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I would think anything built on the rum case. All the nosler line and the long action rums with larger bullets. I'd think just less drift to deal with. Inside 210 swift scirocco at 3250 or so out of 338 rum. Hammers them. Longest is 532 a couple years ago. 515 this past season.
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The fact is that if drift is the nemesis to beat, there are a bunch of cartridge/bullet combinations that will beat the .257 WBY at 500 yards.
The .257 WBY can shoot flatter than most cartridges out to 500 but will lose in retained FPS, FPE and/or drift. Pick your nemesis.
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6.5 Creed comes out.... and everyone forgets about the dominance of the B-29....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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A friend of mine bought this 50 caliber AMAC sniper rifle and thought it would be fun to go hunting with it. 50 BMG is not a good animal killer. We shot an antelope with a 550 grain soft point and the bullet didn't open up on the antelope. It did slow him down to where Russ finished it with a 45-70... ![[Linked Image]](http://i.imgur.com/eFpTM96.jpg)
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To me the 257 Bee was a rockstar before accurate range finders and scopes that dialed accurately really took off in popularity. The 257 allowed a guy to sight it in with a MPBR of 400 without too much difficulty. But if a guy wants to really shoot past 400 with any regularity a reliable scope, a reliable range finder and a bullet that bucks wind really shines and that ain’t the 25 cal bullets strong suit. Add the fact that you have to use 30-40% more powder in the 257 as well as barrel wear and it’s really just another option but not the best option IMO. I live in the eastern plains of CO and there are Antelope everywhere but it’s also windy on 9 out of 10 days most of the time, taking 500 yard shots with a 15+ mph wind is gonna make stuff challenging with low BC bullets!
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Thats right, you owned a Rem700 in 257ROY. could not figure out how to reassemble it if I remember correctly. Must of bad mouthed the rifle and not the cartridge;)
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LOL. That you Jake? You in NC now?
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Wouldn't you know it, Hope you guy's are all doing well
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The 257 is a great round, flat, hard hitting, damn little recoil. It’s hard to beat!
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Anything Lazzeroni. What? It's the 21st Century already? Dammit. Then a 22 CM shooting 75 ELD's and any decent RF.
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What can beat a 257 Weatherby at a 500 yard shot at a Pronghorn? and Why? Now after 52 responses, aren’t you sorry you asked? ( Nope, troll posts be like.....) .
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What can beat a 257 Weatherby at a 500 yard shot at a Pronghorn? and Why? 7mm Weatherby Magnum 120 gr @ 3650 fps 1/2 MOA
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