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Brad,
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<br>Although I have a number of .257 Roberts rifles, including my first "deer rifle, a Model 70 20" barrel carbine, I believe that the .260 is a better killer of deer and antelope then the .257 is. Base on what data? Based on my years of shooting the .257 and the 67 deer and antelope that I have shot since 1997 with the .260 Remingtion. Like Mule Deer says, the .260 is what the .257 Roberts would like to have been, with the added advantage of really good factory ammunition in the form of the 120 grain BT and 125 grain Partition loads from Remington.
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<br>JMHO
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<br>Sincerely,
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<br>Bearrr264

Bearr I've actually been saying the same thing about the 260 since it first came out... it's a "better 257 Roberts"... despite the fact that's nearly blasphemous!
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<br>I'll defer to your experience with the two cartridges as you've definately used them both! I've only used the Roberts. Really (and I'm almost embarrased to admit this level of anal-analysis), my only problem with the "260 Remington" is that the name, well, sucks! It should have been the "6.5-08!"
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<br>Regardless, I'll probably re-barrel my stainless SA M70 to 260 as it'll make a perfect companion (with a 22" bbl) to my 22" bbl'd stainless M70 300 WSM.
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<br>Brad