Pretty good experience.

When comparing apples to apples, leupold tends to offer some lightweight scope options, they have good eye relief too I believe.

I've had a leupold or 2 that was too tight to adjust the power magnification, sent it back they fixed free of charge etc... was a pleasure to deal with.

My personal belief is get a VX3 or better... although I do have a slug gun scope the ultimate slam that's quite nice too.

I like the B&C reticle a lot!

I'd get the weathermark hands-down! or maybe the accumark.

stainless and synthetic is my go to from now on!

I don't see the need for either of those for what you mentioned...

the 257wby is way more popular than the 270wby, ammo probably more easily found, although not popular like a .243win or 270win, etc...

of those game animals I think you need like a .243win and a 270win, or maybe just a .25-06rem.

You could get a 243win and a 7mm Rem.Mag. too.

weatherby chambers a lot of these cartridges too btw,

They need a vanguard in a 340 with a 24"  barrel
talk about a sweet setup to break out the wallet for!

Quote from: HuskyMusky on June 19, 2018, 11:08:11 AM

I'd add some variety.

257wby
300wby
340 Wby.

They don’t have the .340 in the Vanguard line or I would. I have the .257 and had a .300 but got rid of that one cause someone gave me more than what I had in it.

I'd add some variety.

257wby
300wby
340 Wby.

3-15x gets my vote.

to me 20x on the high end for hunting it too high in most situations.

depending on your reticle... zooming down may not be ideal... but if so then I guess it wouldn't really matter.

depending on the use 3 vs 4x shouldn't matter much, but dangerous game you'd maybe want 1 or 2x instead.

finding game in a hurry when a scope is cranked up to 15 let alone 20x can be a bit tricky.

so unless we're talking 600-1000yd shots here I think I'd go 3-15x route.

good luck.

there's something to be said for best cartridge vs. best/most popular cartridge. Especially for the non-hand-loaders.

plus the latest and greatest bullets etc... and loads will always be available first in the most popular cartridges.

Thanks again gents for the added comments.  I just found out that I was steered a little wrong in the caliber restrictions department.  In NM 24 is the smallest caliber legally allowed for elk so her 243 would be legal.  That being said I will continue with our quest for a new rifle and a larger caliber .  She will always have her 243 but I will go ahead and get her a Weatherby .  As stated I do own 240 through 340 in the WBY calibers so I will let her try them out and see what she thinks of the recoil.  I don't suspect her to be recoil sensitive but you never know. Maybe we can get out this weekend and give it a go.  I also own several other calibers in everything from 220 swift thru 300 Win mag but No left handed models in the bunch.  Being a WBY fanatic I will exclude all of those calibers and only take out my WBY's to try. Once she decides on a WBY caliber if she wants something else down the road she can get that one herself😂!  I lost my son to the dark side sometime ago 😔! He opted for a custom 30-06 I had . He always like the stock and the way it fit him. He also liked the fact he could walk into any Town and country feed store, mom and pop shop or Walmart and pick up a box of shells for 20 bucks. ( He always was smarter than me).  I hope to keep his sister on track. Thanks again gents I will keep you posted and see where we land !

split the difference, 6.5-300wby?

off the top of my head I was thinking 257wby, being one of the most popular and great for most game, some may say it's a great elk cartridge, I would say it's on the light side. but then again can she use it for 90% of her hunts and when needing something bigger use something else or get a 2nd gun?

btw weatherby does chamber many rifles in 7mm Rem. Mag. which is a great round as well. and way more popular than any wby cartridge especially the 7mm wby, I think far and away the 257 and 300wby are their 2 most popular.

I think any of the 257, 270, 7mm wby, or 7mm rem mag. will do the job.
I think the 257 would be more pleasant to shoot 95% of the time too.

good luck! keep us posted.