I have a 243 featherweight and 257 r standard, what bullet weights do you find to typically be most accurate in each?. Thanks in advance

I have several m70 257's, 100 grain bullets are best.

Perry

my feather weight 257 shoots 100 or 120's just fine.
if I had to stick with/pick just one it'd be darn tough.

I shoot 58gr varmint bullets in my 243 so [shrug] take that for what it's worth.

thanks guys

Try the 85 gr Nosler Partition. It is a screamer and folks tell me it kill like lightening on deer size game.

Mark

What will shoot in other guns may not shoot in your in that each gun is an inity unto itself..Your answer is on the benchrest with you shooting it..Most pre 64 mod, 70s shoot well enough to hunt with but for your best result go with my advise..the bench won't lie.

I had a BDL in 243 for about 7 years. It was a great gun. Traded it in on a BDL in 270 when I moved to Montana. The grizzlies would snicker at me when I elk hunted with my 243. In my 243, I used Sierra 70g HPs for varmints (shot a lot of those) and Speer 105g spitzers for deer, black bear and elk. There are better bullets now, but got two elk (one shot kills) with the 105g Speer spitzer.

thanks again guys was looking for starting point in these pre-64's from people with prior experience with them , I know there are no short cuts.

My pre 64 257 Roberts is long throated.







I think all pre 64's were. The last owner, a very smart man removed all the short action crap, that is removed the bolt stop on the extractor collar, installed a long action magazine box, and it was all to the good. I am able to seat the bullet out to 7 X 57 mm lengths, and just be off the lands. And it shoots well because of this. Compare my OAL with book OAL. There is no need for a 257 to be short seated in any medium or long action.

your rifle is better looking than mine ,I also have the magazine box and extractor you make reference to, hope mine will shoot as good as yours.

I was wrong I used those parts on my 6.5 x 55, will start looking for more.

I killed enough deer and elk in my youth with a 25-35 and then a 250-3000 to be pretty sure a 243 will kill them just as dead, keep the range under 200 yards and place the bullet behind the shoulder worked for me every time..

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Originally posted by Mike Ray:
your rifle is better looking than mine ,I also have the magazine box and extractor you make reference to, hope mine will shoot as good as yours.

Old man Wiesner's used to make those parts, but he died, and his son retired on the old man's money.

It is, however, well known, that pretty rifles shoot better than ugly rifles. So, get the polish out and buff everything, and everything will be great again.

slam fire, that's good advice will make a nice winter project. I'll probably never hunt with it, but wanted to see how it will do. Never shot a 257 roberts but thinking of barreling a 36 mex in it.