Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 257 Roberts project

I can't afford more than 5 choices...

DF

Have a .25/06 and gonna use Nosler 100 gr Ballistic Tip or a Sierra 100 gr Pro Hunter.

Two choices,now for powder there's,H-4831,H-1000,IMR/H-4350,RL-22,IMR-7828.

Here's a pic of the .25/06 with a 22" barrel. Got rid of the scope and high rings and gonna put a Zeiss 3x-9x42mm or 50mm on.

IIRC paid $275 as it is in the pic.

I see you "engineered" Burris rings/Weaver bases pretty much like I did, or maybe it was the guy you bought it from.

With that comb, you could probably go with lower rings.

Nice gun.

DF

Person who owned it before I did.

Yup,went with lower rings.

elk, Sierra Bullets told me the top powder for the .25/06 was I4831.. I shoot 100 grain Sierra's in mine.. Very accurate, I 4831 shoots fastest, then Re 22, and finally I4350.. All are very accurate.. I think I4350 has been consistently accurate for me in the diff. 25/06's I have used.. Nice rifle.. Great coyote gun..

IMR-4831 is a powder not in my reloading room. Those listed are.

Going to try IMR-4350 in it with the NBT and buy a box of the Sierra 100 gr to try later.

The whole reason for me buying the .25/06 was to re-barrel to something else,but,it screams out to use as is for coyotes and maybe antelope.

I believe 52-53 grains always worked well for me with 100's.. The Sierra 100 gr. flat base has always been super accurate for me.. Also the BTBT, but my current .25-06 doesn't like them.. In my gun I 4350 was very accurate and about 3350fps.. The 4831 load was 50 Fps faster and the Re22 in the middle.. A guy could use any of them and never tell a bit of difference.. The .25/06 is one of my three favorite calibers.. Great coyote rifle..

Thanks for the info WCH.

Had a .25/06 way back in 1992-97 and used it on coyotes and antelope. IMO the .25/06 is perfect for antelope. Used a 117 gr Hornady BTSP on antelope and coyotes.

I've read that 100 gr. may be the optimal bullet wt. for the Roberts, often shooting the best groups. We'll have to see about that. I could live with 100 gr. and don't think WT's will be able to tell a difference.

DF

The 100 grain flat base Interlock is a real quick deer killer out of my friend's 257 Weatherby. He hasn't recovered one yet, but he shoots them in the front half.

Good luck in finding any!

The .25's were very well represented in this SC deer kill study.

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/articlegad.html

DF

That beats the back half...

Speaking of azz shooting dinks, what ever happened to Swampman700?

I was wondering if the Yankees may have captured him in his latest Civil War re-enactment skirmish...

DF

I had a 270Win Mountain Rifle re-tubed in 257Roberts. I don't mind the extra action length. Has become fave rifle in the lot and I suspect the OP will like his as well.

As seen in orig stock but later a TI take-off was added.




100gr Hornadys is all I use in it. Have about 400pcs on hand, so set for a while.

I copied that load to add to my Roberts folder.

Thanks,

DF

My Sako in 257 Ack groups 1/2 or better depending on my shooting on a given day with IMR 4831 and the Nosler 100 gr Partition , never tried another load in it, because it shot so well with this first load i tried.

I've heard the rumor that 100's may be the best choice for the Roberts. I have the 100 NPT plus some heavier bullets to try as noted earlier. We'll see how they shake out.

DF

DF I'll echo what others have said. Ingwewife shoots a Bob and we have had splendid luck with both the 100 gr Flat base Hornady and the 100 Gr NPT....
She has killed big whitetail, big mule deer, and cow elk with these loads.
( See dead mule deer pic...)

Looks like they work, for sure.

Well, I got these other bullets, so I gotta give them a try. I'll clock speeds and report groups.

I just traded for a VX-2 3-9x40. It fits my Roberts very well, has about as long a tube as the 4200 2.5-10x40, a longer ER and is several ounces lighter. I may use it on this gun.

VX-2 glass quality surprised me when I mounted one on a bud's .300 WM. It's about as good as the 4200 and pretty close to the VX-3.

DF