kenny thomas
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I traded for a Ruger M77 today in 257 Roberts caliber. Got 1 box of Winchester 117 grain ammo with it. Anyone have anything in 257 or experience with it?
257 Roberts
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Caustic Burno
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kenny thomas":yr4momud said:
Got me on this one, that is a round I have never shot.
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The mark II with the tang safety or the 3 position safety on the side?
kenny thomas
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Hawkeye series. safety in back
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Tang safety. That's a desirable gun but don't know much about the caliber
kenny thomas
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Seems like I always buy the odd stuff and then I can tell the wife its so hard to sell I think I should just keep it. It seems to be a shortened 25-06 but im not sure.
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Same bullet. Shorter case and slightly slimmer case
kenny thomas
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Not as much kick, thats a good thing. :roll: :roll:hooknline":215u8kex said:
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Yeah, don't want it to knock the shyt out of
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It's an excellant cartridge Kenny. My gunsmith hunts deer and Antelope with one. Very efficient too. Easy to load for!
BTW if you handload it go to a 110 Nosler Accubond great bullet with a tremendous Ballistic Coefficient.
BTW if you handload it go to a 110 Nosler Accubond great bullet with a tremendous Ballistic Coefficient.
denvermartinfarms
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Great caliber! I have a browning BLR in it, and my grandpa does to. Excellent deer cartridge.
highgrit
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The 257 Roberts was based off of a necked down 7mm Mauser. The same as the 6mm-244 Rem. I believe. A 257 Roberts is a nice round, easy to shoot good. Never had much luck getting a Ruger rifle to shoot spot on. All of the Rugers that I have messed with have a wood tang in the forearm of the stock. And the barrel touches this all the time, rain or shine, and wet or dry. It doesn't work good for accuracy.
kenny thomas
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Sounds like this might be a caliber I will like. The rifle will probably be as accurate as the person behind it. I am not known for being a great shot.highgrit":3lb5q41b said:
J&D Cattle
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Buddy had a BDL in 257 but lost it in a fire. We shot lots of "stuff" with it growing up. Good shooting caliber. I am and have always been a Ruger fan. You'll like it!
highgrit
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Come on now 3way you don't believe that crap do you?? Every accurate rifle I have and most if not all custom rifle makers use a free floating barrel. I don't care what you do, wood warps and shrinks. Maybe spot on means different things to some folks. I looked around on the net a little and can't find any custom riflesmiths that build on the Ruger action. I wonder why??
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The ruger I've been shooting the last few years is a rare one then. I double punched 4 of five shots a few nights back at 100 yds rested with hand loads. 2 ragged holes and one more 1/4" right. To be fair though it's got a timney trigger in it and has been bedded and crowned.
With another 40 or 50 years you'll discover that some rifles like a bit of pressure at the forend, others want to be free floated and some just want the first 2-3 inches at the chamber bedded tight. My wifes M700 6mm has to have a lot of pressure at the forend, my old M700 308 wanted to be totally free floated. On the custom rifles I've built over the years (with blueprintd actions and match grade barrels) the only one that needed solid bedding was one with an 1 1/2 diameter barrel on a Mexican Mauser action. I always start with a little pressure at the forend and take it out if neededhighgrit":2ekyki6w said:
highgrit":ckj0k915 said:
Do I believe a pressure point works absolutely in the right gun, right situation. Just proved it with a 300win mag in a very expensive mcmillan stock. Tried every load i could and couldn't get it to shoot . Stuck a folded matchbook under the last in of the stock and the group sucked down by 1/2 or better.
As far as Ruger actions no i would never buila a custom rifle on one
