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Wow. That is beautiful!!!

Thanks Hanco. It drives tacks with the 100gr TTSX or 110gr Accubonds

Indeed!

Beautiful rifle you have there GSPfan

Thank you

My grandfather was Robert
I’ve got an uncle Robert named for him
My wife is Roberta
My father in law is Robert
And my wife’s little brother is Robert


I should probably buy a .257 Roberts

I must agree, you won't be disappointed

Rick what’s been taking you so long? All the signs have been pointing…..

GreggH

I would say so😎😎😎

I've got a 700 Classic with a 24" barrel. It's a long acy so I'm loading the 115 gr BT to 2.900" with a stiff charge of RL22 for 3100 fps and .3's accuracy. It's basically a 25-06 and wicked on WT deer and coyotes.

JD338

I have a Ruger Hawkeye. Shoots Itty bitty groups with 80 and 100 gr ttsx's over 4064.
It's killed 4 antelope so far. I like it because it doesn't tear them up.

I have two Hawkeyes in the Roberts, one matte and the other gloss. Both shoot three shots under an inch at 100m after being bedded, barrel floated and trigger worked on. One shoots the 100gn Scirocco and the other is finishing up some old 100gn Solid Bases. I'd like to find some more of them. I haven't hunted with either for a couple of seasons now as I have been trying some new cartridges (6.5x47, 6.5CM, 6.5x57, 7x64 and .257AI). It's funny how some of your favourites remain in the safe. But the Roberts is still one of my two or three top favourites.

Elvis
I have one in Hawkeye also and have some 100 gr SBs also that I have yet to try out.
Curious what load you end up with.
Tim

Tim,

I'm loading 47gn H4350. Velocity is just under 3000 fps. This rifle had the throat lengthened by the previous owner which probably accounts for the low velocity, as I usually get around 3100fps with that much H4350 in a 22" barrel with similar 100gn bullets (Hornady, Ballistic Tip etc.). However, I only have 14 Solid Bases left so will shoot them as is, as it kills pigs well enough at that speed. The other Hawkeye gets a bit over 3100fps with only 46gn H4350 and the 100gn Scirocco, probably due to the Scirocco having a grabbier jacket.

Dan.

I would love to find one in a 1952 Steyr Mannlicher Shoenauer in 257 Roberts in the stutzen carbine form. It would just be a neat little rifle. There is one on GI right now for 3K so they must be pretty proud of it.

Didn't Jorge1 post about owning one of those in the not so distant past?

My .257R is rather unique in that it is a sporting conversion German Mauser 98 by Johnson Automatics from the late ‘40s.
I have read this is from the same Johnson Automatics firm who competed to supply automatic rifles for WWII.
My rifle is a very petite and slight model, perhaps intended for use by a small man or lady.
It features a long slide Lyman aperture rear sight. What I found interesting and puzzling was that the muzzle is threaded.
After some research and digging, I found an old photo showing a muzzle brake on a similar Johnson Automatics conversion.
It seemed strange to me that a muzzle brake might be needed for such a low recoiling cartridge, but after a lengthy search, one stamped “Johnson Automatics” was acquired and it threaded right on. The rifle is a good and accurate shooter, even with the iron sights. There is now virtually no recoil. A perfect woods rifle and while the muzzle brake does extend the length some, it adds to the cool factor.

I’ve seen a couple of Johnson rifles for sale

Thanks Dan
I have not tried the H4350 in either Bob yet, so will give it a go.
I have always liked the old Solid Base Noslers. Getting hard to find.
I have about 2 1/2 boxed of 100 SBs, but more Partitions which do shoot well for me.
Tim

Back in the early 2000's when I was traveling alot for work I had a couple gun shops that I spent time in. One of them I got to know the owner well enough he and his brother would come up and I would take them bird hunting. I mentioned one day that I was looking for a hunting rifle for my son. About a month later I walked into his store and he said he had something for me. Went into the back room and brought out a guncase and opened it up on the counter. It was a pushfeed 70 in 257R. It had a cheep ramline stock on it that had been cut down and a brand new featherwieght stock sitting beside it. The owner said that a local had bought it for his young son and had the ramline cut down for him. Took the kid to the gun range and they ran a box of shells through it and the kid did not like shooting so he put it back in the safe until he traded to my friend. He made me a heck of a deal so I took it home and my son has used it ever sense to kill a ton of deer. To this day it still has the ramline stock on it and I keep asking him if he wants to put the factory stock on it and he says he likes how the ramline fits. That gun will digest any bullet you put in it. It is the sweetest gun to shoot. The only gun more fun for me to shoot is my Ruger tang in 6mm.