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Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/06/14 12:31 AM
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qbdad14
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I just purchased this awesome rifle and wanting to hear some pet loads others have had success with
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/06/14 02:01 AM
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Wburke2010
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The factory hornady ammo shoot awesome out of my dads kimber. not sure how much help that is but that is all the experience I have with the 257.
Walter
MW Ranch Services 903-303-4523 Metal buildings, welding, equipment repair, dirt work
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/06/14 03:07 AM
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JJH
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For deer, I like 117 to 120gr bullets at 2800-2900 fps. Seems to be a sweet spot providing, reasonably flat trajectory, low recoil, and great terminal performance with plane ol' cup and core bullets. 4350, either H or IMR, is usually the first and last powder you will need.
Just about perfect for Texas deer hunting.
For varmints, try the 75gr VMax with 4064
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/06/14 09:31 PM
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Revoman
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I have always preferred 100gr bullets in my Roberts. Is your 257 SS long action? I had two of these and sold both. Wish I still had one of them back. Tore one of them up and built a 22/6mm, still have the unfired 257 barrel. I plan on putting it on a SS 700 LA if I find one.
Call'm an Kill'm
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/09/14 10:10 PM
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qbdad14
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/11/14 11:26 PM
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Texas Turkey Man
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I have the same gun. One of my favorites. My gun prefers 100gr Nosler Ballistic Tips. 38grs of H4831. Of course check your manual but this listed in my Nosler manual.
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/12/14 02:56 AM
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JJH
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good advice, check your manual, 38gr is not listed in my Nosler manual. Starting load is 44gr, max 48gr with 100gr bullets.
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/13/14 02:12 AM
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qbdad14
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Thanks turkey man Do you hunt deer with the Nosler 100 grain Just getting into reloading and looking for a starting point
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/22/14 05:31 AM
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trapperben
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I have only used the Federal 120 grain partition in my O3A3 sporter. May not be the most accurate but has killed every deer I shot at the first time. If I was going to reload for it for hunting I would use partition or gameking. For pure accuracy ballistic tips or others may be better. Reloading is good, factory loads are hard to find. I back ordered the Federal and some Hornady super performance sst last winter and just got them in a couple of weeks ago.
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/22/14 05:11 PM
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TonyinVA
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I bought the exact rifle for my son years ago....Remington 257 Roberts Mountain Rifle edition.....great gun for a youngster or anyone looking to just hunt deer or antelope. Our particulat rifle likes the factory Hornady ammo......117 grain bullet. I am sure that there are factory ammo with better bullets out there, but the Hornady ammo works fine for deer. I know that a lot of folks have a favorite premium bullets (Nosler, Acubond, Barnes, etc) and I am sure they will all work just fine. See the attached link. http://www.midwayusa.com/find?dimensionids=9828From what I have read, your gun will probably like bullets with weights of between 100 - 120 grains. I think you will like the gun
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/23/14 03:11 AM
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kmon11
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Had a stainless Rem 700 with a wood stock classic configuration for a while. Bought some brass and dies along with Nosler 100gr partitions. When I traded it for something else it had rangup more kills than shots on game, thanks to killing 2 pigs with one shot. Kinda wish I had never made that trade now.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Rem 700 limited edition 257 Roberts
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11/23/14 10:23 PM
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224TTH
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Green Horn
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mine shoots the 87 grain serria spritzers awesome with 4831sc
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