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257 Bee #14079297 08/26/19 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,090 MonDak V viking OP Campfire Ranger OP viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,090 MonDak So y’all that have them, what scope do you have mounted? I am thinking I need a Vanguard in the Badlands edition, and I want to try the 257 or 6.5-300.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14079427 08/26/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip I have a Leupold VX-5, 2-10, on mine Last edited by tzone; 08/26/19. Camp is where you make it.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14081038 08/27/19 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,126 Arizona jmp300wsm Campfire Tracker jmp300wsm Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,126 Arizona Meopta 6-18x50 With a turret. Works very well. My furthest kill with it is a bit over 600 yards. If you find yourself in a hole....quit digging

Re: 257 Bee viking #14081282 08/27/19 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,251 Cheyenne, Wy 3- 15x42 swfa https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: 257 Bee viking #14081294 08/27/19 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,448 State of Jefferson T T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,448 State of Jefferson I had a Leupold 4.5-14X on mine. It was a 700 CDL-SF. Never could hit [bleep] with it. 3500 fps and 2.5 moa ... not a useful combination. Tom Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

Re: 257 Bee viking #14081907 08/27/19 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,228 Rainy Western Wa MallardAddict Campfire Tracker MallardAddict Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,228 Rainy Western Wa Swfa 3-15x42 Mil-Quad on mine

Re: 257 Bee viking #14081993 08/27/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,484 Western NY State 22250rem Campfire Outfitter 22250rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,484 Western NY State Nikon Monarch 4-16x on my Vanguard in 257 Bee. I'm usually a Leupold guy but I got this one used from a guy I know personally. Gently used for a short time on a rifle he sold minus optics.I like it a lot.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14082554 08/27/19 Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 497 California M MAKAIRA Campfire Member MAKAIRA Campfire Member M Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 497 California Running a Zeiss Hd 3x15x42 target turret with a Kenton. So far I have 3 of these and a 5x25 and they have been great even down to -15.Longest shot/ kill 650 with the bee on a mule deer.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14082909 08/28/19 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,281 Tucson, Az. Azshooter Campfire Tracker Azshooter Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,281 Tucson, Az. SWFA HD 5-20 x 50 Illuminated. https://www.swfa.com/swfa-ss-hd-5-20x50-tactical-30mm-riflescope.html?___SID=U That tiny illuminated dot can come in handy early and late with our coues wt hunting.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14083029 08/28/19 Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,066 Mississippi W whitearrow Campfire Regular whitearrow Campfire Regular W Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,066 Mississippi meopta meostar R2 2.5-15x56 4k illum ret atop a vanguard s2 backcountry in 257 bee shooting (3) 110 accubonds into .5"@100yds on the regular. Big Ed "Only accurate rifles are interesting" Col. Townsend Whelen

Re: 257 Bee T_O_M #14083050 08/28/19 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,929 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 150,929 Texas Originally Posted by T_O_M I had a Leupold 4.5-14X on mine. It was a 700 CDL-SF. Never could hit [bleep] with it. 3500 fps and 2.5 moa ... not a useful combination. Tom I have the exact same combo, CDS model Mine will shoot 1/2 groups with 110 Accubonds.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14085009 08/28/19 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,291 Edge of Hell.... xverminator Campfire Tracker xverminator Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,291 Edge of Hell.... Leupold VX-III 3.5x10x40 with a M1 turret from the Custom Shop. X-VERMINATOR Sooner or later our heritage of hunting is going to be a rich mans sport and the words "Outfitter" and "Hunt Industry" will be synonymous with cancer and A.I.D.S. among blue collar hunters like me and my family! (A.L. Williams - 2010)

Re: 257 Bee viking #14085225 08/28/19 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,285 MA 308ld Campfire Regular 308ld Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,285 MA Burris Euro Diamond 3-10X40 Ed

Re: 257 Bee viking #14085251 08/29/19 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,260 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,260 Northern USA i have used 6-20x50 Leupolds but now days on my 257 Weatherbys i use a 4.5-14x56 Nightforce and yes this scope cost more but it adjusts more accurately too. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: 257 Bee viking #14085648 08/29/19 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,486 In the vicinity of dandihood H horse1 Campfire Outfitter horse1 Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,486 In the vicinity of dandihood Vari-X III 4.5-14x40 AO w/fine duplex and M-1 elevation turret. I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14086418 08/29/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,058 Glad to be back home in Nevada J JLimbo Campfire Regular JLimbo Campfire Regular J Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,058 Glad to be back home in Nevada On my .257 I'm running a Leupy VX6 2-12 as a point and shoot and on the 6.5 x 300 I'm schlepping a Zeiss V4 conquest 4-16 with a turret. Haven't played with the 6.5 much but that will change when the weather cools a bit.

Re: 257 Bee viking #14087890 08/30/19 Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,265 S.E. Mich CJC73 Campfire Tracker CJC73 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,265 S.E. Mich Athlon Midas 4.5-27x50 on my Vanguard Weatherby 2.5-10x40 on my Mk V Deluxe

Re: 257 Bee viking #14087902 08/30/19 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,627 Midwest Mine now wears a 4x12 Leupold VXR. It wore an NXS 2.5x10 for quite awhile but I moved that to a different rifle that'd get more use from the turret. WWP53D

Re: 257 Bee SKane #14089398 08/30/19 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,424 MN B bucktail Campfire Tracker bucktail Campfire Tracker B Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,424 MN Loopy 2.2-10 If you love someone set them free If they come back no one else liked them Set them free again

Re: 257 Bee viking #14091497 08/31/19 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 3,728 Sandy, Utah J Jim_Knight Campfire Tracker Jim_Knight Campfire Tracker J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 3,728 Sandy, Utah Believe it or not...my first 257W had a Tasco World Class 2x10x44 ( or maybe 42, been almost 20 yrs!) my 2nd one had a Leupold 3x10.