257 rob VS. 25-06rem ammo selections
 

i was wondering if there are alot of selection of factory ammo for the 257roberts? wondering hat you think is better for a non-reloader.

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RE: 257 rob VS. 25-06rem ammo selections
 

25-06 would be better for the non handloader Quilly. 257 needs to be handloaded to get out its fullest potential.

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no question here. I own a 257 R The factory ammo, when you can find it, is severly loaded down because of the old lever actions still out there. Reloading is necessary for this cal.

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The .257 Roberts, while being one of the all-time great deer cartridges, is pretty underloaded by the factories in deference to the old rifles chambered for it. If you handload, however, carrying one around during deer season would definitely make you one of the coolest dudes in the woods. [8D]

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I wonder how the .243 WSSM will shake out against the 25-.06?

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I have found Hornady 117 gr Customs from Cabelas aroung $17 a box. It' s loaded to a more respectable level, for the little critters, I handload 75 gr hp' s with 48.0 gr of H380, which is the max load and have gotten sub moa grps. I bought my 257 simply to be different and have a midrange deer/varmint gun.

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RE: 257 rob VS. 25-06rem ammo selections
 

The 25-06 is a awesome caliber especially when matched with a 115gr or 117 gr bullet.Never had much dealings with the 257 roberts but have always wanted a 257 weatherby.

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Picking between those two is like picking between miss September and miss October. For the non loader though I would have to say the 25-06. The new 243 short mag will most likely outrace the 257 Roberts and equal the 25-06 velocity wise. The 25' s will always have the advantage of the bigger hevier bullet.

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The 25-06 has the best selection of rounds available of the two . so if I didn' t reload it would be my choice . I recently came across someWinchester model 70 barreled actions in 257 Roberts ,and plan on buying one to put a thumbhole stock on but it will be all handloads for it .

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I' ve owned two .257 weatherby' s and several .25-06 and three .257 Roberts.

A featherweight Model 70 in .257 Roberts is my favorite of all the .25 caliber cartridges. The Roberts cartridge is still as good and better than ever. Check out Hornady' s light magnum series of ammo. The Roberts is also available in +P style from Remington as well. Handloading the Roberts is preferable but not at all necessary.

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it seems i miht just go with the 257roberts as most of my hunting in under 200yds unless i decide to go out and hunt on a power line or in a potato field.
plus the 24" barrel i don' t like due to walking through swamps with an extra 2" ( which might not be alot but enough to get caught ).
how far is the 257roberts capable of cleanly taken deer out too?

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Well, I haven' t taken one yet, but I would feel comfortable out to about 200 yds or so.

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DG, and some others. It was not a question about bailistics, range performance or best for larger game. The original question was about selection of factory ammunition. And which cartridge would be better for the non-reloader?

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Since I don' t handload, I go for calibers that are inexpensive for factory ammo. I have a 30-06 and it is pretty cheap to shoot and very accurate with factory ammo. There are lots of choices for it. I also have a .308 and ammor for it is almost as cheap but fewer bullet weights will shoot well in mine. If I were chosing between .257 Roberts and 25-06, I would pick the 06 in a second. Ammo is cheaper and with more offerings. And 25-06 is a great round. For deer sized animals it is one of the best.

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I' d go with the .25-06 since you don' t reload. If you rolled your own, that' s different, but the .257rob in factory loads is MUCH weaker than it should be, and you aren' t going to find ANY selection (lucky to find one load per shop) for it. If factory loads were sold that lived up to its potential, I think it would be a much more popular round, probably take away a lot of the .25-06' s limelight.

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my friend let me throw one more thought at you.....suppose there was a fly on your wall and you wanted it killed.....you had a choice of swatting it with a swatter or calling in the USS Wisconsin and having a battery of six 16" guns pound it into oblivion......ge tmy point?

The .257 Roberts is fully the equal to a .25-06 or a .257 Weatherby.....

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