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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: h2ofowlr on September 30, 2011, 06:15:46 PM

Title: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: h2ofowlr on September 30, 2011, 06:15:46 PM: I gave the Federal 115 gr. Trophy bonded bear claws a go at 100 yards. The gun did not like them. Spent about two hours to shoot 16 rounds as I was breaking it in. Sand bags and on a bench and couldn't pull a group.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: bearpaw on September 30, 2011, 06:47:36 PM: We load 100 gr Barnes, they are fast, flat, and last year my son shot through both his moose's shoulders three times at 300 yards. Try them.....
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: high country on September 30, 2011, 08:50:03 PM: I have had a couple 25's that flat out would not shoot 115/117's but rip bugholes with 100's. I have had 2 that liked rl 22 @ 72 grains. Work up to that as I use 7rm brass. Expect about 3600fps.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 01, 2011, 05:20:06 PM: I've shot mine with 100gr SP Hornady factory. Seems to like them pretty well. It's only been sighted in on paper so far. They didn't fly all over the place. :twocents:
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: just in joy on October 02, 2011, 11:25:10 PM: I just bought the dies for my new 257 weatherby mag I plan on working out my loads this coming weekend to see what will be a good load for my rifle. I plan on using h4350 with the federal 212 primers.. I will post load data once I test them out.

federal 212 primers
weatherby brass
h4350
hornady 162gr sst red tips

where do you all test your loads out at?

I normally go to renton fish and game but i found out there is another range closer to me in black diamond.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: high country on October 03, 2011, 05:34:38 AM: Quote from: just in joy on October 02, 2011, 11:25:10 PM
I just bought the dies for my new 257 weatherby mag I plan on working out my loads this coming weekend to see what will be a good load for my rifle. I plan on using h4350 with the federal 212 primers.. I will post load data once I test them out.

federal 212 primers
weatherby brass
h4350
hornady 162gr sst red tips

where do you all test your loads out at?

I normally go to renton fish and game but i found out there is another range closer to me in black diamond.

Do you mean 7mm and 215 primers? Your recipie is haywire.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: just in joy on October 04, 2011, 12:01:16 AM: Quote from: high country on October 03, 2011, 05:34:38 AM
Quote from: just in joy on October 02, 2011, 11:25:10 PM
I just bought the dies for my new 257 weatherby mag I plan on working out my loads this coming weekend to see what will be a good load for my rifle. I plan on using h4350 with the federal 212 primers.. I will post load data once I test them out.

federal 212 primers
weatherby brass
h4350
hornady 162gr sst red tips

where do you all test your loads out at?

I normally go to renton fish and game but i found out there is another range closer to me in black diamond.

Do you mean 7mm and 215 primers? Your recipie is haywire.

yeah sorry I was reading my 7mm projectiles and not my 25 cal projectiles the correct projectile's are 117gr not 162 those are for my 7mm mag
I just finshed loading my 7mm mag for my sons rifle. as for the box was down on my loading table and the 257 was already put away.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 12, 2011, 07:17:22 AM: I am finding out that this gun will break the bank if I keep playing around with various factory loads. Picked up a box of the .257 WBY Mag. factory ammo in the 110 gr. Accubonds. It tightened down the group, but still not where I want it to be. From a few posts, it sounds like the 100 gr. bullets have been working for there .257. If I don't get the group I want, I may pull the barrel and go with a different caliber an affordable one for shooting.
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on October 12, 2011, 07:41:21 AM: I'm shooting 110 gr. Accubonds with 67.5 gr. of RL 22 and Federal 215 primers. Finally grouping pretty good at 3403 fps average velocity. They do seem finicky though!
Title: Re: .257 Weatherby load???
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 12, 2011, 02:29:52 PM: I've bought all my ammo from www.grafs.com (http://www.grafs.com) since I don't reload, yet! They are Weatherby 100 grn sp for $35.59 each. I bought 6 boxes. So now I'll have 120 rounds of brass to reload, cheaper than buying the brass to reload, right ?