I had a nice 257 Roberts built on a KAR98a small ring, with a Douglas XX airguaged barrel 22" Win 2 position swing saftey Timney feather weight trigger, in an old Herters stock. The only reason I built a 257 was, about 9 yrs ago I was in the sporting goods section at a Wal-Mart, and they had Win 117gr +P .257 for $2 a box!!! I said how many boxes do you have? They guy counted 50. I said, I'll take them all! So then I had to have a .257 Roberts built. Really sweet gun, shoots 3/4" with the Win ammo, and 1/2 with some 100gr handloads I tried, have'nt really worked up a proper load, cause I still have alot of Win 117's left.

I have a .257 Roberts as well. I inhereted my gradpa's pre-64 M70 made in '52. I haven't taken any game with it yet, but it is sweet shooter. It will consistently put 100 gr Hornady Interlocks into .5" groups, day in day out. I think there will be a large Muley or whitetail in it's future though!

Sounds good to me I have built or brought rifles just because I had brass laying around for that cal.

p dog,

I wish i could afford to do that just to make the antis at firearms control a wee bit twitchy...

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Still waiting for my Ackley-Roberts to be finished. Post 64 70, douglas #3 24" premium barrel, custom walnut stock. Been 6 mo's, the stock making takes the longest.

I have a Remington 700 Classic in .257 Rbts. It is my favorite deer rife, I usually use only the 117 or 120 grain slugs

I have an early Ruger 77 in 257 Roberts that is one of my favourite deer rifles. It's a little heavy like all Rugers, but shoots well enough that I don't want to change anything. I'm putting together a 257 AI on a Mexican Mauser, hopefully this one will be a shooter too. - Dan

I have never met anyone who had one of these rifles who wasn't just in love with it. It is probably my favorite deer rifle although I often use my.280 on extended trips.

I have three of them at present, a Kimber 89 BGR (that I would gladly trade for that pre 64 - drool), a post 64 that I stocked some years ago for my son, and a Mexican 1910 that I am building for my daughter. Hers will have a lot of bells and whistles including one of my best English Walnut blanks.

I saw an article I believe by John Barsness a few years ago and he described the .257 Roberts as an overacheiver. Very good description.