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My 257 STW is a little faster than the 257 Wby and i use the Barnes 100 gr TXS in it. Holy Warp Speed, Batman!! Faster than a 257 Wby??!! What MV are you getting with that bullet?
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Folks, I have about 2# of Ramshot Magnum laying around. I've been using MRP or RL-22 on my 257 and practically all my Weatherby calibers since forever. Any load data with Ramshot an 100gr pills will be appreciated. J
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Around 75-76 grains has worked in two of my rifles.
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Don't overlook the Nosler 115 Ballistic Tip and RL-25. Amazing combo on thin skinned game. Should have no problem obtaining 3350-3450 fps.
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A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I tried a 75.5 grs of H1000 with the 100 gr TTSX this weekend and I am very pleased with the accuracy. I did not chrono the velocity in my rifle yet, but I am going to use this load instead of the NAB's / R-22 load that I had been using. Accuracy was so good that I couldn't stop very long to cool the barrel. I was having too much fun. 7 shot group was no greater than 1 MOA at 100 yards. They were seated pretty deep, to the top of the last groove.
Last edited by Sakoluvr; 06/26/17. Reason: added powder charge
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I am certain I have posted this information before. Four of us use the 115 Berger VLD for our long range coues wt hunting. To date the combined number of coues wt is 20 animals. Tim and I managed to get drawn once so we each got an antelope. Dan uses his 257 Roy with the 115 VLDs in SE Co where he has taken six elk and four mule deer.
Regarding the bullet performance: it has killed with authority from just over 200 yd to as far as 580 yds. All bullets exit with the typical exit hole of1 1/2" diameter on deer.
Three shooters use RL-25, one uses H-1000 and I use RL-33. Some of the bullets are moly coated. All rifles use the 3 groove SS 1 in 10 Lilja barrels. Custom reamer with 1 1/2 degree throat angle with jump to lands ranging from .075" to .100".
While I would not say negative things about the performance of a mono from this chambering, the 115 VLD, with its high BC and resultant minimal wind drift, is IMO THE bullet for the longer shots we get on the elusive coues whitetails in S. Arizona.
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A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is.
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After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb
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