Thread: 257R Experiences

Originally Posted by Tentman

I ran one for a number of years, it was a very nice "classic" setup built by Allan Carr on a VZ33 action with a gorgeous Slee walnut stock in his "Rigby" pattern, pre suppressor days but I didn't notice it as being noisy. It shot very well and my goto load was 47 gns of H4831 behind a 110 Interbond which gave 2800 fps. I shot Tahr, Reds and Fallow with it without losing a single animal. Sold it to Carlsen Highway and never heard about it again.

He used it on reds for while and then spent a long time trying to shoot a good chamois with it. Then he sold it to the vice President of the NZDA who wanted it badly, in whose hands it still abides. One of the few nice rifles he has had and managed to not drop on some gravel or drag behind a Land rover.