I'd like opinions as to whether it would be worth going with a 257 Weatherby for a female shooter. I figure with that rifle she could take pretty much anything in North America with the exception of large bears and moose. I'm wondering if recoil would be a factor? I have a 25-06 and love it, but I thought the 257 Mag might be more of an all around rifle from southern deer all the way to elk.

My daughter is a tough one but has a rather small frame. Thus, I don't want to get her something that will cause recoil issues.

Thanks

I would think a 257 Mag is not going to be much fun for a girl. Has she shot rifles before? That 257 Mag is going to be a lot hotter than your 25-06.

My wife thinks my 257wby with 80gr ttsx's kicks less then my encore bull barrel 25-06 with 100gr partitions, but I think she is just trying to lay claim to the 257wby


This was an 80gr ttsx passtru both shoulders

Mine will be shooting my 257 AI . A Roberts is also hard to beat. I have a new unfurled SS Roberts barrel I might build for her

I would be more inclined to go to a 260 Remington or 6.5x55 for all around use. The 257 Weatherby is going to need a 26 in barrel to maximize it's usefulness. I don't know how comfortable a rifle with a 26 in barrel would be for a woman especially if she's petite. I would think that the difference in recoil would be negligible

Can't remember if 270 or 257wby,

.250 savage

Add .027" and make it a 7mm-08 or, even better a 280 Rem.

Nice little round

Because he obviously has taste for the finer things in life like quarter bores.

With that said if he wanted to degrade to " blah" calibers 7-08 isn't a bad option

The ammo for the Bee is more expensive and harder to find, but it's a great cartridge. If the gun is for hunting and not target shooting, then I'd say go for it.

I suppose the 257 Roberts would be a good caliber as well. I hadn't thought about the 26" barrel on the Weatherby. That could be a problem.

I have been building a good number of 6.5 Creedmoors lately. Put a break on some of them and I have had a few dads giving them to their 10-12 year old sons for birthday gifts. It is a great round with crazy good BC possibilities very low recoil and plenty of killing power. You can get up to 140 Grain Bullets for them. Definitely one to look at. The ammo is available and reasonable prices around $26 per box. If you are really wanting a 25 caliber the 25-06 is really nice.

The .257 Roberts +P is hard to beat on a whitetail.

"Finer things" Ha!

He and you like quarter bores to be stubborn, not because they are better, since they're not.

the 257wby is not a recoil monster, at least not in any of the ones I have shot. Really sweet shooting round, even though it is a belted magnum. Most people on here don't realize the bullet weight has more to do with recoil than the amount of powder your burn. If your going .25 caliber there are only two rounds that matter, 257wby and 25-06 the rest are just wannabes.

I bought a 257 Bob as the first rifle for both of my kids and my wife, no problems for any of them.

I would go 7mm/08 just sayin.....

It's simple math- you can look up
The "kick" on any recoil table. It
Does kick, even more than a 270.
With that said, I have a factory
Accu mark with brake; and it's
Deadly/ kicks like a .243, but
With a lot more muzzle blast.

Recoil will be a little bit more since it uses roughly 10gr or more powder with the same bullet as the 25-06. That being said I do like the 25-06 but hate that it needs a long barrel to shine. I love the short action rounds like the 260, 7mm-08 or 308 since barrel length isn't overly critical.

I agree with .260, 6.5x55, 7mm08, etc... No reason for the .257 wby

That Accumark is too heavy to kick much without the MB.

Smoking crack kills. The recoil tables clearly show the 257wby with less recoil

Show me a caliber that's flatter, show me a caliber that you can be 1.85" high at a hundred, which is dead on at 300 and only 6" low at 400..all that at min recoil.

Now if she is going to be shooting 600plus yards sure get a 6.5-284

Keep dailing and smiling and ill keep holding dead on