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id go 7x57 personally. .284 bullets are easier to get in my area. I wouldn't hesitate to grab a nice gun in .257 though if it were available.
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Well I have had so much success with the 7x57 that I pick it. I have only shot one deer with the Roberts and all went well but I need another 20 or so kills to make sure.
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I have a hard time choosing between the 7x57 and 257 Roberts for deer sized game. Have never really played around with the 6mm Remington but have always wanted to. What say you? Either will work fine, but did you know that Brno made the model 21 in 6.5x57...you will get years of fun trying to locate one. Think of the entertainment value! LOL ....... That's mean!
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One can never surpass the classic 7x57. Yes they can!
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One can never surpass the classic 7x57. Unless you use 7x57 Ackley improved version of it,. 28 or 40 degree shoulder. Then there is the 8x57...
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I wanted a 9X57MM Mauser at one time, but got over it. Ammunition way to difficult to find.
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If were going longer, 280 rem. Staying oem, yep, original 7x57. Shorter, the 7-08 gets the nod. 6.5 CM is the choice when I'm pressing the easy button. The 8x57 isn't possibly in the running here. The kids in the room paying attention know why.
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One can never surpass the classic 7x57. Unless you use 7x57 Ackley improved version of it,. 28 or 40 degree shoulder. Perfection cannot be improved upon....
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Perfection cannot be improved upon.... I beg to differ.
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Why go to the trouble and expense of building a .277x57 to get less performance than the common as dirt 270? Cause it's my money and I want to. My kinda guy ...
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I've had no problem with the 257 Roberts, near and far. 386 yards. About 45-50 yards
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I didn’t take the time to read through all of the replies, but I’ll toss my hat in the ring. If I was going to run an offspring of the parent 7x57 case, it would be the 6.5x57. You can cover a LOT of bases with that one and keep recoil down, while having a world of bullet weight options......
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I have a hard time choosing between the 7x57 and 257 Roberts for deer sized game. Have never really played around with the 6mm Remington but have always wanted to. What say you? Just saw your question,and I have hunted with all three. The 7x57 with it's larger bullets will generally make bigger wound channels and be more likely to exit. This can make bigger blood trails which can be very important in game recovery in our neck of the woods. In the 257 Roberts,I like the 120 grain Partition,because it will generally exit,and seems to be more gun than any 6mm. In the 6mm,I figure that I might as well use speed to my advantage,and use 100 grain bullets pushed fast. The Hornady Superformance load with the 100 grain SST bullet is a very good one,I've seen it exit on big hogs shot broadside. My pick of them all would be the 7x57 with good 140 grain bullets in full power handloads. This gives you plenty of performance for anything we need to do here.
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I wanted a 9X57MM Mauser at one time, but got over it. Ammunition way to difficult to find. Re: 9x57 I've been hunting with one the last couple of years. Ammo is not that hard to find and easy to form from 8x57 if need be. I'm shooting Remington 200 gr RNCL at about 2500 which is more than plenty for deer and pigs in GA. I could load up some premiums at near Whelen speeds for bigger game, or shoot 150gr remington PSP to make coyotes or armadillos come unglued. I also love the .257 roberts, but I think my favorite is 8x57 mainly because my favorite rifle is a Brno 22F chambered in 8x57.
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Another for the .257 but mine is an AI. Not necessarily in love with the AI but would probably do it again.
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i may own plenty center fire rifles including some Weatherby`s but my family will all be getting 257 Robert rifles from me. i wish more rifle manufactures still chambered the old reliable killer 257 Roberts,sure glad i own 5 - 257 Roberts. > and always lookin for more ,family is gettin bigger !
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