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I have been pining for a gun chambered in .257 wby and I have heard mixed reviews from some of my reloading buddies and generally from my gun nut friends.
Can the 257 wby be just as accurate as say the 25-06 and if so what is the best factory rifle to buy this caliber in? The mark V only offers a 1.5" gurantee and in this day and age of modern rifles that just doesn't cut it. So what gives? Please enlighten me with all there is to know about the 257 wby chambering and I have an interest in it but I don't want to spring for a custom right now aslthough an ER shaw would be cheap enough.
anyway I am getting off track.
break it down. Freebore issues?? what?
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my vangurd is tack driver. 100 gr tsx's over a very stout load of rldr 22. shot it the other day just cuz. 1st round flyer from a scrubbed bore, then it's typical 3 shot group. it's the left side target. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/splattermatic/7c396e4f.jpg)
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My .257 is a Mk V.
It will usually only do three-shot groups, of 1.5 to 2 inches, with Barnes 100 gr TSX bullets.
At 300 yards.
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My Sub-MOA VG shoots like the left target.. same load, I bet..
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My .257 is a Mk V.
It will usually only do three-shot groups, of 1.5 to 2 inches, with Barnes 100 gr TSX bullets.
At 300 yards. that is good to hear from a MKV owner as I always hear about mkV's that just don't shoot. Always hear great things about the vanguard - Howas but with the accuracy guarantee on the MKV's being 1.5" @ 100 yards I am somewhat hesitant to add one to my collection. I know other manufacturers chamber for the 257 and that is a consideration especially now that Cooper is chambering for them. I have a few Coopers and they are fine accurate guns. Not sure which action they will be using but I'm sure I will like it. Thanks for the feedback. I have my eye on a mkV that is priced right in 257 I may grab.
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I have my eye on a mkV that is priced right in 257 I may grab. What stock is it equipped with?
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In my experience, recent Weatherby rifles are extremely accurate. My own .257 Weatherby Vanguard Sporter (made before the Sub-MOA came out) will put three shots into 1/2 MOA at any range out to 400 yards.
I also have two other recent Weatherbys, a Mark V Ultra Lightweight in .240 Wby. and a Mark V Sporter in .270 Weatherby. Both are almost as accurate the .257.
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I have my eye on a mkV that is priced right in 257 I may grab. What stock is it equipped with? its a deluxe with better figured wood than I have ever seen on any deluxe stock.
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My own .257 Weatherby Vanguard Sporter (made before the Sub-MOA came out) Is that in an injection molded stock?
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Walnut, with rosewood forend tip.
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My vanguard shoots great so far.
Haven't had a group above .75" at 100yards yet.
The only load I have messed with so far is 100gr balistic tip over Re22
Played with seating depth a bit and found a sweet spot.
TSX is next on the list to try.
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A good walnut stock is nice. It's the injection molded synthetics that are often marginal.
A friend bought a Vanguard 257 that was so equipped, and it was an indifferent shooter. It was transformed into a tack driver by bedding it into a McMillan.
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my ragged hole shooter is bedded in a butler creek stock.
go figure, a cheap stock and great groups.
sure made it feel a lot better than with the hump back syn stock.
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That's a hit in the game of hit or miss. I have a 700 VTR in its as-issued "Tupperware" and it shoots great too. But I don't count on molded stocks to do so well.
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I'd encourage you to consider the Vanguard 399 special or whatever it is now. Rework the trigger, add 100 Horns and R22 or 7828 and rock on.
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A good walnut stock is nice. It's the injection molded synthetics that are often marginal.
A friend bought a Vanguard 257 that was so equipped, and it was an indifferent shooter. It was transformed into a tack driver by bedding it into a McMillan. Actually, I bet your freinds rifle improved more due to the change in barrel bedding than the basic stock itself. I believe factory Weatherbys are set up with pressure points at the tip and many shoot better free floated. Most modern injection molded Centerfire stocks are just fine for sporting stocks if bedded the same way one would a McMillain ,etc.
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The problem is getting them into that state.
Relieve the pressure points and then you have to open it up for a bunch more clearance, and/or start bedding arrow shafts or whatever into the fore end to take out the flop.
My friend went McMillan, but there are less costly synthetic alternatives that I'd be inclined to use long before I'd spend much time and effort putting "chewing gum and baling wire" to an injection molded stock.
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In your hands, probably not very accurate.
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The problem is getting them into that state.
And that can be said for just about any factory stock- wood or synthetic. Most newer injection molded stocks are engineered with crossribs inside the forend and are actually plenty stiff as is...
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Most newer injection molded stocks are engineered with crossribs inside the forend and are actually plenty stiff as is... I've seen the cross ribs, and tried said stocks. Still not impressed. We'll just have to disagree on this.
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