Visit the SWFA.com site to check out our current specials. |
257 Weatherby or 264 Win Mag |
Post Reply | Page <1234> |
Author | ||
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
A big boar squirrel is undoubtedly a tough test for the ancient .30-30.
|
||
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
||
Kickboxer
MODERATOR Moderator Joined: February/13/2008 Status: Offline Points: 23679 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Another major failure on my part… I have no 30-30...
|
||
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.
There are some who do not fear death... for they are more afraid of not really living |
||
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Perzackly!!!! And or break the shoulders, making it impossible for it to continue standing up. |
||
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
||
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
The vast majority of the longest blood trails I’ve followed had feral hogs at the end of ‘em. I’ve killed untold hundreds of hogs and I’ve seen them travel amazing distances with hits in the vitals with .300/.338 class magnums. They are amazingly tough, strong willed critters! The only way I’ve found to 100% reliably anchor them on the spot is a brain shot, and then caliber choice isn’t very critical.
|
||
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
||
Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122205 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
" Eduardo was in a bar in Colorado one time and discovered that a couple of pitchers of Kamikazes is like a 'brain shot'! " * it was the Hollywood Bar in Dolores..... Edited by Son of Ed - December/17/2017 at 18:00 |
||
Visit the Ed Show
|
||
Kickboxer
MODERATOR Moderator Joined: February/13/2008 Status: Offline Points: 23679 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Somehow, Eduardo, I can imagine that a couple of pitchers of Kamikaze would improve your thought processes...
|
||
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.
There are some who do not fear death... for they are more afraid of not really living |
||
Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122205 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
|
||
Visit the Ed Show
|
||
Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122205 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
|
||
Visit the Ed Show
|
||
Lockjaw
Optics Journeyman Joined: May/17/2016 Location: Chelsea Status: Offline Points: 434 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I had a gun and ammo that did that, until I ran out of the ammo. The next box I bought, I didn't get the same results. Gun was a Ruger M77 MK11 stainless laminate in 7mm-08. Ammo was Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertip in 140gr. No deer ran off when shot with the first box, second box, not a single DRT. Nosler changed something in the bullet make up. What I have been told is to shoot them high in the shoulder for 1 shot DRT kills.
|
||
SVT_Tactical
MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Don't log back on until you fix that..... a Henry maybe? |
||
"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
|
||
Kickboxer
MODERATOR Moderator Joined: February/13/2008 Status: Offline Points: 23679 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Probably my first choice… or a good Winchester 94
|
||
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.
There are some who do not fear death... for they are more afraid of not really living |
||
tahqua
MODERATOR Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Joined: March/27/2006 Location: Michigan, USA Status: Offline Points: 9042 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I have sighted in a friends Mark V in .257 Wby and I loved that gun. If the gun in question is a Mark V and the price is right I would buy it. Neither caliber is popular and since this is for hunting, I would not worry price or availability. Both will be expensive and not in the average store. If the caliber and gun is still in question I would get the .264 for the reasons already stated. The .264 has far better sectional densities available than the .257. This will help a lot with "bucking the wind" and terminal performance given bullets of equal construction. I use 140 grain in a .260 and it is a sledge hammer on deer sized game.
|
||
Doug
|
||
Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122205 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Git a 270....
|
||
Visit the Ed Show
|
||
cowski
Optics Journeyman Joined: November/19/2009 Location: alabama Status: Offline Points: 342 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
i have a hunting buddy that has hunted with a 264 for a long time. if you saw all the trouble he has had finding bullets over the years ,you would not even consider it without reloading. the last ones he bought were $60 a box for regular shells. if you got to have a magnum get a 7mm rem like i have. but i still rather hunt with a 270. i just hunt whitetail deer and coyotes,longest shots i take are less than 500 yards. i use the walmart rule for calibers. they have to be available at walmart.
|
||
never corner something meaner than you are jbc
|
||
urbaneruralite
Optics Journeyman Joined: January/03/2008 Status: Offline Points: 479 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
WalMart is too much trouble to go to for ammo. I mean, I can just sit here and have it sent to my door. I don't even buy clothes in person anymore. The grocery store, hardware and feed n seed pretty much account for my in person shopping.
|
||
Son of Ed
Chuck Norris Joined: June/18/2011 Location: TEXAS Status: Offline Points: 122205 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I remember the Good Olde Days when ANYBODY could buy bullets at a gas station if you had the spare change....
|
||
Visit the Ed Show
|
||
magshooter1
Optics Professional Joined: August/27/2008 Location: El Dorado, AR Status: Offline Points: 827 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Might consider the WSM's too. The .270 WSM is flat shooting with moderate recoil. They are available in some fairly light weight rifles, ideal for covering distance on foot.
|
||
Some people are educated BEYOND their intelligence.
|
||
Whale
Optics Apprentice Joined: October/04/2015 Location: NYC Status: Offline Points: 180 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Son of Ed, I have a .270 Winchester which is my dedicated deer rifle.
|
||
Whale
Optics Apprentice Joined: October/04/2015 Location: NYC Status: Offline Points: 180 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Tahqua, I was at the local gun store looking at a 25-06 when I saw a used Weatherby Mark V in .257 with exhibition grade stock. I was using the hunt as an excuse to purchase another rifle. Since I had a 25-06 rifle built for my nephew I was looking at the same caliber.
|
||
Whale
Optics Apprentice Joined: October/04/2015 Location: NYC Status: Offline Points: 180 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I would like to thank everyone for your input. The Weatherby Mark V Deluxe with exhibition grade stock was made in 2009. I contacted Weatherby about building another one. They gave me a delivery time of 12 months and a cost of $3000 to $3200. I could buy a Winchester Model 70 Supergrade or Remington 700 and have it bedded in an upgraded stock.
|
||
Post Reply | Page <1234> |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |