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257 wby. TO HUNT WHITETAILS?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 167559" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>I have a couple 26" Accumarks in 257Wby. Both will send out Partitions at 3700 and 75grain V-Max's at 3950. A 30" barrel will add 200-250 fps to this. A 24" 257Wby has a hard time getting 3600 out of 100 grain bullets. </p><p></p><p>I think you will have a very hard time getting 4000+ out of a 24" barrel no matter how much powder you put behind it. If I was forced to build on a 24" barrel I would do up a 25-06AI. I have one of those on a Ruger and it does 3550 with 100 grain Partitions and 3850 with the 75 grain V-Max's. Being it's an Ackley design you really don't have to form the brass. I load my full spec loads in regular brass and go hunting. I only bring it out if the weather is really foul.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 167559, member: 1290"] I have a couple 26" Accumarks in 257Wby. Both will send out Partitions at 3700 and 75grain V-Max's at 3950. A 30" barrel will add 200-250 fps to this. A 24" 257Wby has a hard time getting 3600 out of 100 grain bullets. I think you will have a very hard time getting 4000+ out of a 24" barrel no matter how much powder you put behind it. If I was forced to build on a 24" barrel I would do up a 25-06AI. I have one of those on a Ruger and it does 3550 with 100 grain Partitions and 3850 with the 75 grain V-Max's. Being it's an Ackley design you really don't have to form the brass. I load my full spec loads in regular brass and go hunting. I only bring it out if the weather is really foul. [/QUOTE]
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