Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 07:23:02 AM
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Post by: kentrek on October 23, 2020, 07:31:53 AM
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Post by: wadu1 on October 23, 2020, 08:36:26 AM
I saw a 270 Weatherby mag on here for sale.. I think it came with some ammo also.Yep RC is correct
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,253309.0.html (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,253309.0.html)
Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 08:37:48 AM
I saw a 270 Weatherby mag on here for sale.. I think it came with some ammo also.Sold...
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Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 08:38:17 AM
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 08:39:58 AM
Post by: b23 on October 23, 2020, 09:05:50 AM
id go with none of the above. Too many calibers out there that do it the same or better and with better brass/ammo options.:yeah:
When I was younger I had a love affair with just about anything Weatherby then as I got older and learned more, not so much.
Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 09:21:07 AM
id go with none of the above. Too many calibers out there that do it the same or better and with better brass/ammo options.I get it...ive just always wanted a weatherby
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Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 09:25:01 AM
Im not very young...most of the hunting I do is with a tikka 270. I understand there are other calibers out there that also do well, just have decided my next gun will be a weatherby caliber in probably a mark V...its not like this is the last gun ill ever buy and it has to handle everything on planet earth.id go with none of the above. Too many calibers out there that do it the same or better and with better brass/ammo options.:yeah:
When I was younger I had a love affair with just about anything Weatherby then as I got older and learned more, not so much.
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Post by: bearpaw on October 23, 2020, 09:27:01 AM
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Post by: RockChuck on October 23, 2020, 09:28:42 AM
Any thoughts on the 6.5 RPM?
Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 09:29:01 AM
I like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined!Yep...that 6.5-300 with that berger can have a 400 yard zero hold...sounds awesome to me
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Post by: bearpaw on October 23, 2020, 09:31:18 AM
Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 09:32:06 AM
.257 is on my list also...Its newer so I havent had as much time to research it yet...how does it stack up against the 6.5-300?
Any thoughts on the 6.5 RPM?
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 10:17:38 AM
I like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined!the velocity difference between a 6.5-300 weatherby and a 26 nosler isn't enough to spit at and if you hand load it virtually disappears. Factory examples below. I helped a gentleman the other day at the range chronograph his weatherby with with the 127's and it was 6 shot average of 3496 with an es of 37. New rifle though so I'd assume once it settles in that 3531 will be fairly spot on.
Shoot what you want though and when in doubt buy 2 :chuckle:
Post by: elkaholic123 on October 23, 2020, 10:35:12 AM
6.5-300 case holds 98 gr of H2O 6.5 RPM holds 82.5.257 is on my list also...Its newer so I havent had as much time to research it yet...how does it stack up against the 6.5-300?
Any thoughts on the 6.5 RPM?
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Post by: bearpaw on October 23, 2020, 10:43:39 AM
I like Weatherby cartridges, the company has developed cartridges in most calibers with flatter shooting ballistics than standard cartridges. What this means to me is that I can hold dead on an animal at a further distance than standard cartridges. Often times you get only a couple seconds to take a shot before an animal turns away or simply disappears into the vegetation. I can simply hold dead on and shoot the animal at greater distances without needing to compensate or fumble with dials. I don't care if the cartridge costs more money, I don't care if the rifle barrel only lasts for 500 to 1000 rounds, what is most important to me is that I made the shot before the animal disappeared. The icing on the cake is that Weatherby cartridges deliver the same bullets with a lot more energy at the same distance as other standard calibers. So not only do you hold dead on at longer distances, your bullet has more knock down energy when it hits the animal. I don't think it makes a huge difference between 6.5 and 270, I think with either of them you can hold dead on at a further distance than their contemporary counterparts and make more kills because of these two reasons combined!the velocity difference between a 6.5-300 weatherby and a 26 nosler isn't enough to spit at and if you hand load it virtually disappears. Factory examples below. I helped a gentleman the other day at the range chronograph his weatherby with with the 127's and it was 6 shot average of 3496 with an es of 37. New rifle though so I'd assume once it settles in that 3531 will be fairly spot on.
Shoot what you want though and when in doubt buy 2 :chuckle:
I wouldn't consider the 26 nosler to be a contemporary cartridge, it's another one of the new gang of cartridges on the block. The ballistics of the 26 appear so similar with the 6.5 wtby that it's more a choice of who builds the gun that feels the best to the individual. :dunno:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 10:50:31 AM
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Post by: Jimmy33 on October 23, 2020, 11:11:28 AM
Ammo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby :twocents:I just want one of everything!
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on October 23, 2020, 11:14:42 AM
this is really the only logical solution :chuckle:Ammo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby :twocents:I just want one of everything!
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Post by: DRobnsn on October 23, 2020, 12:39:13 PM
this is really the only logical solution :chuckle:Ammo and component availability as well. That was the point of my original post. Too many other chamberings out there that do it as good or better for me to ever buy a weatherby head stamp anything but if a guy wants a weatherby he should buy a weatherby :twocents:I just want one of everything!
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I have to agree :chuckle: If I were to buy a weatherby again I think it would be a 378 variant, 30 or 338. I'd have to hold them again to decide :chuckle:
Post by: 257wbymagkiller on October 23, 2020, 02:06:46 PM
Post by: Shoofly09 on October 23, 2020, 03:06:38 PM
As Bearpaw stated, pretty flat trajectory.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on October 24, 2020, 05:51:52 PM
Post by: WapitiChaser on October 24, 2020, 06:25:28 PM
I’ve owned my 257 since I was 19, and I’m in my 50’s now. It’s a beautiful early West German with an original Sauer barrel. But man does that thing have some heft!
I only take it for a walk on sunny days now, My all weather rifle if the Tikka in 30.06. Seems like half the weight of the weatherby.
Post by: str8meat on October 24, 2020, 06:52:40 PM
Post by: yorketransport on October 25, 2020, 06:39:52 PM
I'm not much for factory guns in factory chamberings, but a Mark V Backcountry in 6.5/300 Weatherby would be a pretty nice setup.