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yes maybe the 257 Roberts may be a dying cartridge but seem to have great resale and sometimes hard to fine probably because many of us hoard them ,i got 5 and still looking for more with a Grin !


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I also suspect that there isn't as much discussion of .257 handloads because it's been known for a long time that IMR4350 works great with bullets from 100-120 grains--and since H4350 appeared it also proved to work very well.

Plus, there aren't as many handloaders who use it for varmint shooting, despite Ned Roberts' original primary purpose for the cartridge being woodchucks. The 4350s aren't as good for lighter bullets.


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I like what Ned did with a 7x57 case and my first rifle was a Rem. 722. At the time I ran with some guys across the river in Iowa who modified their old pre'64 Model 70s
taking out the magazine block and installed a 30-06 length magazine follower. They thought that was really something. Eventually, peer pressure got to me and I bought a Ruger 77.

My twin 77s.

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I used mine on a coyote.
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And a couple rabbits.
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IIRC,I use a 100 grain Sierra FB in it.


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Here are a couple critters taken with my 722 "Bob." As you can see, I got one of those beech M-700 ADL SA stocks and fit to it both to raise the cheek weld and save the original stock. I use a little Leupold 4x compact and that's been all I've needed on it. This is my best pronghorn taken with this rifle. Note the ridge on the left side of the photo, and how on the right side of that ridge there's a steep cliff drop off that then tapers out into a long sloping bench.
[img]https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/14570614[/img]
Well, it's on that bench, two days later, that I took my best mule deer with this rifle:
[img]https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/14570614[/img]
"Goat" was shot at about 180 yards (paced) and the deer at 315 (lasered).
I got this rifle in a local shop for $250 and it's been a good one - I did almost all my hunting for a decade with it, but as I see many fewer seasons in front of me than behind, I am concentrating on enjoying more time with different rifles both at the range and afield.

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EDIT: Did the images wrong but you can still see them. I'll try to figure out how to do it right. upload manager is not showing up for me now.


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AAA French,wrap around checkering on forend,love's 100gr TTSX's. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc] [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc] [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc] [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

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I'll fix your pics for you.
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Originally Posted by elkhunternm
I used mine on a coyote.
[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

And a couple rabbits.
[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]
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IIRC,I use a 100 grain Sierra FB in it.

Sorta light ordinance for those big ole NM jackwabbits, don’t ya think?

Huge ‘yote.

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Originally Posted by splattermatic
I'll fix your pics for you.
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And the funny thing is I have used pics from the image gallery to upload just fine in the past. I've no idea what I did wrong this time. But thank you for your help!
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There is a Kimber Classic Select with rings and bases for $900 on upland journals classifieds page. I don’t need a second one, so one of you can have it.

But, a backup doesn’t sound terrible for mine....

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Ned's old cartridge is a jewel and easy to work with.

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Even more fun when you have a rifle as old as yourself to play with.

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[quote=sqweeler]AAA French,wrap around checkering on forend,love's 100gr TTSX's. [Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

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Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by elkhunternm
I used mine on a coyote.
[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

And a couple rabbits.
[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]
[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

IIRC,I use a 100 grain Sierra FB in it.

Sorta light ordinance for those big ole NM jackwabbits, don’t ya think?

Huge ‘yote.

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Ken - did a little "stunt shooting", huh?
A little "undergunned" weren't ya?


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Regarding the OP's question as to why so little talk about 257 Roberts loads, part of the answer may be that rifle chamber dimensions vary widely. I had a tang-safety Ruger 77 made in 1976 on a long action with a very long throat. My woodchuck load used the 100 grain Speer hollow point bullet so I could get near the lands. The load was 43 grains of RL-15, which would be way too hot in my current Roberts with a short throat.


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Originally Posted by mark shubert
Ken - did a little "stunt shooting", huh?
A little "undergunned" weren't ya?

A liitle "undergunned" maybe,it's all about shot placement,Mark. wink


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Originally Posted by alwaysoutdoors
The factory Remington ammo is no slouch either. I cleanly and easily harvested a fox and mature doe with some. The fox was DRT (no surprise really) and the doe went 40 yards at the most.


Back when I had a Bob, the factory Rem 117grn ammo was actually my favorite for deer hunting. A close second was a 100TSX ahead of H-4350.

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Last year I had "Redneck" build me my version of the perfect deer & hog rifle. I used a Winchester push feed action with a Bartlein # 0 contour finished at 21.5". I used a McMillan Sako Classic in edge and I achieved exactly what I was looking for.

Link to pics: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...cs/14420489/custom-257-rbts#Post14420489

I have been hunting with a .257 Rbts since 1992. I have 3 in the stable right now. My first, the 700 Mtn rifle has taken everything from antelope, cow elk, numerous whitetails & hogs. I have used plenty of bullets too from 100 gr. ballistic tips & Hrndy SP, Barnes "X" , TSX & TTSX; 115 gr BT's & Partitions; 117 Hrndy up to the 120 Partition. Now a days I am almost an exclusive user of 100 TTSX bullets. To give me something to tinker with in the new custom, I plan to work up loads with the 90 gr. GMX, doubt it will kill things any deader than the 100 TTSX but it gives me a spring & summer project grin


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C-Roy, what's the barrel? Looks like a modified Fwt of some sort? What's it mic at the muzzle?

Thanks.


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Bartlein # 0 contour it is a modified Fwt. The 21.5" bbl mics 0.600 on the nose @ the muzzle. I really like the contour a lot


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