Thread: 257 roberts

Intresting the way this thread has gone, I kinda like the 1/4 bore, currently own a finlight 2506, shot a few deer, goats etc, worked as well as anything else, I have used, But the old 2506 is limited a bit with a short 22" barrel and likely no faster that a 257 Roberts.
Shot a few deer with a 250 savage, another old but capable deer cal.
Only about 3g difference in powder capacity, between the 243 and 257 bob, so really not a lot of difference, the bob being able to handle heavier bullets at sensiable speeds. 110gr accubond at 2900 ish.
The 1/4 bore, is the dog, in long range bullets, no one makes a decient BC bullet, good enough to 400 , after that pick some thing else. 6.5, 7mm etc.
Local gun store selling cooper fire arms, said he sell lots of .257 Roberts, and even more off the improved version,
I would like one, in a win M70 featherweight, but already got a featherweight in 7x57, so no real need.
As the starting poster asked about 22-250, I had two and sold them both off, might have kept one, but the 1-14 twist is a handicap, they are too noisy and expensive for varminting, great for long range predator hunting, If either of mine would have been able to shoot a 70-75gr bullet might have keep it , but I traded them off for a New CDL 6mm Remington.

I to have used the .25 cal for many years in both 25/06 and 25/08 IMP but also only out to 500M, and yes the 06 is better off with a 24" barrel which is why I had the 25/08 made as I could get over 3000 fps with the 120 grn out of a 22" barrel with only 49 grns of powder.
Great cal but have now changed to the 6.5 and at this stage it doesn't do anything that the .25 couldn't do, so who knows maybe ill have another 25/08 soon.