The 257 Roberts died out because it's best at nothing. Too big for varmints and too small for big game.

For the woods I always favored the .358 Win in a Featherweight. They weigh less than the .257R's that they made then. The larger round just suits that hunting in my view.

Then when the ranges get longer the little .257R does not have the stuff like the larger rounds do. To each his own on this however.

The 99F in the picture is a .358. Thats why I don't own or want a .257R. Too weak and heavy for the woods and too weak for the open.

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All guns should be locked up when not in use!