I have a Ruger M77 MkII in 257 Roberts, it's my favorite deer and antelope rifle. I've taken antelope to 400 yards give or take a couple. My deer hunting is in closer cover so the furthest I can remember is 200 yards with this years buck roughly 150. All with the classic 100 grain bullet, mine is the Interlock sp, over H4350 at 3050 fps. Part of it's problem goes back to the argument over long or short action rifles and the 257 being more an intermediate. It's been chambered in both, but the heavyer bullets start taking up powder space somewhat in the short action. Since the short action is the darling of many, they look elsewhere.
