If the 257 Roberts is thought to be so cool why not the 250 Savage as well. Its an actual short action cartridge, mild, and has some history. It can be found in old Savage 99's and built in bolt rifles. Thats kind of cool in itself.
The reason the .250 Savage isn't even as popular as the .257 today is factory ammo's even scarcer, and brass tends to suck, since it's a low-profit item and factories tend to run their brass-forming dies past when they should have been replaced. The exception is Hornady--or at least it was 2-3 years ago when I tried some of their brass. (You can neck up .22-250 brass, however, which works pretty well.) While the .250 is an actual short-action cartridge, there aren't many commercial .250 bolt-rifles available--though I have owned one Model 20 Savage. Otherwise it's a custom deal.
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