remmington 257 roberts
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putm2sleep
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Olee fish2, Uffda!, that is a great weapon. Cannot answer your question re: how old, but my elk hunting partner brought his father's 257 Roberts out elk hunting years ago and it was a beauty!
They started making them in the 30' or 40's
Might be hard to find loads?
They started making them in the 30' or 40's
Might be hard to find loads?
Gunner46
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Are there any letters to the left of the serial number ?
MinnesotaHunter
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It was made after 1972 then. Your best bet is probably to call Remington.
jvanderlinde
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Those 257s are about as good as gold. You'll love it
http://www.shootersproshop.com/nosl...110-grain-accubond-ammunition-20-ct-blem.html
Here ya go!! You can check there for brass as well! Sometimes you may see amo labeld 257 Roberts +P. That is loaded for newer rifles that can hadel more Pressure I believe.
Here ya go!! You can check there for brass as well! Sometimes you may see amo labeld 257 Roberts +P. That is loaded for newer rifles that can hadel more Pressure I believe.
A lot of pre WWII mausers and springfields and enfields were converted to the wildcat cartridge that eventually became the 257 Roberts and was adopted by Remington. The +P ammo is higher pressure loadings as described earlier and is intended to rifles produced and identified as "257 Roberts" caliber. Most of those will be Remington Model 700s.
noharleyyet
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My family has been using 25 caliber gun for years. My uncle had an original 25 PO Ackley in a bull barreled gun that all of us kids used to kill our first deer back in the 60s. Others had 257 Roberts, but my dad had the classic 30-06 and a 270 win model 70 pre 64. I have 2- 25-06s, 30 Gibbs, 270 win and 2-7mm mags so the 257 Roberts was a great addition to my family.
jryoung
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It should be a stamp on the barrel right near the recoil lug/receiver.
The equivalent of the "C" and "R" in this image
you can then cross reference with this link.
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes
tarheel
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You will likely only have a two letter stamping on the left side of the chamber portion of the barrel which designates the month and year. There is some duplication of codes so it will help to know about when it was made. This should nail it down for you. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...SSn1Qu0lct_mpKg&bvm=bv.78677474,d.eXY&cad=rja
Recurve62
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Numbers, dates and barrel markings aside, the .257 Roberts is an awesome caliber. I have a Remington model 722, was passed to me by my grandfather almost 40 years ago. Took my first whitetail with that rifle and likewise did both of my kids and many more were harvested by the three of us. In my eyes, there probably isn't any better round out there for eastern deer hunters and especially for young hunters. Actually, it kind of pains me to see that so few people really appreciate this great round.
