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what is the preferred barel length on a 257 Roberts? does 22 inches optimize the velocity?
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I went 22" for balance, and performance is just fine.
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I would say 22" is about perfect.
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I have 22" on my Montana. Accuracy is certainly not an issue but have not checked MV yet.
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I went 22" with mine.
If the reasoning for 24" was velocity, might as well just go to 25/06 while you're at it.
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Wouldn't care for it on a bolt gun but 26"-28" works well on single shot receivers. Adds a little speed too.
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22" on mine seems to do fine. Remember a 257 s/b a light rifle imho or you might as well be toting a 338 mag.
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Mine is a M700 Classic, and they all had 24 in. tubes. I have been very happy with that length.
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22 seems about the right length for a 257R
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Depends. I like the barrel length to be balanced with the action length. I like a 22 inch barrel on a short action like a short 700 or Kimber Montana. I lean towards 24" on a long action like a Ruger 77 or Long 700. 26" seems good on a single shot, but so does 22".
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the one Mickey is building for me is 22 in. we did my daughter's at 21, because it has a 12 1/2 inch pull and it looked and balanced better.
performance wise, can't imagine you'd see a difference between 21 and 24 that you would notice. if highest possible velocity were the object, there are lots of other .25 choices anyway.
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Like Duckster mine was a model 700 Classic with a 24" barrel. Worked fine for me and I'm only 5'5" tall.
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I think that the preferred barrel length depends largely upon what you're going to use it for and what sort of terrain you're going to use it in.
Tighter cover, shorter distances, shorter barrels. Limited cover, longer distances, longer barrels.
Of course, the balance of the entire package is toward the top of the importance hierarchy, so I generally pick a barrel length and contour that balances the stock I'm using. For example, a 22" Mountain Rifle contour barrel is muzzle light with a LSS-MR laminated stock, but almost perfectly balanced with a Ti stock.
In general, aren't longer barrels usually faster?
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Jeff -
Longer = faster in general, yes, but if the difference is enough to push you to a longer barrel despite what that does to your gun's balance, you should go with a .25-'06 instead.
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Mine is an old Rem. 722 restocked into and ADL stock. It sports a 24".
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I agree that the best way to get more speed is to increase case capacity in sync with barrel length. The best way to get 25-06 speed out of a 257 Roberts is to get a 25-06 in the first place.
I get my 257 Roberts speed multiple ways, via the 25 Souper, 257 Roberts, 257AI, 25-284, and 25 WSSM. All can be run within a couple hundred FPS of each other at like pressures and equal bullet weights.
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I've toyed with the idea of .25 Souper -izing my Kimber Montana .308. Why? I dunno. The logical illogicality of gun-nut-itis I guess.
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