257 weatherby bullet choice

[MudRunner2005]

Pro, what's the price on those Chinchaga's vs. the Blackjacks?

 

[Swamplord]

Pro, what's the price on those Chinchaga's vs. the Blackjacks?

$300 for 500 pcs plus $35 shipping

 

[Elkeater]

The hammer hunter looks great, I just can't spend $1+ per bullet for my uses.

I know they look expensive up front but they flat out shoot. I've found sub .5 MOA accuracy with them in as little as 6 rounds of load development. I'd bet you can find a sub MOA load with them in less than 20 shots. That saved barrel life, brass and powder spent trying to tune loads with more finicky bullets.

 

[shinbone]

I've got no suggestions for a .257 Wthby load, but finding a good load fast is a big money saver on the big overbore magnums that tend to have a short barrel life.

JMHO.

 

[Aussie Hunter Steve]

I use 110gr Accubonds at a little over 3600fps and have not had any failures on game.

 

[hpmag308]

I have used CT silver tip ballistic 115 out of 25-06. Never lost anything

 

[Dean2]

Antelope equals open country and wind. Heavier bullet with a good B.C. is of benefit in those conditions. You can range accurately for distance, judging wind drift is a bunch trickier. Hornady 110 ELDX or the 117 BTSP Interlock or SST are my choices for my 257 Bee.

 

[Makaira]

I tried a few different loads including cutting edge but my rifle loves the 100 grain TTSX with 7828 SSC . So far the performance on game has been fairly impressive mule deer and antelope to 650 yards.Here in California we are now lead free so that was part of the reason for the ttsx.

 

[jvr]

Anybody using 120 partitions?

 

[shooters4h]

I recently acquired a 257 weatherby that I plan on using for antelope and mule deer out to 500 yards. I want to start load development soon and am trying to decide which bullet I want to use.

I'm leaning towards 100 grain bullets at around 3500 fps. For those of you who have experience with this cartridge, should I use a premium bullet ( barnes, scirocco II, partition ect.) Or will any of the cheaper bullets work just as well?

I shoot 100 grain partitions had my 257 Weatherby rebarreled it will not shot long bullets load with I m r 4350 getting 3700 fps kills great

 

[Junglebird]

Another vote for 110g accubonds. I'm shooting them over 3600 with great accuracy. They are devastating on deer! However, they are hard on meat with misplaced shots.

 

[mmgravy]

You might want to take a look at the JLK 108 grain VLD with a .500 BC for your open country hunting....

 

[mmgravy]

View attachment 140373 My wildcat has similar h20 to the 257 Wby but fits in a short action, I'll be messing with the 140 gr Chinchaga bullet here soon, got 500 pcs a while back and have 1200 of the 131 Blackjack Ace bullets, just gotta have my gun finished first

What twist barrel are you using to launch these?

 

[rpack]

I can't tell, are you loading your own or buying factory? I've loaded several different brands of ballistic bullets and found 100 grain TSX Barnes work best for me but I've only used them on Antelope, out to 700 yards.

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