Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Mule Deer: what bullet do you like in your .257 Roy?

I am shooting 110 gr NAB's over R-22 but want to try something different, just to try something different. Thanks.

I've used several bullets in mine, but right now am using the 100-grain E-Tip with 77 grains of H1000, which shoots really well at around 3550 fps from the 24" barrel of my NULA.

Tag. Trying to get away from '22 myself due only to temp sensitivity. Gonna try '23 first, but this load sounds devastating at 3550.

Wow, that's a lot of powder to burn for a 100 gr bullet but I guess it ain't no thing when you're a big shot gun writer and get your powder for free.

He is my favorite big shot gun writer!

Don't over look Ramshot Mag

Try the 87gn Hornady loaded to 3800fps+ and try that on deer.
You will never wipe the smile off your face..........

It was Roy Snr's pet load for a reason.

Shoulder and/or quartering on shots included?

I started with 7828 SSC and never saw the need to try anything else, shoots sub MOA with 100 grain TTSX at 3500 and 110 grain accubonds at 3410. My rifle has no freebore. 7828 also seems in my experience to be very temperature insensitive.

JB were you able to work up to 87gr of H1000 with the ETIP? Noslers max at 75.5 seems like 77 would probably be great never saw to many loads shoot really well without being at max or a little better in my 257wby. I have some ETIPS may be worth a try been liking the 100TSX alot but I bet an 85 or 87gr at 3600 fps would hammer these southern whitetails like the vulcan death ray.

Good luck and shoot straight all

Bob

sambo,

HA!

It was also a typo, due to fat-finger syndrome. The charge is actually 77.0 grains.

dvdgeorge,

I used a lot of Magnum in my first .257 Weatherby with the 100-grain TSX, but H1000 shoots a little better with the E-Tip.

That rifle was a Sporter (walnut-stocked) Weatherby Vanguard, which would put three of the 100 TSX's into 1.5" at 300 yards.

I just got this today and scoped and bore sighted it Ruger No 1 .257 Weatherby , I'll start with Ramshot Mag

scottishkat,

I've mostly used 100-grain monos in the .257 Weatherby, due both to less meat damage and the possibility of elk, which they'll handle nicely. But have also used the 120 Partition with RL-25 at 3300 fps, which not only knocks the snot out of antelope and deer but works very well on bull elk too. On a hunt in 2012 a friend used that combo to take good 6x6 with one shot--and the bullet exited. The 120 Partition (and for that matter the 115, which also shoots very will in this rifle) chew up a little more meat than monos, but not much IF the shot's placed right.

I hear you sir. I have shot them with the 115NPT and it is like a switch very humane just don't hit a big bone. Used to hunt a lot more cut over lanes that were lined with briers and honey suckle and loved the NPT cause the last thing I wanted to do was look for them after dark in that heavy brush. I have had really good experience with H1000 if that or 7828 at max or a grain more if that doesn't work RL 22 was great with the 110 NAB.

Good luck and shoot straight all.

Bob

John, when you had your Vanguard were you loading TSX's at maximum COL for the magazine or seating deeper? Any suggestions?

How do you like the Sig scope? Wanting one for my 6.5x55

Is that the Whitaker special run No.1? I really wanted one but found out too late to get one. If they do another run by bank account will take a hit.
A Numero Uno with a 28 inch barrel would launch a 100 gr TTSX pretty well.

Also interested in the Sig Scope report.

Sakoluvr,

I just seated them out to maximum magazine length and worked up loads with Magnum. At 75.0 grains the groups were tightest.

By the way, that was with the standard TSX, since the Tipped TSX wouldn't arrive for a few more years. It still shot REALLY flat...

Not the Whitaker special run and I like the Sig much so far but need to shoot it see how it tracks and how it holds up...if it does I love it