This isn't really meant to cause a debate on which is better but for my knowledge on how those who know these things think.
With the 243s and 264s dominating competitions, I feel like one could reasonably assume that the 257 could bring quite a bit to the table with the right bullet offering a good compromise between speed and bc. Everything I've read points to bullet selection being the thing that holds it back.
So why isn't there a call for more high bc 257 bullets and why arnt we seeing debates asking things like 6mmx47 vs 257x47 vs 6.5x47 lapua?
With the 243s and 264s dominating competitions, I feel like one could reasonably assume that the 257 could bring quite a bit to the table with the right bullet offering a good compromise between speed and bc. Everything I've read points to bullet selection being the thing that holds it back.
So why isn't there a call for more high bc 257 bullets and why arnt we seeing debates asking things like 6mmx47 vs 257x47 vs 6.5x47 lapua?