Hunting & Fishing 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

[Tikkad]

okay i used the search as well as the advanced search and could not find anything on this, so sorry if its been covered. I am looking for a good .257 weatherby hunting bullet. im open to reloading and have the equipment if components are better than what is available in factory ammo. my mane focus right now is the bullet. This will be used on deer size game anywhere from 30 to id say 500 yards. a high ballistics coefficient would be nice, but i really want a reliable hunting bullet more than anything. Ballistic tip bullets raise some fear in me... let me know if that should not be the case?

help would be great. recovered bullet pics and exit wound pics would be awesome

 

[Engine 22]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

Barnes 115gr TSX- My bud runs them out to 800 without issue.

 

[Tikkad]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

Engine22 i have heard the barnes have a tendency to not expand every time. do you know if that has ever been the case?

I would like to hear lots of opinions

 

[Engine 22]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

I can't speak about "every time," but my experiences have been very positive. There are far too many variables involved to say it can't happen. Try them out and let us know what you learn.

 

[ChadTRG42]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

The 25 caliber bullets are not the best in BC. But some good one's would be Hornady 100 or 110 grain Interbond, SST, or GMX, Nosler 110 Accubond, or Swift 100 grain Scirocco II.

 

[RTH1800]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

I have had 100 % success with BTS bullets. Quite a few critters. One thing to remember is that most "bullet failure" stories you hear are told by people who did not recover game and thus know little about what actually happened. Poor bullet preformance is a whipping boy for bad shooting in many cases, not that is does not happen at times.

 

[SledDog]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

I think the 257 is about the same bullet as the 25-06, I love the Barnes TSX in my 25.

 

[tansinator]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

I shoot the 85 grain Barnes TTSX at 3550 fps and it is devastating on whitetails. Rifle is a Tikka 25-06 with a 1 in 10 twist. Six whitetails were shot with this bullet I loaded last year. Only one took a step and he was gut shot. Three of the deer were a little over 200 lbs.

Try them, you'll love um. Shoots one hole at 100 yards.

Eddie

 

[psinclair]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

I've killed some big ass critters with my .257 Weatherby using 120gr partitons. I wouldnt hesitate to use it on anything up to the size of elk.

 

[42769vette]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sled Dog</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the 257 is about the same bullet as the 25-06, I love the Barnes TSX in my 25. </div></div>

its exactly the same bullet

 

[JRWALLSIII]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

My custom 257 weatherby loved 120 grain Nosler Partitions. Killed 4 Canadian bucks with that combo. Great results everytime!!

Try the 120 partition
and 100 grain swift scirocco

 

[SledDog]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 42769vette</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sled Dog</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the 257 is about the same bullet as the 25-06, I love the Barnes TSX in my 25. </div></div>

its exactly the same bullet </div></div>

Well there you go. I wasn't sure and I hate to mis-speak.

 

[cruizer]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

100gr partition if you can find them

 

[jsthntn247]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

115 partition works for me. Took two people with me the last time a shot a deer just to verify that I wasn't lying about the blood trail.

 

[shootemandeatem]

Re: 257 Weatherby bullet choice help

My Mark 5 Alaskan loves the 110 accubonds. Shot my deer last year at 650 and he dropped in his tracks.