Killed my first deer with a 700 classic in 257 Roberts. We found two of them in .250 and .257 in a LGS . I believe the .250 was issued one year and the 257 the next. Anyway my buddy took the 250 and I bought the 257 in a package deal. Took mine out and shot a deer about 30 min after sunrise about a month later on opening day. I have always sort of thought of the 257 as a lucky round for me.