.257 Roberts
I have a .257 roberts and have not shot it much at all. i am know interested in using it for antelope hunting and was talkin to someone which they said i should make it an ackley improved? info on this please? Thanks
it is a ruger if that helps?
it is a ruger if that helps?
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Do any of you guys hunt with the .257 Roberts,I never hear anything about it.And was just looking around at local sporting goods Depts. and I never find ammo for it not that I need any.I just hate to see the old gun fade away.I believe its totally underestimated,I dont want to take it on an African Safari or nothing,but for Whitetail sized game its always worked for me.
Rugster0 -
BOUGHT MY FIRST 257 ROBERTS IN 1952. STILL HAVE THE RIFLE. HAS ALWAYS DONE THE JOB FOR ME. GREAT ROUND.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.0 -
Ammo is hard pressed.I havent seen it in stores either.I see it in Shotgun News for $21.09 a box.People dont seem to appreciate the round and it looses out to .30 caliber magnums and more run of the mill like .270,.308.It may hit a streak of popularity but it will probably go the way of 45/70.Just not as much respect given anymore with the overload of choices out there.The 45/70 is well enough for serious critters but not as popular today as times in the past.
Eric S. Williams0 -
My wife, Wind Dancer, has used a Remington Model 722 in caliber .257 Roberts for many years. As you say,it is an excellent deer rifle. It is light in weight and low in recoil plus it is deadly accurate. Groups run between 3/4-7/8 inch at a 100 yards useing the 117gr. bullet. 0 -
I have a Ruger mod 77 in .257 Rob. and an old Herter's on a Mauser action in .257. Winchester, Remington and Hornady still load it and for me the Hornady light magnums are far and a way the best. The others have round nosed bullets and the Hornady's are spire point. They group much tigher and closer to the X ring. It is a great round out to about 250 yards with is plenty for most every thing but pronghorn. I looked for a 722 for several years without success Scout, I am envious! 0 -
E. Williams, the 45-70 is more popular today than it has ever been in it's 129 year history. The 257 Roberts is not a popular round especially with factory down loaded ammo. To bring it to it's full potential, it needs to be handloaded. Had one in a Ruger 77 pre-MKII. Great little caribou cartridge.
AlleninAlaska
Free men are not equal and equal men are not free0 -
Not with anyone I know.Everyone I know uses .270,30/06,and .300 win mag mag and 30/30 of course.I know one man with a 45/70 and he is a old timer.It might be big in Alaska but not down south.
Eric S. Williams0 -
Aglore is right the .45/70 has made a major come back. Probably partly because of the Cowboy action shooting. Just not with me. I hate recoil! 0 -
I have a Ruger M77 that I bought in 1990. It is very accurate using the Winchester 117gr. +p load. The deer that I have shot with it dropped in their tracks. Very light recoil too! 0 -
The .257 Roberts is as good now as it always was. Ammo plentiful and reasonable too- $13 a box around here. It'll always be around, like the .250 Savage, .22 Hornet and .45acp, even though they're out-performed by several others.
The .45-70? That's another story. I know at least 40 active shooters and all have or are longing for a .45-70. Not most of them,- ALL of them, and some have handguns in .45-70. It's the only caliber that's unanimously no.1 on our favorites list. And this is in California where you can't even say the word "gun" out loud in public.
Eric, those calibers are o.k. I guess down there in the swamps, but come to think of it, I haven't shot my '06's and .30-30's for over 35 years, they're 'bout as exciting as kissing your sister.0 -
Someone at my local gun club has been shooting one, I can tell, cause I've been picking it up when I go collect brass off the line. I don't think its quite dead yet.
If I'm wrong please correct me, I won't be offended.
The sound of a 12 gauge pump clears a house fatser than Rosie O eats a Big Mac !0
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