Today at the Bench.....

[Mowgli Terry]

Ive never used the 257 Roberts as a varmint rifle, but I’m sure it is a dandy. It’s been an excellent deer and hog round for me with the Hornady 117gr BTSP.


JTD

Most of my varminting was done with a built up Mauser. The barrel was a 1:12 Douglas #5 weight barrel. Actual chronographed performance had a 75 gr. Hornady at 3500 fps. The expansion was truly explosive. The trajectory of that bullet at that speed compared favorably with high end performance of the 220 Swift with 55gr. bullet.

Ned Roberts had in mind the 257 Roberts as being a dual purpose round. That is, for varmints and larger Easter game. The Roberts does very well as a varmint cartridge. I'm like most Roberts partisans. I don't want to hear any crap about new cartridges from the middle 1950's. None.

[muforester]

That is one beautiful rifle, do let us know how it shoots.

The 32-40 shot decent. I tried two different cast bullets and a jacketed bullet. The cast bullets didnt shoot very well but the jacketed bullets shot well. Had a little trouble with brass sticking in the chamber. Finally figured out I hadn't sized the brass down far enough. Next round of testing should go better.

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[muforester]

Shot some test loads in my 25-06 pistol for the first time, 87gr soft points over 4064. Recoil was mild and the load shot pretty good. Look forward to doing some more testing.

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[JeffreyDeGraff]

Finally have done something reloading related. Fireformed 338-06 Ackley and 375 whelen Ackley brass cleaned and dried. Two batches of 30-06 brass in the dryer, third batch being cleaned. Next is starline 41 mag brass. Feels good to be getting back in the saddle.


JTD

[Harter]

I found this a while back going through some of Dad's stuff .
WRA didn't make much of this , Star Line has probably made as much as they did Remington was the big one . I don't know if it was primed brass or a factory 200 gr LSWC . Dad had stuff all over and little treasures like this in boxes and cans . 529877e1cd1a40d206113d76436e82eb.0.jpg

[JeffreyDeGraff]

I found this a while back going through some of Dad's stuff .
WRA didn't make much of this , Star Line has probably made as much as they did Remington was the big one . I don't know if it was primed brass or a factory 200 gr LSWC . Dad had stuff all over and little treasures like this in boxes and cans . 529877e1cd1a40d206113d76436e82eb.0.jpg

Cool find.


JTD

[Kevingc76]

I did my last 200 9mm xtreams in 115gr I bought from Wes a couple months ago. Time to place another order.

[JeffreyDeGraff]

I did my last 200 9mm xtreams in 115gr I bought from Wes a couple months ago. Time to place another order.

What powder are you using with them?


JTD

[Kevingc76]

3.8gr of titegroup. It’s a bit high on the charge but my canik would not cycle the 3.5gr loads my brothers glocks like.

[JeffreyDeGraff]

I think 3.8 is what I use for 115 and 124 in my XDM. I’m finishing up the last of my 124’s Ive got loaded up, then I’m going to load a mess of 115’s.


JTD