Ok, I am planning on building a fast 25 of some persasion and as of right know am considering either the 257 weatherby or the 6.53 scramjet. The barrel is a 26 inch 25-06 sendero barrel that I will have rechambered and fit to my left hand 700 (which has a magnum bolt face). Knowing this which would be best to go with? Thanks for your time.
257 Wby., no doubt. Well established, tractable, no BS.
26 inch tube = 257Roy...... for me
The scramjet will possibly net you an extra 100-150fps, a seriously cool name and more expensive brass. If you're a true individualist, chamber for the Laz.
I'm quite content with the Roy.
Roy is tried aand true. You won't be dissapointed.
If you ever think you might sell it, go with the Weatherby. Otherwise you'll be stuck with a left handed Scramjet the rest of your days. I've got a lefty 257 Wby and it certainly scratches the fast and flat itch.
25-20 Winchester. It's not as fast, but the 92s are a kick to shoot, and there's something about watching a deer's face change expression when he realizes he's been shot with one.
Sorry, it's my only 25 caliber rifle and nobody ever speaks up for them anymore.
I guess 257 weatherby it shall be! It definitely makes the most sense.
Scramjet any ole body has a Wthby!
Mike
You could do a 257 STW. 6.5 or 264 is a far superior long range caliber though.
By having a 27.5 inch tube and using 'moly, I am getting scramjet speeds with my 257WBY. In a 26 inch tube, I doubt that there really would be a measureable difference in real world velocity, assuming good case life in the handloads, and I am the worlds worst velocity whore.
25 ROY all the way on this one. If you build something with a 30 inch tube, the Lazz round would be interesting.
go with the bee i am also left handed and bought a right handed vangaurd to try the caliber and love it a lefty wont be far behind
257-300 Roy wildcat. It would match or better the scramjet and you could get plenty of norma cases for less.
Sincerely,
Thomas
That one would be merely the 257STW with a wierd shoulder and way too long of a neck. Nothing more. Easier to do the 257STW, but really similar. My suspicion is that neither is not going to give much, if anything, over a 257WBY in a 26 inch bbl.
257bee....
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25-20 Winchester. It's not as fast, but the 92s are a kick to shoot, and there's something about watching a deer's face change expression when he realizes he's been shot with one.
Sorry, it's my only 25 caliber rifle and nobody ever speaks up for them anymore.
Funny stuff there! It would be fun to use one on a deer, but the methodology would look a lot like bowhunting I would think. Get cloose, make a perfect shot, track it to its death bed.
I'm lucky; the only buck I ever shot with my 25-20 I shot through---maybe just "into", I don't remember---the heart and he jumped up in the air. When he came down, one of his front legs hung up between his horns and stayed there until he died, so he didn't go anywhere. Seriously!
my 257 will pound through some of the steel plates that my 7 wsm wont. and she is a lazer beam, just have to free float my barrel and take time between shots as she will heat up fast
Bulletbutt,
My father shot his first deer with a Modle 92 .25-20. He was in high school and hunting with some of his high school buddies. They did a little drive and my father was one of the blockers. A forkhorn muley came running right at him, and he shot from the hip at really close range and hit it in the heart!
Just curious, but do you know what year that was? My story took place in 1965.
I haven't shot a deer with a .25/20 since then, but have been pondering doing just that to a whitetail in Eastern WA one of these years. Maybe I'll start packing it again this year.
257 Wby., no doubt. Well established, tractable, no BS.
Roger that.