Antelope rifle scope

[EdP]

If you are not dialing, and I don't for the same reason as you, don't go over 12x. Not dialing means you will probably be using reticle subtensions for holdover, and they are usually used only at maximum magnification. Otherwise there is too much math involved at a time when time is critical. Beyond 12x your field of view shrinks too much making game difficult to locate, especially for a follow-up shot if needed.

 

[Tonopah]

I zeroed my Ruger No. 1 .257 Wby today. Trigger is heavy but breaks clean. One inch high at 100 yards. 1 1/2 inch group (3 shots -- ammo is expensive). 90 grain bullets clocked 3759 fps average.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I shot my first few antelope with my .30-06 and .308 Win with 3-9x40 scopes. In 1977 I built my .257 Ackley specifically for deer and antelope and put a 6x Leupold on it. That combination worked well for me for about 3 dozen more Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana antelope and 3 bighorn rams and a Dall ram. All were shot at less than 300 yards.

I recently replaced that 6x scope with a 4.5-14x40 Leupold scope with their B&C reticle.

The B&C reticle is what I had on mine. I still have the gun but it’s down south with my dad. Long time ago, my dad hurt his back so we had to skip elk that year, he figured he could manage some pronghorn hunting so we got 2 weatherby rifles, a vanguard in 257wby for me and a mkv in 240wbybfor him. We both had lwupold 4–14 with the B&c reticles.

Those setups are a bit dated now but back then they were amazing, we’d shoot 500yd steel at the sportsman’s club with a hose and both rifles stacked several pronghorns over the years. My dad ended up using his 240wby on his bighorn back in 2009. Next time I’m down south I’m planning to grab those 2 rifles and use them for something.