Thread: 257 roberts

Originally Posted by Shearer

It is not as good as either.
Not as good for big game as the 06 and not as good as the 22-250 for small game.
There is a reason it has faded into obscurity.
It has novelty value but little else going for it.

Ignore the above comment. The Roberts is a lot better than the 25-06. And I say that after many years experience with both. I used a Roberts for many years before switching to a 25-06 after my Roberts was stolen. I went to the 06 as I thought "well it should do everything the Roberts did but better" and I still had lots of 25 cal projectiles etc. Well my shooting didn't change but I found the 06 did not put deer down as well as the Roberts. (My shooting was with reds in national park and fallow around Wanganui) So that's practical experience. In years of use with the Roberts all the deer I shot went down like they were hit by lightning. So it's a mild shooting cartridge, knocks deer down like lightning and doesn't use much powder. What's not to like?