I scored THE 257 Roberts in 1990. S/S PN SelectMatch 1-10" on a S/A 700. It shot GREAT. Hint.
I then poked it in a McMillan Classic(Urban Camo) and punched it BetterBob,which was GREATER. Hint.
Then circa '95 or so,I had it rechambered 25-284,which was GREATEST. Hint.
The trouble was/is "Greatness" hinged upon Dog Schit projectiles. Hint.
While there's a myriad of troops who worked/hunted/shot with me and watched me connect dots with same,the end result is like the Initial Launch,in that it's a Goat Fhuqk. Hint.
In final guise(25-284),it can't begin to hang with farrrrrrrrrrrr lesser case capacities,that simply cast vastly superior projectiles. Yesterday's 25-284,PALES to Today's 6 BR and I shoot multiples of each. Hint.
I simply retain THE 25-284 of Yore,for pure Retrostalgia and Oblivious Humor. Hint.
My Herd of Howie Mini's LAUGH at the notion,as they eclipse the "performance",with FAR lesser powder charges and vastly superior projectiles. Hint.
Fhuqking LAUGHING!...................
Yes. I had the same experiences. Around 1995, any projectile I launched from a standard .257 Roberts started bouncing off deer and elk like ping pong balls. I said to myself, "Self, how could decades of game-killing performance just stop because newer cartridges are available?!" Then I remembered that a .257 Roberts shooting MOA *ALWAYS* stops working on game when a 6mm or 6.5mm projectile is released on the market. Duh.
