.257 weatherby magnum

[Boxercross]

I am looking into purchasing a .257 magnum for my next rifle I was wondering how many of you guys use your .257 for more than deer or sheep hunting. I do not hunt sheep I just wanted another gun to add to the collection but if I do I would like to use it for moose or elk as well.

[kingrat]

Load Er up with 100 TTSX as fast and as accurate as you can get and don't think twice.

[GWG]

I agree with Kingrat. 100grTTSX's out of my .257WBY are great killing bullets.
I used to use 115gr NPT's, but switched to the TTSX a couple of years ago.
The two largest animals to fall so far, have been elk. A raghorn bull, and a large cow. They were both between 175-200 yards away. I hit the bull in the shoulder blades, he was dead right there, the bullet exited. I had better shot placement on the cow, I hit her in the ribs, she ran hard for about 30-40 yards
and died. That bullet exited as well. The heart/lung area of both elk, were in complete shambles.

[1899b]

I owned one but only punched paper with it. But like Layne Simpson used to say, "From mice to moose".....


http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammo/am...magnum_031706/

[roger]

Several moose elk deer wolves etc etc for me.100gr ttsx at 3800 does anything I need. Keep the bullet at or under 100gr. Any heavier you could consider a 6.5x300wby or 270wby.
Velocity kills. Lazer like ballistics..Not to friendly to meat or fur.
Reloading really brings out the beast.

[JTRED]

Not a 257wby but I used my 25-06rem with 115gr Nosler Partitions to kill a black bear last spring. Stalked into about 40m and hit him right behind the shoulder, bear went 1m west and about 40m straight down but luckily piled up against a big fir tree or else it could have become a couple of hundred meters. I wouldn't hesitate using the same combination on elk or moose. I'd also like to try 90-100gr TTSX but they're difficult to find in 25-06 factory loads.