Kitch - I'm not clear from your posts if you were primarily interested in Weatherby rifles or just a Wby rifle chambered in .257
Mostly it was because of the .257. I don't need/want anything larger like the .300. We all have rifles in whose calibers weren't intended for mostly bench shooting. I have those calibers like the .270 Winchester and 45-70 but, they're still fun to shoot. We're going to be at the range a lot more than in the fields so,if I want to spend a few hours at the range banging paper targets I take the Sako .222 but, more often than not the .270 gets a ride along as well, either the modern one or the pre-64 version.
I guess I wasn't thinking when considering the .257 Weatherby knowing how I like to shoot 20-40 rounds at the range with most any caliber I bring. I'd say it would get rather hot with 20 rounds in about 30-45 minutes.
