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I am looking for something new to play with.
Does anybody have experience with the 257JDJ ?
Thinking about a 14" Contender barrel.
Will use for plinking and Whitetails.
I have a 7x30Waters and 358JDJ so looking for something smaller.

Thanks for any information.
 
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I used one in a 14" SSK Contender barrel quite a bit in the 90s. Re-15 is about the best powder you'll find for it, and you can expect 2850 fps with 85s and 2600 to maybe 2650 fps with 100s.

While I took game with the 85 grain Ballistic Tip and 87 grain Hornady SP, I preferred the 100 grain BT as it seemed to be a bit more authoritative on game. But all three of those bullets put game on the ground for me, and you really can't go wrong with any of them.


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You may want to take a look at the 257 Raptor. It is a 204 Ruger necked up to .25 caliber. I have one in a 14" Contender barrel and I am shooting 87 grain Hornady SP's at 2665 fps. No recoil and outstanding accuracy.

I used one this fall to harvest this nice Sika deer.



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Posts: 103 | Location: Central Kentucky | Registered: 28 November 2006Reply With Quote
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Who builds the 257 Raptor?
 
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I've used a 14" .257 JDJ for about a dozen years. It's plenty accurate for prairie dogs and plenty powerful for deer size game. Very very little recoil. I run a 100 gr. Nosler BT or Hornady at 2620 fps, using RE 15. I highly recommend it.
 
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Thanks for the info.
Is your barrel a factory 25-35 rechamber or a SSK new build? To get that 2620 fps was the load hard on the frame?
 
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It's an SSK barrel. No apparent problems with pressure. Well over a thousand rounds fired.
 
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