Factory ammo is almost non existent and expensive. And new brass for hand loading is even more scarce and expensive. 50 Nosler brass at Midway is $77
That's cheap. Fifty Nosler .257 Roberts cases over here is AU$184. That's approaching $4 a case. It sure makes you get down on your hands and knees and search in the long grass for an ejected case.
I bought 50 Nosler cases to try them in one of my Ruger Roberts and the 100gn Nosler Solid Bases shoot into 5/10 - 6/10 of an inch. My other Ruger Roberts also shoots exactly the same with several 100gn bullets but with Winchester brass that only costs $49 per 50. Maybe the Nosler brass will last four times as long.
