On Our Mark: Episode 97 - The Legendary 257 WBY MAG

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Proudly known as Roy's favorite cartridge, the 257 WBY MAG was built to shoot ultrafast and hit hard. Initially developed in the 1940s, the 257 speeds out of the barrel at 3700 fps and is known to drop animals where they stand. On this episode we're diving into the history, development, and ballistic information of the legendary 257 WBY MAG.
On this episode we discuss:
- Roy’s favorite cartridge
- One of the first developed
- Initially a wildcat cartridge
- Necking down a 375 H&H
- Technology at the time
- Chronograph situation in 1944
- Bullets and how far they’ve come
- Pushing velocities
- Using a 257 for elk?
- Environments where the 257 thrives
- Practicing on moving targets
- A once-in-a-lifetime Wyoming bison tag
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@ReloadingWeatherby Ай бұрын

I love my 257 Weatherby! I have two loadings for it. A 92 gr Hammer Hunter with RL-22 at 3888 FPS and the 110 gr Accubond at 3500 FPS. Both loadings are sub Half MOA.

@MrJtin69 Ай бұрын

Heyy hope all is well :)

@ronlowney4700 Ай бұрын

🤭 Did You Know That You Can Get 3,500 ft/s With That Same 110 grain Nosler Bullet (See The Nosler Manual) and 3,835 ft/s With a 85 grain Barnes Bullet (See Barnes Manual) With Your 270 Winchester? 😃 Just Saying...Austin! 😜

@ronlowney4700 Ай бұрын

😂 Long Live The 270 Winchester! 🥇

@ronlowney4700 Ай бұрын

🤠 You Need to Get Yourself a 270 Weatherby to Go With Your 300 Weatherby! 🔥

@nuckyduk15 Ай бұрын

Perfect timing. I JUST bought a 257 WBY yesterday!

@weatherby Ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

@1fast10r Ай бұрын

Out of all my Weatherby rifles my .257 is my favorite

@zachpoe3747 Ай бұрын

74 grains of H1000, 92 grain HH’s, 400 yard zero. Taken all my three of my elk at 400 yards on, and all my antelope out to 600 yards.

@tgunz64 Ай бұрын

Please talk about the 7mm Weatherby magnum! I am interested in this one and would love to hear more on it first.

@jefferywilliams7687 Ай бұрын

I have 2. It is an awesome cartridge if loaded with the new propellants. I favor the 155 Federal Terminal Ascent. The will between 3,275 and 3,301 FPS! Bullet has a .586 BC.

@jefferywilliams7687 Ай бұрын

I favor RL 26 and it is not available. The new Ramshot Grand is a great substitute. You can substitute the 154 SST for small deer and antelope. I factory 175 will chronograph over 3,000 FPS.

@tgunz64 Ай бұрын

@@jefferywilliams7687thanks for the info!

@jjgriffin3275 Ай бұрын

Speed - math equations youngsters - distance in feet divided by time of flight = FPS

@lisaannaallen6283 Ай бұрын

my uncle sold me his 1962 257 45 years ago , for many years it was my go to . 25 years a go had weaterby rebarrel it now its my sons 3 gens and still going strong . ol roy got it rite . went with the 7stw for years now the 30-378 is the go to.

@jameswilson5562 Ай бұрын

Been shooting 257 for years awesome deer 🦌 cartridge. I am running 110 accubond at 3600 fps

@MrJtin69 Ай бұрын

I do love my 30-378 weatherby the most

@brianrhoads7541 Ай бұрын

Let me start by saying I’m a Weatherby fan. I’ve owned several of your rifles and currently have 3 in my inventory. I also have a soft spot for my 257 and agree with most of what was said on your podcast. I don’t know that you can pick a cartridge that’s more perfect for open country deer and antelope. Having said that, there’s about a minute of conversation starting at 15:35 that I absolutely do not agree with, specifically around recoil. I have noticed that all of my Weatherby rifles seem to be softer shooting than your competitors offerings in the same chambering, probably because of the stock design and a good recoil pad. The extra weight in the Vanguard also helps tame recoil down quite a bit. My 257 heavier than a lot of rifles out there at near 9 pounds ready to hunt and it is certainly not “super low recoil” or “like a 6.5 Creedmoor… maybe less than”. That’s just silly. In fact, I’d say that 6.5 Creedmoor and other similar rounds are probably 60% of the recoil of the 257 Weatherby. I’m not saying it’s a hard kicker and certainly nothing like 300 Win Mag, etc., but the context of your conversation started with shooters who are smaller and many times more sensitive to recoil than a larger framed and perhaps more experienced shooter (talking about the guy’s wife). I would absolutely not put someone like that behind my 257 or any other rifle of similar recoil (think 270 Win) unless they had been shooting for a while. I do appreciate the comment added by the gentleman in blue about muzzle devices and suppressors as that would tame the rifle down some, but let’s be a little more fair about recoil so someone who doesn’t know any better doesn’t go out and and buy one of these and stick their wife or kid behind it because it’s super low recoil and softer than a 6.5. There’s no free lunch… to get the speed, there’s going to be recoil. I’ll buy comfortable to shoot or moderate recoil, but super low or soft… nope.

@cmfcbass Ай бұрын

My 257 says Paso Robles, CA on it from when Weatherby was still located on the Central Coast! Too bad my home state made it to where they had to move 😕 sweet collectors item now though!

@Siskiyous6 Ай бұрын

What is not talked about enough is velocity aids precise bullet placement, both from less wind drift and from less rise or drop from the sight plane. And placement is the game.

@briansupermag3918 Ай бұрын

Please do the 338-378 next.

@TheWVgoodguy22 Ай бұрын

The 257 Wby Mag aka the Death ☠️ Ray has had my interest for a long time. I wouldn’t mind having one rifle in calibers sizes from 22 all the way up to maybe 🤔 a 375 H&H to compliment my 270 Win and 300 WSM. The 257 Wby Mag is my top choice for 25 cal and my favorite Weatherby cartridge. I would have to settle on a right hand rifle in 257 Wby since the least expensive one is an Accumark at $2000. Sadly the Hunter model doesn’t have any lefties. So Vanguard Talon is most likely the winner for a 257 Wby for me at around $1000.

@jefferywilliams7687 Ай бұрын

I load a 115 Ballastic Tip and 115 Nosler Partition at 3,475 with the new powders.

@wesleyg848 Ай бұрын

First hunting rifle/bolt action I purchased was a Weatherby Vanguard S2 in 257 Weatherby. Been using it for the past decade and it'll hammer a whitetail.

@gerardcorreale7760 Ай бұрын

I have a new 257 ordered in weatherguard bronze wby. so anxious to get it, have same one in 300 wby mag and love it

@ronlowney4700 Ай бұрын

🤠 The 300 WBY is Your Flagship Cartridge! But, You Need to Promote Your 7mm WBY and 270 WBY More, Now That the 7mm prc is "Flopping"! 🤷‍♂️

@johnvillalovos5082 25 күн бұрын

Hi Weatherby staff, can you please do a podcast on the 340 Wby and the 338-378 Wby? These cartridges have been neglected in your entire history of podcasts. So, that you have enough content for a full podcast, you can do the two cartridges together. Thanks!

@ronlowney4700 Ай бұрын

🤯 Your Marketing Team Has a Rare "Opportunity" - With The Horneday 7mm prc "Powder Scandal" - to Revive The 7mm WBY Magnum Sales! Don't Get Caught Sleeping!!! 😴

@georgeapostolopoulos2374 Ай бұрын

Between the 7 mm rem mag and 7 PRC the 7 mm Weatherby mag is the best just does not get the love it deserves I guess the 270 Weatherby might get a bit more To my knowledge (7 mm Weatherby is the original high performance 7 mm )should be the advertising

@ckiefner715 Ай бұрын

I love both of mine.

@roycrownover2349 Ай бұрын

Excited to be a new Weatherby owner and there was No debate...it Had to be the .257

@user-vf2hq3xg9c Ай бұрын

Time to put faster twist rifling in your barrels ! Like 1 in 8 for .257wby , same in the 300s . The person who talked about necking down the. 300wby to .257 , have you heard of the 257stw ?? Call Layne Simpson & consult with him . Hope you relative newbies have heard of him . I have loaded for 250savage , 257 Robert's, 25-06 & 257wby over the years . A fast twist 257wby & a 125gr mono metal bullet would provide better performance for elk & even moose ! In the meantime I'll continue loading my 257wby with 120 gr Speer or partition & full case of Retumbo . Cheers & good hunting !