I like the old Roberts best of all the 25s. I don't own one now, but for no good reason. My Daughter and both of her sons use a 257 Roberts quite a lot, and have all killed game with it including elk. I do have a super light 25-06 but it was left to me by an old friend when he died, so that one is dear to me because of who give it to me. I have shot quite a number of game animals with both 257 Roberts and 25-06 and like Mule Deer above, I have not seen any difference in how well one killed over the other. In fact, unlike Mule Deer, I have not seen any real difference between the 257 Roberts, the 25-06 and the 257 Weatherby in deer and antelope killing. The faster Weatherby makes wind estimations a bit less critical. That difference is noticeable, but not extremely.
