As I wrote before I hunted with a buddy who shot one. He was a very good shot and the rifle was effective. It's just that the 257R is best at nothing.
It makes too much noise and is not ricochet ideal for pests. For deer any normal person can shoot more gun.
That buddy was up at the camp in VT and in the woods there hunting deer and a big old guy came up the hill towards him carrying the ubiquitous 740.
He stopped to chat and asked him what he was shooting. Of course it was his 722/257R. When hearing that it was only a 257R the hunter went into a diatribe how the 30-06 is what's needed here what with the deer and even a bear!
Finally he left and continued up the hill. Soon after he is out of sight a buck comes into view and my buddy shoots it and it falls dead. The hunter comes back down the hill at the shot and sees the buck. He shakes his head.
