked that bullet.</p><p></p><p>the 257 STW will add 150 fps to the 257 wby making it a very potent round, no need to inflate the numbers to make it look better then it is but that seems to be the trend…..</p><p></p><p>good round, easy to load for, used to be easy one to find brass for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 2674772, member: 10"] The 257 stw was developed long before ferguson renamed it after him with no other changes. Lot of history with this one. If your expecting the +4000 fps claims with a 100 gr bullet weight you will be very unhappy unless your OK with one or two firings per case. Called out ferguson years ago on his speed claims and while it took years, he finally admitted he was fine with throwing brass away after one firing….. have shipped dozens of these rifles and they are great rifles if your expectations are realistic. 27-28” barrel, expect 3800-3850 fps max. 30” barrel you will see 3900 fps or so. Over that and simply eating brass. the 257 STW is actually to blame for the start of my Allen Magnum wildcats. A local smith was claiming i was building the 257 STW and stealing the idea from ferguson who apparently this guy was quite fond of. Telling my customer what they should realistically expect to get velocity wise and not to fall into the sales pitch hype of 4k fps. in the end this other local builder got flat out obnoxious attacking me. So i set down, designed my 257 Allen Mag and had a round that would produce legit 4000 fps + performance with 100 grain bullets in a 28” barrel length. And with very good usable barrel life. That was the start of the adventure so i guess i should thank him….. the 257 STW is a great round. Used to load my customers rifles with 130 grain bonded core HP from wildcat bullet to around 3450 fps and it was an amazing medium game cartridge. The 110 gr accubond was a good choice also but not all rifles liked that bullet. the 257 STW will add 150 fps to the 257 wby making it a very potent round, no need to inflate the numbers to make it look better then it is but that seems to be the trend….. good round, easy to load for, used to be easy one to find brass for. [/QUOTE]
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