Thread: 257 roberts

Originally Posted by gimp

also the .243, correctly loaded, has more potential than a .25-06. well, bye again

Normally your comments are quite reasonable.......but now you are talking from La La Land!

Similar weight projectiles are available in both .243 and .257 calibres. And with the 25-06 you can load them to be doing the same speeds as a .243 or load them to go faster if you desire....therefore I would suggest the 25-06 has more potential.

I still have the dies sitting in my cupboard and one day I'll get another Roberts. With the advances in powder projectile design since I was using mine in the 90's and early 2000's I think it has the potential to be better than it was. I would love to try the 115gn barnes projectiles, or even their 100gn pills! I can see those National Park Stags cringing now with fear!!!