Thread: 257R Experiences

less pleasant how??? they feed exceptionally easily and are a doddle to load for..well my buddies ruger sure is..and it shoots like a lazer..came off the forum actually LOL.

My 25-06 is sweet. Gentle push, recoil wise

.25/06, normally more blasty, burn more powder, and longer with a 24 inch tube being needed to make them hum.


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The 25-06 will do anything any other 25 cal will do given the same circumstances. As MD said, they feed easy, a doddle to load for, and usually shoot bloody well. Just think what we could do with a 25-06 with one of the later fast twist barrels and some high BC bullets. Theyre all pretty much same same, most of them can throw a 100 - 120gn pill at about 3000fps plus. And they will all kill well if the nut behind the butt does his job.

How would a 20 inch barrel go in a 257R AI?

Originally Posted by nor-west

How would a 20 inch barrel go in a 257R AI?

@nor-west

@Puffin quoted some 19" figures from a 257R AI (above).

It would go slower...

Back to the 257R
Im really enjoying it. Step up from the usual .223 but not so much as my 300saum or 270wsm.

The 115 Nosler BT absolutely slays deer (2930fps). This one was about 120 yards (didn't range it). There's a finger of manuka that comes up out of a 800 acre block and there is always deer in it. Only tiny clear spots and they seem to know they cant be seen. But this time I had a lend of a little Sytong thermal spotter and just sat looking until I picked one up. 2 actually. Then it took me about 5 minutes to find them in the binos, and then a few minutes to get them in the scope. I shot the one that was most in the clear. It was on a clearing but because of the steepness it was obscured by the scrub. Once in my scope at 16 power and a good rest it was pretty easy. I scanned with the thermal after I had gone and got the thing (nowadays "the retrieve") and there was a little bunch of about 4 still standing motionless about 300 yards from where I had done the gutting. Cheeky blighters.

The little Kimber is light and easy to manage. Not much not to like really.

Gotta admit a Fallow doe isn't much of a test but Ive knocked over some big Reds with it. It's a nice little step up from the .243 I used for years (probably repeating myself now). Its a shame that the caliber has gone into demise.

Those Nosler Ballistic Tips are the best kept secret in hunting circles and are proving to be the perfect cup & core projectile in any caliber.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Those Nosler Ballistic Tips are the best kept secret in hunting circles and are proving to be the perfect cup & core projectile in any caliber.

Yes

Just wait someone will come up with a 257 creedmore.....

Originally Posted by blip

Just wait someone will come up with a 257 creedmore.....

https://mdttac.com/blog/25-creedmoor...ly-inside-mdt/

thats an impressive exit!!!! the lab would think all her Christmases' had come at once.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

thats an impressive exit!!!! the lab would think all her Christmases' had come at once.

Here she is compiling her "lab report".

Is a 257r based on a small action. Got a 7 08 sitting here doing nothing