So I'm fairly new to hunting but want to purchase a rifle, I hunt mostly white tail an mule deer in WA state. My theory is that I would purchase a smaller caliber rifle, and later on a larger caliber rifle if I start getting into elk an bear hunting. I've heard the weatherby vanguard s2 is a great bang for your buck rifle and am kinda set on it but torn between the .257 wby mag or .270 win?? Then down the road look at getting a .337. Is this a good idea or would looking into something in the middle be a better bet?? Any advice appreciated!
I have several Wby cartridges,240,270,7mm,300,30-378, but not the 257wby, it's my next one !
Either the 257 or the 270 will kill things dead if you do your part,in the end ammo for the 270 will be slightly cheaper and more readily available then the 257wby, that's what the main difference will be.
I'm a big fan of Weatherby Cartridges,fast,flat and good down range energy,but with all the quality/premium bullet offering in all calibers now a days it's hard to go wrong with either of the calibers you mention.
Even going with a 30-06 and using 165gr premium bullets I have taken Elk,Moose,Mule Deer all with out issue,good quality bullets and shot placement is key !
Stick to using Nosler Partitions or Barnes TSX or TTSX bullets and all will be good.
I would be more concerned with putting quality mounts such as Talley Lightweights and buying a quality scope such as a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40,
here's a picture of my Vanguard S2 240wby
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