257 Roberts Factory Ammo

[bearkilr]

The Roberts is an excellent cartridge as is, where is, & for what it's supposed to be used for.

I wonder when the rifle manufacturers will catch on, they've had almost 100 years.

 

[Ardent]

Careful throwing stones, it's more popular than the .257 Weatherby...

 

[bearkilr]

Careful throwing stones, it's more popular than the .257 Weatherby...

I get the feeling you're posting this so you can link to these threads when your custom 257 goes on the EE?

 

[Ardent]

I get the feeling you're posting this so you can link to these threads when your custom 257 goes on the EE?

Not a snowball's chance in hell of that happening, that rifle already belongs to my son I just get to use it til I'm too old. There are guns, and then there are sacred guns. My wife would argue too many are sacred, and they tend to be the expensive ones.

 

[jimmyjazz]

Would you buy a 257 if there where more selections of factory ammo?
I know it's a more popular cartridge that you might think.
When I read the "what would you buy or what is better A vs. B or recoil sensitive threads" the 257 always seems to be mentioned by many nutters and almost always tagged with "if you reload".
How is it possible that some factory rounds deserve two and three choices of bullet weight and you never see a thread on that caliber or any mention of it in the questions above.
Just wondering what the supporters of the Roberts think and those that would like have "one of the most useful cartridges ever developed" think.

David

IMHO I dont think a wider selection of factory ammo would help. I think it's just one of those cartridges that will always remain on the fringe ... which for me is just fine.

I like it plenty and am happy to reload for it.

JJ