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Trouble Loading for a 257 Wheatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="220s" data-source="post: 1208760" data-attributes="member: 91230"><p>Not much experience with Wby's mine is limited to the 240 I have.</p><p>Load development was virtually no existent. Factory 100gr loads were shooting around moa so initial development was with light weight pills 55/58gr for a varmint preditor load.</p><p>Being so short OAL was dictated by how much projectile I was happy with in the neck. Loaded a couple of different brands from listed starting loads to a few grains below listed max. Rifle showed a decided preference for one projectile with groups half the size of the other brand. </p><p>Loaded up some more of the preferred brand from where we had stopped up to the listed max, accuracy continued to improve as velocity increased. </p><p> </p><p>As much as your set on a particular projectile it might pay to try another brand. I've had quite a few rifles that for what ever reason just refuse to shoot particular projectile well but the same weight and style from another maker exceptionally.</p><p>My 240 and all the swifts Ive owned seem to shot best when run at full speed or close to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="220s, post: 1208760, member: 91230"] Not much experience with Wby's mine is limited to the 240 I have. Load development was virtually no existent. Factory 100gr loads were shooting around moa so initial development was with light weight pills 55/58gr for a varmint preditor load. Being so short OAL was dictated by how much projectile I was happy with in the neck. Loaded a couple of different brands from listed starting loads to a few grains below listed max. Rifle showed a decided preference for one projectile with groups half the size of the other brand. Loaded up some more of the preferred brand from where we had stopped up to the listed max, accuracy continued to improve as velocity increased. As much as your set on a particular projectile it might pay to try another brand. I've had quite a few rifles that for what ever reason just refuse to shoot particular projectile well but the same weight and style from another maker exceptionally. My 240 and all the swifts Ive owned seem to shot best when run at full speed or close to it. [/QUOTE]
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