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Desire to own a Weatherby that epitomizes the convergence of light weight, accuracy, and power. Cartridges under consideration are 257 Bee, 270 Bee, 6.5-300, and 7 Bee.
What would you choose? Thanks I choose one of each. I like 'em all!!!
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Man! This thread has me salivating. I have one MK V and that's a Lazer Mark in .300 WBY Mag. I love it. Seriously, I wish I could afford one of each of Roys Mags. My .300 has a brake and it's pure joy to shoot.
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Have one in 30/06.Love it...Used in Africa and Wy.Vert accurate..."You might need a break because of weight... A brake on a 257? Why?
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I don't get the whole "muzzle brake thing". I mean, if it's a 378 or a 460 then OK. But if it's not then you just have too much gun. Our 340 doesn't have a brake.
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Just saw where Weatherby offers a 120TTSX load in the 7 Bee... that puts the 7 back into my consideration...
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I have a 223, a 6mm, a 280, a 30, several 300s, and a 444...
A fast 257 fills a gap... Much as I love the 7Wby, I think you were on the right track above. That is, if you hunt deer/antelope more than elk.
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The 257 makes beaucoup sense for what I do
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Have one in 30/06.Love it...Used in Africa and Wy.Vert accurate..."You might need a break because of weight... A brake on a 257? Why? Hey, they put brakes on .223s. It's not only about recoil reduction for shoulder, but less shoulder pain but also target reacquisition after the shot.
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I love the .270 Winchester but between the .270 WBY and the 7 WBY Mags. I lean toward the 7. However, WBY needs to make a tighter twist available for both. There's more and more heavy bullets being made for both of these. A 1:9 would be nice for both. Then maybe somebody would be inspired to make a 175-180 grain .277 bullet and the 180, 185 7s would be solidly stabilized at all elevations. They might even really need a 1:85 or even 1:80. What you think Mule Deer?
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In a Mark V, the 7 x 300 cat has appeal, and some legs. Keep the original barrel for sale time, and blaze away !
For me I like the rpm, but other than a 340, I never had much of an affair with the others. They all have the mystique though.
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I love the .270 Winchester but between the .270 WBY and the 7 WBY Mags. I lean toward the 7. However, WBY needs to make a tighter twist available for both. There's more and more heavy bullets being made for both of these. A 1:9 would be nice for both. Then maybe somebody would be inspired to make a 175-180 grain .277 bullet and the 180, 185 7s would be solidly stabilized at all elevations. They might even really need a 1:85 or even 1:80. What you think Mule Deer? Pretty sure the new 7 Wbys are 1-8.5 last I looked.
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There are already 170s in .277 and 195-200 gr. in 7mm bullets. These are more like target bullets but not all of them. There are also 128-130 grain bullets in .257 persuasion but they require a 1-7" twist. Weatherby's are about speed so the mid range bullets optimize this best, but the heavy for caliber VLD bullets would extend the range and reduce wind drift. I think the latter option is what the 6.5 RPM is designed for.
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I have an Ultralight Mk V in 7 Wby & it would always be my first choice over my 300 Wby.
The gun weighs 8.5 ready to hunt. I love it!
120’s at 3650 140’s at 3400 150’s at 3250 160’s at 3200 All of those loads are 1/2 MOA or gooder.
What’s not to like?
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I have a 7mm bee ULW. It it cataloged at 6.75 lbs but mine weights in at 7 lbs 3 oz. I have read similar reports of “aggressive” claimed weights by Weatherby for the ULW. Just more of an FYI if weight is important to you.
With that being said, I would not part with mine. Very accurate, low perceived recoil for cartridge, and a nostalgic lineage...one of my favorite rifles....
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I have a 7mm bee ULW. It it cataloged at 6.75 lbs but mine weights in at 7 lbs 3 oz. I have read similar reports of “aggressive” claimed weights by Weatherby for the ULW. Just more of an FYI if weight is important to you.
With that being said, I would not part with mine. Very accurate, low perceived recoil for cartridge, and a nostalgic lineage...one of my favorite rifles.... I think Weatherby claims 7.2lbs for the new Weathermark LT, which agrees with the weight of your rifle. I believe this is a more accurate weight for the previous lightweight 9-lug Weatherby's as well (like the Ultralight and Outfitter).
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I love the .270 Winchester but between the .270 WBY and the 7 WBY Mags. I lean toward the 7. However, WBY needs to make a tighter twist available for both. There's more and more heavy bullets being made for both of these. A 1:9 would be nice for both. Then maybe somebody would be inspired to make a 175-180 grain .277 bullet and the 180, 185 7s would be solidly stabilized at all elevations. They might even really need a 1:85 or even 1:80. What you think Mule Deer? Pretty sure the new 7 Wbys are 1-8.5 last I looked. Pretty sure the catalog online says 1:10 for 7mm Weatherby in Mark V’s and 7 Roy not listed in Vanguards. Happy Trails
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I just checked on the weight of my 7mm Wby. Mark V Ultra Light Weight: 8 pounds, 5 ounces with a 6x42 Meopta in Talley Lightweight rings.
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I love the .270 Winchester but between the .270 WBY and the 7 WBY Mags. I lean toward the 7. However, WBY needs to make a tighter twist available for both. There's more and more heavy bullets being made for both of these. A 1:9 would be nice for both. Then maybe somebody would be inspired to make a 175-180 grain .277 bullet and the 180, 185 7s would be solidly stabilized at all elevations. They might even really need a 1:85 or even 1:80. What you think Mule Deer? Pretty sure the new 7 Wbys are 1-8.5 last I looked. Pretty sure the catalog online says 1:10 for 7mm Weatherby in Mark V’s and 7 Roy not listed in Vanguards. Happy Trails I know when they released the new ULW rifle they showed a 1-8.5 for the 7 WBY. Maybe MD or Fotis has some insider info to that. I just looked and they’re showing a 10 twist on their webpage for the 240 as well and I know for a fact they went with a 7.5/7.75 for the new ones. I’m kinda thinking they’ve dorked up their website in regards to current twist rates.
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I just checked on the weight of my 7mm Wby. Mark V Ultra Light Weight: 8 pounds, 5 ounces with a 6x42 Meopta in Talley Lightweight rings. Not a lightweight but I’d bet it’s pretty sweet to shoot in the field.
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