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What's the general consensus on the Interarms Mark X actions/rifles? I've been looking for a decently priced .257 Roberts for years, and lucked upon one today. Its an Interarms with wood stock, and I *believe* a 24" barrel. It's certainly not the lightest rifle, but feels solid enough that recoil should be almost non-existent. Should make a perfect rifle for my oldest, at least when he's not carrying a Featherweight in 6.5x55.

Are these typically decent shooters?

I have always liked Mark X rifles but you seldom see them for sale anymore. The actions are usually rough cycling but that can be corrected

The 2 I had were very accurate, sit at the tv and cycle it and it will get smooth enough quickly.

I’ve had a couple in 25-06. The earlier ones with the mag release inside the trigger guard seem to me to be the smoothest. Each day had shot well, one very well with 117 Hornady RL22. I’ve never seen one in .257 . Matter of fact I’ve never seen any listing of that chambering. Maybe a rebarrel?

I have one in 30-06, smooth as any action, I did put a Timney trigger in it. I'm considering a rebarrel to a fast twist 6.5 of some sort.

Had a couple way back when FNs were very hard to come by. Solid, but occasionally the finish was a bit rough on the edges. Used to be reports of funky chambers in some, but haven’t heard that in literally decades. They often seem to bring similar prices to FNs these days, and I still prefer an FN, but these will do just fine. Would like very much to find one of the SS ones that Remington sold for a bit.

Last one I saw was a .30/06 with an very plain, uncheckered stock for $450 at my LGS. Pretty good price, and it had vanished the next time I was in. Probably some other old man noticed it…..

I used a Interarms Mark X in 30-06 for a good bit back in the early1980's, it did smooth up nicely, had respectable walnut, shot 180 grain Hornady, Speer and Sierra bullets pretty well; it was serviceable and at the time quite the bargain.
That rifle was re-barreled in 257 Ackley Improved, where it got the full treatment (action job, Timney trigger, 3 position model 70 style safety, custom XXX Circassian walnut stock).
You used to be able to purchase just blued actions and I had a 7x57 built on one.
I owned one of their mini-Mausers in 223 for a while, it was a great truck gun.
A friend has a full stock version known as the "Continental" in 30-06 that he purchased back in the mid 80's that he still hunts with every year.
Obviously, YMMV.

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I've had 3 of them and all of them shot 1 moa or better. All of mine had a 4way adjustable trigger and they are an excellent trigger when adjusted correctly

Once you get below the gooped on finish on these and the Zastavas, there often seems to be pretty decent wood. Fun refinishing projects.

Should be great in the Robert's, it's a long action so you don't have to short seat your bullets unless it has a real short throat....mb

There is one in 257 Roberts on GunBroker now

Every one I have had, the front pair and rear pair of scope base screw holes were out of alignment, and using Weaver bases, needed a lot of elevation to get on target. Windage? Forget it with a Leupold. YMMV.

Leupold windage adjustable rear base was the way to go.

The roughness I could live with.

the Mark Xs in 7X57MM seem to be bringing big money lately

I checked the rifle this morning, date code looks to be 0976...so should be a Sep '76 manufacture. Oddly enough, I *thought* I already had a set of dies for the Roberts, but found I actually have a set of Redding .257 Roberts Imp 40* dies...now I have to decide if I want to get it reamed or simply keep it standard.

The ones imported by inner arms and good finishes and nice wooden stocks and we're pretty good there were a few at that time period also with a cheaper plastic stocks similar to the old ram line I guess they were solid that cheaper stocked and never owned a plastic one but only several wooden ones

I've owned a half dozen or so. They all seemed to shoot well. If yours is from the 70's it may have a dab of factory bedding around the recoil lug. About half of mine did.

Most of the other ones I owned were rough, but the one I got from the 70's was the best of all of them. All the other ones I send down the road, but that one was so slick that I eventually had it rebarreled. They tend to have long thick barrel shanks that take a long time to taper down to a skinny muzzle so they often tend to be heavy.

Famed custom rifle builder Harry Lawson used them as an action in his rifles, I have one and it’s a great rifle and action. Bit of a cult following for them these days.

I have one in 308 that my Dad used as his deer rifle. When he got it I mounted a scope on it and zero’d it for him. It shot pretty good with green box Remington's. It shot a inch and a half group consistently. He paid some guy $250 for it. The day after I put the scope on it he shot a nice 8 point. Its not a light weight, has a heavy barrel and the action is a bit rough compared to my rifles.

Have owned three. Still have one. IMO it is a reasonably priced Mauser with a modern thumb safety.

McMillan offers a Interarms Mark X stock have had two. NearMFG. makes a picatinny rail.

How did you like them in the McM stocks, Az?