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Good deal! The .257 Weatherby does indeed work on long, quick shots.

Or even short, quick shots. In 2012, on a hunt west of Wilsall, my hunting partner killed a good 6x6 at somewhere between 100-150 yards with the same bullet. There wasn't much time for the shot, but he put it in the right place--and the 120 exited. The bull made it about 75 yards before dropping--but probably wouldn't have made it that far except for the fact that ran down a very steep slope--and then ran head-on into a very big Doug fir, obviously dead on its hooves.