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Sam where did you get the cartridge carrier...I like that!
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Bob, Pat hooked me up with it.
It's a sweet design, works great with gloves(if you need an extra round....grin).
Something that will last 50 years or until a guy loses it.
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Sam is that Pat as in Scenar Shooter "Pat"? Mucho thanks.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Surprised no one has mentioned the 75 gr. Hornady hollow point for woodchucks. My uncle built my .257 on a Mauser action and I got it when I was 13. Killed a lot more woodchucks than deer although I have taken 4 or 5 whitetails and one mulie. All of them with Hornady's 100 gr. PSP
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
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Bob, that would be the fellar.
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My take. (short action and all....grin) Sam, is the Kimber the short action, or do you have another?
Camp is where you make it.
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Tzone, one and only 84M. 2.815" COL max useable.
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Sammo....dude....Kimbers don't shoot.....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Mmmm. I was thinking that of a .243. Maybe I buy a Rem .243 and a Kimber .257R?
Does Pat sell those ammo holders?
Camp is where you make it.
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SamO, PM incoming. I gotta get one of those! Marty
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD
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For typical deer hunting, the .257Roberts is all that you need. I've taken 5 deer between 180-300+yrds with my Ruger m77 Roberts and the hornady 117grn spbt going mid 2700fps. 3 out of the 5 never took another step.
You can carry it in a light rifle, get light recoil, and better bullet weight than the 6mm's. My Ruger has shot 3 different loads at or under 1 moa. My best group to date is .278" @ 100yrds.
My favorite quote about the Roberts:"It'll dance with the .270." and it does.
No need for special bullets, bonded, tipped, mono metal, etc. The cartridge delivers great trejectory without applying too much force on standard bullets, which would lead to bullet failures, blow ups, etc. My wife and 11yr old daughter also hunt with it, and no worries about recoil, or not holding up its end of the bargain.
When I bought it I was looking for a step down from my 300winmag, and I've been very happy with it.
I shot a 149" buck and two does with it this past season.
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I have killed a few with the .257 Roberts and so has my son. I have also killed several with a 7mm/08, and a couple with the .270.
I will always have a soft spot for the 7mm/08. It is a great cartridge. That said, the .257 seems to kill as good with less noise. It also kills deer as well as the .270 does with less recoil.
One of these days, I will stumble on a Winchester featherweight in .257 Roberts, and I'll bring it home. I have found that I don't care for a short action roberts for my own purposes, and then I'll be all set.
Good luck.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis
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