Got a question for my fellow Weatherby owners of rifles chambered in Weatherby cartridges. I've seen quite a few photos around of people using their Weatherby rifles in the woods. I realize that these rifles do come chambered in standard rounds, and using those in the woods makes sense. However, Weatherby rounds are generally among the highest velocity cartridges available in a given caliber. How many here use their rifles chambered in those cartridges in the woods, and why? Also what bullets are you using to avoid bullet failure and blowup at extremely high impact velocities?
I've got a 257Wby and two 240Wbys and I love using them over large fields where I typically hunt. I had a bad experience with a close shot from my 257 years ago while using a standard soft point bullet. I now leave the Weatherbys in the safe if I go to hunt in the woods. I grab my 30-30 lever gun, 223, or maybe 7mm-08 if I know shots won't be over 100yds. I prefer rounds that launch bullets at more sane speeds for that duty. I save the Weatherbys for longer ranges.