257 Roberts v. 25-06

[jaholder1971]

This is literally like comparing .308 to.30/06, sheesh!

Remember this is a guy who's new to centerfire rifles. I'm leaning toward .257 Roberts for lighter recoil yet is still incredibly effective on deer. Factory ammo is still pretty easy to find around here anyway.

Besides, at 300 yards there is about 2-3 inches difference between the 2 cartridges in drop and wind drift and 300 foot/lbs in energy. The deer isn't going to notice the difference at the processor!

 

[MCgunner]

I split the diffrence between the two. I love my .257 Ackley.....Essex

I'd thought about the Ackley for a long time. I have it somewhere, i guess, inherited a PO Ackley reloading manual with my grandpa's press. But, with 4831, that gun shoots 3150 fps and is 3/4 MOA accurate with the 100 grain game king. I don't think it's worth fixing what ain't broke. LOL And, I might just mess it up having it reamed.

 

[RJChapman]

I vote .257

The .257 Roberts is on my wish list. I've never owned one. Never shot one. Have know folks who did and all liked it. I plan to be one of them. Call it nostalgia.

The .257 Roberts is a once popular cartridge that has been fading into obscurity; much like the .45-70, .41 Mag and others were before they had a resurge in popularity.

Buy the .257 Roberts and help keep the cartridge alive! Game doesn't care what you shoot it with and the differences in one cartridge from another similiar cartridge are usally only worth quibbling about when you are on a quest for perfection.:banghead:

.257 Roberts will get the job done.

 

[one-shot-one]

$0.02

deer and black bear will not be able to tell the difference between the two inside of 300 yards and paper probably wont either. if you have access to ammo for it the .257 will kick less out of the same modle/weight rifle.
like said above .308/.30-06 debate for .25 cal. get what you want, if the rifle you are looking at has wood stock maybe pick the one with the prettiest wood.

 

[kmrcstintn]

got a Savage 111G in .25-06 as a 'not so varminter varminting' rifle to get started with; original plan was to handload Hornady 75 gr V-Max to @3200-3400 fps for use out to 300 yds on woodchucks; the thing loves to place Remington 100 gr CoreLokt at 1/2" to 3/4" at 100 yds...might be a consideration for deer this year and start blasting pests next spring