Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting 257 Roberts or 243 Winchester in the Montana

.243 for practical, .257 for cool (and elk if that's a possibility).

I often cruise around on the web looking at the availability of stuff to feed rifles I'm interested in, and the .243 wins the brass and ammo contest, hands down. Not that the .257 can't be fed, just that it may take a little more effort. Not long after I picked up my old Sako, I scored 400 Sierra 100gr PH blems for a ridiculous price. Brass at that time was scarce for almost everything but .223 and .308, but I found Hornady .243 brass on Amazon and Grafs (same lot number, go figure). Also consider that if things get tight again, a .308-based round can be fed with the mountains of surplus brass out there.

Now go buy something and report back so we can all dump on you for buying the wrong one.

Why Thanks Buddy. , it's a little burner for sure.

Pappy nailed it. I like the Roberts a lot (my go-to hunting rifle is so-chambered & I built one for my son) but brass is impossible to find right now and high-BC projectiles are non-existent.

Of course that latter point doesn't matter if you're sticking to a max of 350-400 yds.

When a buddy called me yesterday asking for advice on a rifle purchae. He does work for Hornady and has been invited on a hunt but doesn't care for shooting his 06. He knows my love of the Bob and asked it I'd suggest that but he doesn't reload so I recommended 243 Win.

For a non-reloader, as much as I like the Roberts, I would have given him that same advice.

DF