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Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/13/16 05:10 PM
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I plan on hunting a 40 acre food plot from a box stand that has shooting ranges up to 450 yards. I've noticed most game is seen on a corner that's anywhere from 125 yards to 350 yards away. My target game are WTD, axis, and hogs.
My 257WBY has a 26" barrel shooting WBY 100g Spire Points @ 3602 FPS and sighting in for Max Point Blank Range (MPBR) for a 6" kill zone. My ballistics tables indicate the MPBR is 353 yards, sighting in at 2.2" high at 100 yards.
I have three scopes (2 in hand) that I'm considering. This post is to solicit some suggestions from our forum hunters which scope would be a better fit for the 257Wby.
1. Schmidt and Bender 3-12x50 (currently mounted on a 340Wby that I haven't hunted with in years)
2. Zeiss Conquest DL 3-12x50 w/illuminated reticle dot (in hand)
3. Swarovski Z5 Optik 3.5-18x44 (about to buy it this morning)
I even thought of adding a suppressor to make it a 33 length hahaha.
Thanks in advance for your comments!
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/13/16 05:28 PM
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I'd go for the higher max power.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/13/16 06:45 PM
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TexasEd
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I have a .270 Wby Mag Mark IV Deluxe with 26" barrel. I'll be hunting out to 300 yards, mostly between 175 and 250 though.
I'm probably going to go with a 3-9x scope with a bullet drop reticle and sight in at 200 yards. Center cross hair should be +/-1" between 50 and 225 yards so I can use whatever magnification I want in those ranges.
After 225 dial it up to 9x and I'll be -2 at 250 and -5.2 at 300. The scope I'm looking at has a -4.7 mark so finding the appropriate hold over at those ranges should be simple, at least that's my thought so far.
I consider the ballistics tables theoretical so I'll be shooting at those ranges to verify zero and holdover at the different ranges at least in 100 yard increments.
Edit: I could possibly go to a 4-12x model, but I need to look into it more.
Last edited by TexasEd; 01/13/16 07:04 PM.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
[Re: DrifterAT]
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01/14/16 01:13 AM
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The Swarovski Z5 Optik 3.5-18x44 has shipped so I have a few days to make my decision. I have Conetrol bases and rings in both 50mm and 1" rings ready.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/14/16 01:22 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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I originally bought my 257wby for hunting my alafafa fields. 4-12 x50 z3. Swaro. It stay at 250 zero for the most part now. Anything over 400 it's easy to pop the cap and dial.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/14/16 02:45 PM
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Bobo, what bullet and weight are you using? Is it Wby factory ammo?
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/14/16 05:05 PM
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I'm going through the same thing right now, but my wife's 257wby will be mainly use for 0-200 yards. For hers I'm considering the Leupold 3-12x40 in a high gloss finish. The gun is a MarkV Deluxe and I feel that putting a matte finish scope would do a dis service to the beauty of the stock.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/14/16 06:17 PM
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BigPig - gotta agree the high gloss looks much better with the deluxe stock.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/14/16 06:47 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Bobo, what bullet and weight are you using? Is it Wby factory ammo? No 115vld...I wish it was hotter but I'll take sub at 300 all day. I really loved the 80gr ttsx factory at 3825, but it's a beast to find in quantity
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/15/16 12:38 AM
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Bobo, what bullet and weight are you using? Is it Wby factory ammo? No 115vld...I wish it was hotter but I'll take sub at 300 all day. I really loved the 80gr ttsx factory at 3825, but it's a beast to find in quantity Have you tried the 87 grain factory rounds?
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/15/16 02:37 AM
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BOBO the Clown
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Bobo, what bullet and weight are you using? Is it Wby factory ammo? No 115vld...I wish it was hotter but I'll take sub at 300 all day. I really loved the 80gr ttsx factory at 3825, but it's a beast to find in quantity Have you tried the 87 grain factory rounds? No Sir, I thought about it but I'd be scared to shoot a deer with a cup and core at those speeds. I'm sure I'd be fine but it just exceeds my comfort zone.
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Re: Scope for Weatherby Mark V .257 WBY
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01/15/16 09:31 PM
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I originally bought my 257wby for hunting my alafafa fields. 4-12 x50 z3. Swaro. It stay at 250 zero for the most part now. Anything over 400 it's easy to pop the cap and dial. Bobo, which app is that?
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