JamesB,

Congrats on the kill! Sounds as though someone will be eating " well" shortly. I' ve never owned a .257 Roberts, (a situation I may have to remedy someday), but have wanted one ever since reading exploits of Jack and Eleanor. Quite a number of years ago I helped my mother pick out a Ruger Ultralight chambered for .250 Savage, (eventually it became mine), and it truly performed all out of proportion to its diminutive size. I can only imagine that the .257 Roberts would be more of the same!

The only X bullets I have had personal experience with were some 180 X' s I loaded for a friend and his .300 Winchester Magnum. I saw him shoot through a big bull caribou twice and kill three separate black bears with a single shot apiece. We never recovered a bullet, they were all through-and-through. Great bullets!

By the way, before I forget, best of luck with your other tags!