as gun dealer yes i sell more 243 Win., 6.5 Creedmoors, 7mm 0-8 and the list goes on ,but i still like the old reliable 257 Roberts its just a grand old cartridge and i do wish gun manufactures did offer 257 Roberts much more in rifles. over the years i have been able to buy rifles in 257 Roberts and i do keep them to leave to my kids and grandkids. i have even been loading 257 ammo for their future hunting days i have now loaded 12 boxes of 20 ,purchased another 10 boxes too. i want them to enjoy a great old cartridge from past ,the rifles i have purchased all have wood stocks except one, i need a couple more 257 Roberts with wood stocks too ,i am always lookin.
Twist kills older Roberts...
Twist is a limiting factor in a number of classic rounds, especially with the trend to heavier for caliber, higher B.C. bullets. I shoot 100's mostly in my Roberts and it stabilizes them, as well as 115's and 120's with std. twist.
I built an 8 twist .22-250, works great with heavies. But, EOM .22-250's are slow twist per SAAMI specs and are sorta locked in a time warp, as are a number of older rounds.
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