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Anybody have any experience with this factory load from weatherby? I am shooting a weatherby vanguard 24" 1:10 twist. Ballistics look like it should work out to 500 yards using only the duplex reticle on my scope. Any experience before I drop $75 on a box would be appreciated. Don't even know if the rifle is a shooter or not.

I'd certainly bet on the rifle being a shooter. Didn't even know that they make the ammo. Guess it'd be fun to try it, but it's also good to know that their plain jane old 100 sp's work so well as a back up plan.

If you try them report back to us and let us know how they flew.

Best of luck to ya!

Dober

Will do, but it will be a few weeks.

My brother in law shoot the tsx not the ttsx
and man does it shoot
h has aa weatherby mark v with a muzzlebreak
i thought the 80gr was the 24 diameter
i know the regular tsx is 100 gr
he gets .75 group at 120 yds
we shot the rifle on saturday

The 80 grainer WILL be honkin' out of the .257 Roy. It should blitz thru the venison.

nut

I have a .257 Roy and shoot the factory 115gr BT's. Awesome grouping of .5" . I shot 2 deer with it so far one at 110 and the other 125 yard both DRT.

I have a Vanguard in 257 and am thrilled with it,mine is box stock except for a Timney trigger.

I have tried four factory loads,every one shot an inch or better at 100 yards for three shots.

The factory balistic tips shot right at half moa at 100 yards and were well under moa at 400 yards.

They shoot spooky flat,I use the main crosshair of the B&C reticle out to 400 yards and the second reticle at 500 yards. I could use a regular reticle with a top the critter hold at 500 and be fine. The rifle is sighted in about 2.75 inches high at 100 yards and is pretty much dead on at 375 yards.

It is not supposed to shoot this flat but it does,others here have reported pretty much the same thing.

Shoot the 80 grain ttsx if you like,but I can not imagine anything shooting flater than the 115 Balistic Tip or the 100 grain Spire Point. I use the 115s because they were a little more accurate and a little less affected by wind in my actual shooting with my gun.

The Vanguard in 257 is a super deal on a great hunting rifle.My buddy who reps for Weatherby tells me that on average the Vanguard in 257 is more accurate than the more costly Mark V in the same caliber.

I agree w/ ruraldoc. My .257 is a vanguard also and it's just plain accurate with the BT's. Let us know how the 80 grainers fly if you use them...I would be quite curious.

I'm getting more optimistic - seems to be a well regarded gun, if inexpensive. Trigger, crown and 8x40 screws being done right now. She'll get a leupold vari-x iii 3.5-10x40 duplex. Given how flat they shoot i don't feel the need for a turret or a ballistic reticle (yet).

Think I'm going to order a box of the 80gr TTSX and see how she does. I've already got a box of the 115 Ballistic tips. I'm afraid the 80 grainer may be a little short/light for a 10" twist but I guess I'll just have to try it and see.

Thanks for the feedback.

Mine is the stainless version not Sub MOA but the factory target measured .81". I swapped out the stock for a McMillan and the trigger was very good from the factory. Mine was shooting in the .4's with factory 110 Accubonds at 3400fps and in the .75's with the 115 BT's. I just got a new box of factory AB's and it seems to have opened up some. Still shoots BT's fine. Not exactly sure what the problem is just yet. May be the ammo. I got it back from a cerakote this am and am going to shoot it tomorrow or Friday. I have loaded up some 100gr TTSX so we will see. I also have 115 VLD's but I have not loaded any yet. You will love the gun. Excellent deal in a factory rifle.
Lee

I also have seen the positive side of my 100gr TTSX's way out there and have slain several bucks with the load. No need for turrets or special reticles as has been noted. If I were to practice more and felt I could hold steady enough from hunting positions to shoot further a turret or special reticle might have been warranted but when I can hold on hair out to my max limit of 500 I am happy enough.

Instead of laying down $75.00 for ONE box of only 20 rounds, why don't you spend about a buck fifty for an RCBS starter kit and roll your own?

PS what is the advertised speed of these pills? Gotta be near 4000fps.... intrigueing to say the least!

Weatherby Factory Load ballistics chart:

http://weatherby.com/_docs/Weatherby_catalog_ballistics.pdf

Makes me proud to own a 270 Wby...

Hmmmm??

I've got a box on the way. Hoping to hit the range in the next couple of weeks.

Not rolling my own yet as I keep hoping things are going to pick up at the office and cut into my shooting time, but I'm still waiting for that to happen.

Given the $ I've dropped on ammo this year for 300 wsm, 300 saum, 257 and 243 I definitely should be rolling my own.

That's one blessing I've noticed recently. While a bit pricey, one can still walk in and pick up Weatherby ammo about anywhere.

I've got the .257 Vanuard with a Timney I installed.
Still saving $ for scope.
(still paying hefty taxidermist bills from last year)

Severley torn b/t Leuppy w/turret or Zeiess 4-14 Conuest w/rapid Z 800 yd reticle.

I'm curious abiut deer loads in windy conditions.
I have a box of 100gr TSX's & cant't wait to get things rollin.

1 vote for Leupy

And 1 for Zeiss:)