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Yep they are butt ugly but a cheap way to get the caliber you want to play with and not break the bank. One action and multiple barrels in different caliber, yep I almost bought one to play with.
.257 Roberts again...maybe.
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Yeah, my sentimentality for that 700 that used to belong to my dad will end at the four figure mark.
My father had collected all of the Classic except for the first one which I believe was 7x57. He bought them all until his passing in 1994.
Out of his collection I ended up with the 257 Roberts, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby and 6.5x55. Out of these, the 6.5x55 is my favorite even though the 257 does a better job on paper.
Honestly, except for the collector value, and in my case the sentimental value I don't find them to be anything special.
For a hunting rifle, premium money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion.
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Out of his collection I ended up with the 257 Roberts, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby and 6.5x55. Out of these, the 6.5x55 is my favorite even though the 257 does a better job on paper.
Honestly, except for the collector value, and in my case the sentimental value I don't find them to be anything special.
For a hunting rifle, premium money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion.
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My father had collected all of the Classics except for the first one which I believe was 7x57. He bought them all until his passing in 1994.
Out of his collection I ended up with the 257 Roberts, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby and 6.5x55. Out of these, the 6.5x55 is my favorite even though the 257 does a better job on paper.
Honestly, except for the collector value, and in my case the sentimental value I don't find them to be anything special.
For a hunting rifle, premium money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion.
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Out of his collection I ended up with the 257 Roberts, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby and 6.5x55. Out of these, the 6.5x55 is my favorite even though the 257 does a better job on paper.
Honestly, except for the collector value, and in my case the sentimental value I don't find them to be anything special.
For a hunting rifle, premium money could be better spent elsewhere in my opinion.
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You know, my old man had one in 6.5x55 too and he sold that too.
Ugh. Lol
Ugh. Lol
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Well you just had to make do it and I just couldn't getting the 257bob out of the safe and taking pictures of it.
How many of you have seen a Remington M725? I have only seen one and I own it.
After shooting the throat out in this one I had it rebarreled with a Douglas XXX air gauge barrel.
The cartridge is loaded with a 100gr Hornady Spire point innerlock.
Big action little cartridge.
This rifle also has some history behind it. It had been stolen from a local store and recovered with all the serial numbers filed off. After I bought it I took it to a different shop to have a scope mounted on which I had purchased and the shop owner called me and said he couldn't put a scope on because it was hot and he wanted it out of his shop. This was back in the 1970s so I took it back where I had bought it and complained about them selling me a hot gun the owner explained to me it had been recovered by the State Police and returned to the shop. I ended up making the shop owner go to the local police barracks to get it straightened out. They had no idea what to do. While sitting in the Captains office I took a pencil and wrapped the bolt with a piece of paper and rubbed the pencil on the paper over where the serial number should have been raising the number on the paper. The owner and I went back to the shop and they stamped the number back on the rifle so it was good to go. :grin:
How many of you have seen a Remington M725? I have only seen one and I own it.
After shooting the throat out in this one I had it rebarreled with a Douglas XXX air gauge barrel.
The cartridge is loaded with a 100gr Hornady Spire point innerlock.
Big action little cartridge.
This rifle also has some history behind it. It had been stolen from a local store and recovered with all the serial numbers filed off. After I bought it I took it to a different shop to have a scope mounted on which I had purchased and the shop owner called me and said he couldn't put a scope on because it was hot and he wanted it out of his shop. This was back in the 1970s so I took it back where I had bought it and complained about them selling me a hot gun the owner explained to me it had been recovered by the State Police and returned to the shop. I ended up making the shop owner go to the local police barracks to get it straightened out. They had no idea what to do. While sitting in the Captains office I took a pencil and wrapped the bolt with a piece of paper and rubbed the pencil on the paper over where the serial number should have been raising the number on the paper. The owner and I went back to the shop and they stamped the number back on the rifle so it was good to go. :grin:
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Looks like a Rem Model 30.....but I do recall hearing of 725's. Never saw one though.
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Thanks Scotty it wasn't nice to look at when I bought it but it fit my budget. It was found sticking out of a creek bottom and took me a year to get all the mud out of everything. The gun shop had only cleaned the bore and exterior of the rifle. The factory finish was flaking off the stock and had to be removed and refinished and it had some rust on the metal but the bore was in good shape and that's another reason I bought it. It was my first attempt at stock refinishing. After it was rebarreled and bedded back into original stock by the gunsmith it has never been taken apart. It shoots so good I'm afraid to mess with it.
Tom it does look like a M30 which Remington made and copied from the 1917 Enfield. The M725 is the push feed version and was called the Kodiak action that was used for magnum cartridges. A bit of over kill for a 257 Roberts with a magnum action but it feeds great and shoots sub 1/2" all day long.
The old Bushnell Banner is 10X and has Bosh&Lomb glass in it made in Japan and tough as nails.
I also have a 6X same model that I first had on it when it was my primary deer rifle now it is regulated to ground hog duty which it handles very well. and if I can see them with the naked eye I can hit them with it. The 10X does make it easier to pick them off at 300+ yards, no need to hold over or dial just hold on hair and shoot.
Tom it does look like a M30 which Remington made and copied from the 1917 Enfield. The M725 is the push feed version and was called the Kodiak action that was used for magnum cartridges. A bit of over kill for a 257 Roberts with a magnum action but it feeds great and shoots sub 1/2" all day long.
The old Bushnell Banner is 10X and has Bosh&Lomb glass in it made in Japan and tough as nails.
I also have a 6X same model that I first had on it when it was my primary deer rifle now it is regulated to ground hog duty which it handles very well. and if I can see them with the naked eye I can hit them with it. The 10X does make it easier to pick them off at 300+ yards, no need to hold over or dial just hold on hair and shoot.
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Neat ol rifle Uncle Rodger! I saw one in a gunshow they held in our Armory in Beaumont, 1975! I was attached to the Texas natl Guard when I got out of the Regular Army in '73. I have had and seen a lot of 722s and 721s but I don't ever remember seeing another 725 since then!
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Don't know how many 725s were made but if I see another one I would buy it if the price was right. Best Remington I have ever owned and I've had a few. I really like that big old safety lever, very easy to find and release when under stress with a trophy in the cross hairs. Wish they still made them like that one.
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Update...to make a deal with TD for his Mod 700 classic 35 Whelen ( yep, back full circle, love em) I did some wheeling/dealing and had money left to seriously look at a few different rifles in the Bob that I had my eye on. I was seriously just looking for a standard Roberts when I came up a pretty good deal, at least to me. Saw it when cruising GB. found this in Montana. (which I figured had been used for muleys/elk up there) It is a pre-64 Mod 70 in .257 Roberts Ackley Improved and comes with a set of dies! I've never owned a pre-64 and found one several hundred dollars cheaper than the best Mod 700 Classic Bob I could find! I suppose it was because its in a Improved chambering. Its a long action, 24" barrel, can't tell if its the original stock or a replacement. Barrel has that Pre-64 buldge (for the 3rd screw) have no idea yet if it was a rechambered 257 Bob or just what. The seller said it has sharp/clean rifling, throat looks good. So I figure, hey, what the heck? ha I am still working on that deal, but I promise....I will eventually post pictures when everything comes in. BTW, I am very honored that TD is letting me get this Whelen from him. Its one that I will hang onto and hand down along with a few others to my kids. Will put my old 1.5x5 Leupold on it and, voila, I am right back in 1995 with my first one! One of the best handling hunting rigs this old guy has ever used! My Big Swede (358NM) will have to wait awhile for its Little Swede (6.5x55) running mate for awhile! 
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That's a great looking rifle. Looks like an original stock with some custom touchs. You'll like the P64. They were all the same action just different magazine boxes. The 257 in a P64 is just plain Classic.
Glad you got TD's 35 Whelen so I didn't have to take it!! Hahahaha
Glad you got TD's 35 Whelen so I didn't have to take it!! Hahahaha
It has been awhile, but I have seen the Remington Model 30 and 725 at gunshows over the years. Do not recall their pricing or calibers any longer. Seemed well built.
I have owned two Remington Classics in 6.5x55 over the years, and in moments of poor thinking, let them go to help finance other projects or priorities. Being a lefty, I wanted to replace with a nice LH 6.5x55. Still waiting for my Sako to come in. The Classics shot very well, and the stock configuration is very nice to shoot. I would put about 700 rounds a year through my first one. The second Classic was not as accurate, but had much nicer wood.
I have never fired a 257 Bob, but have played with a friend's 257AI. Shot very nice. A lot of bark, but very mild recoil. I am happy with my 250AI (rebarrelled LH CDL) so far, but still trying to find its preferred load. A lot of fun to shoot, and provides less than 1" groups with the Winchester factory ammo. Have only taken a coyote with it so far. Shooting it prompted my wife to buy her No. 1 in 250 Savage, and of course me getting the 77 RSI in 250 Savage!
I have owned two Remington Classics in 6.5x55 over the years, and in moments of poor thinking, let them go to help finance other projects or priorities. Being a lefty, I wanted to replace with a nice LH 6.5x55. Still waiting for my Sako to come in. The Classics shot very well, and the stock configuration is very nice to shoot. I would put about 700 rounds a year through my first one. The second Classic was not as accurate, but had much nicer wood.
I have never fired a 257 Bob, but have played with a friend's 257AI. Shot very nice. A lot of bark, but very mild recoil. I am happy with my 250AI (rebarrelled LH CDL) so far, but still trying to find its preferred load. A lot of fun to shoot, and provides less than 1" groups with the Winchester factory ammo. Have only taken a coyote with it so far. Shooting it prompted my wife to buy her No. 1 in 250 Savage, and of course me getting the 77 RSI in 250 Savage!
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BlkRam's .257 caliber rifles:
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They do look good and I bet they shoot good also.
