I often wondered what all the hype over the .257 Roberts was about. I hunted with a guy that had a .257 Roberts and I kind of thought where in the heck did that caliber come from. I never did see him shoot any deer with it so I had no clue on how it performed. What makes it so special and what does it do that a 25.06 will not do? My brother in-law has a 25.06 and I have seen what it will do on whitetails. Most of my deer rifles start at 7MM-08, 30.06, 7MAG. and go up to the .300 WIN. MAG. Lately I have been thinking about a smaller caliber such as a .260 or some type of .25 caliber in a lightweight rig. Carrying some of those big guns around in the mountains does take a toll. I am not getting any younger and one of these days I will get to the point where I would like a lighter recoiling rifle. Would the .260 be a better round than the Bob for deer?
