So, I had this crazy idea that I'd take an old 95 action Mauser that I had and turn it into a custom rifle in .257 Roberts
It was going to be a light and compact rifle, 18 inch barrel.
I took it to a gunsmith a few days ago, he looked it over and apparently it's in worse shape than I had thought. His recommendation was to just leave it as-is, because it would cost significantly more to turn it into what I wanted than it would to just buy a brand new rifle...
The thing is that I had already bought dies, brass, and bullets for reloading the .257 Roberts. So I've learned a lesson... next time don't buy the reloading goodies before you have a gun for them.
If possible I'd still like to find a small .257 rifle. Intended use is mainly deer hunting. I'd like something that is a little easier to carry around in the brush and what-not.
I'm having trouble finding a .257 in anything other than a full sized rifle however. I know it's not a "short action" caliber, but do you guys know if anyone makes a short rifle with a long action?
I know that some will say "just by the full size gun". Normally I would, but I've already got a full sized hunting rifle (Ruger M77 in .280 Remington). I don't know if I can justify buying a gun for a niche that I already have filled... I need something different or the wife will say "but you already have one". And she'd be right.
As a side note, why aren't there any short-action cartridges in .25 cal? Like a .257-08? I prefer .25 cal to .24 cal for my purposes, I think that a 120gr .25 bullet is probably better for use on Deer than a 100gr .24 cal bullet...
It was going to be a light and compact rifle, 18 inch barrel.
I took it to a gunsmith a few days ago, he looked it over and apparently it's in worse shape than I had thought. His recommendation was to just leave it as-is, because it would cost significantly more to turn it into what I wanted than it would to just buy a brand new rifle...
The thing is that I had already bought dies, brass, and bullets for reloading the .257 Roberts. So I've learned a lesson... next time don't buy the reloading goodies before you have a gun for them.
If possible I'd still like to find a small .257 rifle. Intended use is mainly deer hunting. I'd like something that is a little easier to carry around in the brush and what-not.
I'm having trouble finding a .257 in anything other than a full sized rifle however. I know it's not a "short action" caliber, but do you guys know if anyone makes a short rifle with a long action?
I know that some will say "just by the full size gun". Normally I would, but I've already got a full sized hunting rifle (Ruger M77 in .280 Remington). I don't know if I can justify buying a gun for a niche that I already have filled... I need something different or the wife will say "but you already have one". And she'd be right.
As a side note, why aren't there any short-action cartridges in .25 cal? Like a .257-08? I prefer .25 cal to .24 cal for my purposes, I think that a 120gr .25 bullet is probably better for use on Deer than a 100gr .24 cal bullet...