.257 Roberts hunters only

[MT Pockets]

Howdy,
I am having built a .257 Roberts AI on a Remington model 7 action. I am an avid reloader, shooter and hunter. I am new to the .257 Roberts but chose to rebarrel a great rifle in a .25 cal and not a .243 just to be different. It will be a 10" twist so my loads will be 120 gr and under. I am a deer hunter and plan on deer hunting with this gun. I have a few months before completed and plan to use this time to amass my brass, buy my dies and load some rounds so I can "hit the ground running" when my gun is complete. Being new to the quarter bore I am wondering what bullets those who actually hunt with them use? I hunt in Virginia and North Carolina in areas that would not exceed 100yds for a shot. What are you guys using and how is the terminal performance for this round.

 

[Bruce Mc]

For your short action I would suggest Sierra or Speer flat base bullets in 100 or 117 grs. Nosler and Hornady bullets have longer ogives that will be problematic to load keeping the oal to fit in the magazine. The 117gr Sierra is deadly in the Roberts.

 

[Hunter26]

I have killed quite a few deer and hogs with Nosler's bullets in a 257 Roberts with a 24" barrel including the 100 & 115gr Ballistic Tip, 100 & 115gr Partition and the 110gr AccuBond. My favorites are the 110gr AccuBond and 100gr Partition. I've had excellent results with all of the them. My 257 Roberts is in a Rem 700 long action but the chamber is cut to short action dimensions and Ive never had any issues running the longer 115gr BT's & 110gr AB's at all. I've had excellent results with the PT's & AB's in a 15" barreled Encore pistol on deer as well. IMR4350, Varget & Hybrid 100V have done very well.

 

[JD338]

I’ve got a Remington 700 Classic 257 Roberts. I run the 115 gr BT at 3100 fps and it’s hammers WT deer. This is a magnum/ long action so I have a COAL of 2.900”.
Since you are building on a short action, you may be better served with flat base bullets to stay in the 2.800” COAL.

JD338

 

[salmonchaser]

I love the Roberts. Mom got one for her birthday when we lived in Alaska, would have been 60 or 61 I think. She never killed a moose or bear with hers but she did kill caribou and quite a few mule deer and a few elk with hers when we moved to Oregon. She was a fine shot with that old Remington. Don’t recall her ever using anything but 120 grain bullets, partitions once they were available.
I have a ruger #1 in 257 roberts that really likes the lighter bullets. It is wonderfully accurate with 100 Ballistic tips but I’m planing on rebarreling to a 257Ackley with a 1/7.5 and twist when/if my 401k turns around. I’m away from my shop but have had good luck with Rl 17, H380 and H4350.

 

[SJB358]

I love the Roberts. Mom got one for her birthday when we lived in Alaska, would have been 60 or 61 I think. She never killed a moose or bear with hers but she did kill caribou and quite a few mule deer and a few elk with hers when we moved to Oregon. She was a fine shot with that old Remington. Don’t recall her ever using anything but 120 grain bullets, partitions once they were available.
I have a ruger #1 in 257 roberts that really likes the lighter bullets. It is wonderfully accurate with 100 Ballistic tips but I’m planing on rebarreling to a 257Ackley with a 1/7.5 and twist when/if my 401k turns around. I’m away from my shop but have had good luck with Rl 17, H380 and H4350.

That’s a great picture. Always on the lookout for a nice 257 Roberts. Cool round.