Got the carbon backcountry 30-378 and it’s under half inch groups. Friend has the identical 30-378 and it’s the same 1/2 inch groups. One likes the hammer bullets the other likes the eldx.
Teachin our young men is what it’s all about..👊🏻🫲..I got the carbon waypoint 6.5prc and have some wicked handloads…257 mag I’d love to play with..25 creed is on my list
Awesome buck 🦌 and hunt story there Marc. Congratulations on such a nice 11 point. I know you are a muley guy though and through but there’s still something special about a good mature whitetail buck 🦌 especially with a bow 😃🏹🦌
Love the passion for the hunt and your love of the 257 Bee. I am having the same issue with my New Weatherby Mark V 6.5x300 KCR . It's a tack driver. Love it more than I can write here about it. ❤❤
I like the fact that you can use all 257 WeatherBy bullets from 100 to 120 grain bullets even the round nose and they will hit in the same impact range all the way out to 300 yards.Meaning you could interchange all 257 weatherby out to 300 yards from 100 grn all the way to 120 without having to readjust the scope when sighted in for yourself.
Your video captures the essence of why I so want a Weatherby .257 Magnum. Thank you. I hope that you have many more great adventures and years of enjoyment.
Nothing shoots faster, flatter or more accurate than Weatherby! I love my Weatherbys, I have a 257, 270, and two 300's. My next ounce will definitely be a 240 bee using 80gr TTSX and 72gr. Hammer bullets.
Nothing shoots faster, flatter or more accurate than Weatherby! I love my Weatherbys, I have a 257, 270, and two 300's. My next ounce will definitely be a 240 bee using 80gr TTSX and 72gr. Hammer bullets.
A 257 Weatherby is thunder with any bullet it fires. To give a good comparison, think of a 110gr or 120 gr 257 Wby load as being a kissing cousin to a 7mm Rem mag using a 120 Gr bullet, the 7 Mag in that bullet range will give slightly more velocity. But that's the comparison. A true thunder-stick.
I want to get a 257 Weatherby but i need to know a little more. I know its intended for long range flat shooting needs and will dust deer at 300 an 400 yards which is definitely in my wheel house. But sometimes I shoot them as close as 30 and 50 yards. Will the 257 Weatherby have outstanding performance on a very close deer or does the speed actually hurt it in close situations? I generally shoot a 30-06 which takes care of business near and far. I'm just really interested in the 257...... Thanks!
Excellent question! The key to it is bullet choice. I’ve killed my farthest buck, a muley at 475 with it and I’ve shot hogs, whitetails and bobcats as close as 30. All with the factory Barnes 100 grain TTSX load. I’ve also used the Nosler 110 Accubond. Factory load with great success. Another load my gun lobes is the 120 Nosler Partition. That would be my go to for bigger animals such as elk and moose and also for deer when closer ranges are expected. Sight in 2.0 inches high at 100 and hold dread on out to 350. Good luck! You’ll love the 257.
I have collected Weatherby Mark 5S for 40 years(I shoot left-handed)and have owned and shot every conceivable Weatherby caliber including the 460. The monte carlo stock hits my cheek bone. Weatherby should make a classic straight stock. Recoil would be to the shoulder. Forget muzzle brakes. Mag-Na-porting helps tremendously Weatherby made a classic Mark but it didn't sell well. A stock maker can take the hump down, thin and under cut the cheek piece and the flutes. It would be a unique looking Weatherby that would recoil properly.
That's one beautiful rifle. I got a ballistic chart that listed many of the deer size cartridges and gave the maximum point blank range for each caliber. I liked to go over the info and pick which caliber I felt would make the ultimate deer caliber and rifle. I picked the 257 Weatherby because the max point blank range you could sight your scope in with the bullet not rising nor dropping over 2 " was nearly 400 yards.
Beautiful barrel and stock, the finish is awesome !! Gorgeous rifle indeed, my one gripe that I can't seem to get over and holds me back from buying one is the ugly bolt, it's not jeweled. In my opinion it doesn't match the rifle. For the price you pay they left that detail out.
@@downinthebottomswithmarcsm1520 With that shooting regimen it should last as long as you do. I shoot a .25 Krag Improved with stainless barrel. Jacketed loads for hunting, cast bullet loads for target or just fooling around.
Good shot-any kind of a shoulder forward hit usually does the trick for me-i ground stalk most of the time and I’m gonna try that hog face on my bow -we have super thick poison ivy vines that grow up like tall grass-hog tunnel through them -deer use these trails too-the deer eat the tops of the poison ivy
A hogs hearing is excellent and are hyper sensitive to any foreign noises-their noses are off the chart-eyes so so-i hunt hogs a lot on the ground and getting a shot at 30 yards is tough -creaky stands noisy arrow rests loud bows clumsy boots noisy clothes are all factors that should be paid attention to-I’m no rookie but that doesn’t mean I don’t get busted by too many eyes swirling winds and who knows what -thats why it sure feels good when things work out and sucks when you drive two hours for nothing
They are tough. I kill roughly 100 hogs a year on our place and at least half of those are with a bow, I was just lazy and knew better! I’m no rookie… but it was a rookie mistake! 🤦🏻♂️😂 What part of LA are you in?
I hunt public land in Louisiana for pigs with my bow -swamps palmettos briars -real tough to find them if no blood-been lucky only failed to find a few-usually get 8 to 10 -halve with bow and half with squirrel 22 -big problem in early season hunts is to bring enough water-heat stroke is not an option-I didn’t see you sweat a drop-what’s your secret 🤫
