[30Caliber]

Got it for my daughter for deer season this year. Should work out pretty well.

I bought it on GB. Had a little trouble with the private seller and finally tracked down a phone number--she's 85 years old and lives in Yakima. And then the FFL's didn't talk for 2 weeks. Then the persistent heavy snow over Snoqualmie Pass delayed UPS 3-4 days.

But it got here. Kid was surprised and pleased as punch.

I got her a 2-7x Redfield Revolution, but she'd rather shoot the iron sights. I may end up mounting a peep on it if she persists.

 

[GardenValley]

You should be ashamed to have used those boxes as a backdrop!!

Would you please send all the boxes of Samoas to me ......

Nice rifle!

 

[chief on one]

protecting those Girl Scout cookies; are you.

 

[30Caliber]

We built a cookie fort earlier.

 

[Coriolis]

Nice Rifle.
If I were you, I'd put a handful of those Thin Mints in a blender with a pint of vanilla ice cream and a bit of milk...

 

[cmshoot]

Great old 700! On my phone and can't make out fine details in the pics......what's the caliber?

 

[Wasted ammo]

It has the old school good iron sights on it. Good score, I hope it shoots as good as it looks. Awesome caliber too. 257 Roberts!

 

[30Caliber]

257 Roberts. I got a Savage in 257 Bob Ackely Imp a couple months ago, so the brass and bullets are all onhand.

 

[Old Sarge]

257 Roberts. I got a Savage in 257 Bob Ackely Imp a couple months ago, so the brass and bullets are all onhand.

Great rifle in an old "classic" caliber. Any idea how old this rifle is???GI1

 

[30Caliber]

March 1952 by the date code. That nice old lady was the sole owner.

 

[Wasted ammo]

257 Roberts might be a classic but it is quite the performer especially if you are hand loading for it.

 

[mercman]

Yep, the .257 Roberts is a great caliber. Very similar to the .243. I had a Remington 722 in that caliber. Still have the dies laying around somewhere.

 

[mercman]

You should be ashamed to have used those boxes as a backdrop!!

Would you please send all the boxes of Samoas to me ......

Nice rifle!

Yeah, I gained 5 pounds just looking at the picture.

 

[boltaction]

Hello, Very, very nice vintage 721 or 722 Remington rifle (produced until 1962), you have there. That is a great buy. Your daughter should be proud. I hope it came with ammo, at least some brass, the .257 Roberts does not come cheap.
I know, I have an 1967 Remington 700 BDL varmint special in 6mm Remington,(another vintage caliber), same round/different name as the .243 rem. mercman spoke of... Matter of fact, you can take the .257 Roberts case and resize it too make it a .243 Rem./6mm Rem case, that's how similar they are.
And as wasted ammo pointed out, they preform very well. Your daughter should have no problem filling her deer tag(s)....
Your rifle, as mine, also came from the widow of the original owner. Yet, with the Vintage Remington and Redfield sales brochures and manuals/instructions/parts list, from 1967.
I hope you and your daughter enjoy the new rifle and the pleasures of the hunting time together.

 

[30Caliber]

Factory ammo isn't hard to come by. Walmart doesn't have it, but just about every smaller place up here does.

I've got a pretty good stash of 6mm Rem and 7mm Mauser brass handy, so 257 won't be an issue.

Can't wait for spring to finally get here so we can start the fun.

 

[13Echo]

Remington 722 in .257 Roberts! That is a wonderful rifle!

The stock is really designed for iron sights and with the drop on the comb can make recoil seem a bit worse so take it easy on your daughter. Also the 722 action is short and bullets heavier than 100 grains are going to sit down in the powder space, but, since the Roberts throat is short, you can't seat them out anyway. Still a very nice rifle with a well earned reputation for accuracy. I'm jealous.

Jerry Liles

 

[30Caliber]

Yeah, we'll be practicing a lot with the 22 this summer. She's shot my 7x57mm featherweight a couple times and didn't complain at all, so I'm not too worried about recoil.

I also have some 257 bullet moulds which is going to be fun.

 

[HTDuckman]

My running buddy inherited his grandmothers 722 in 257 Roberts.
With a scope on it the drop in the stock made it slap your jawbone pretty good.
Found a 700 short action wood stock off a BDL and with a little fitting for the sight band on the barrel it dropped right in.

100 grain ballistic tips and RL17 make it a dandy deer rifle.

Congrats to you and your daughter !

 

[boltaction]

Factory ammo isn't hard to come by. Walmart doesn't have it, but just about every smaller place up here does.

I've got a pretty good stash of 6mm Rem and 7mm Mauser brass handy, so 257 won't be an issue.

Can't wait for spring to finally get here so we can start the fun.

Hello, 30Caliber.
It must be nice having a Walmart so close, the closest one to me is a 2 1/2 hours drive up 395 into NV. and the closest sporting goods store with ammo is a 45 min. drive south too Bishop Ca. But, we do have that big brown truck that stops by when needed... It's reload or buy in bulk in these parts of the woods/mountains here on the east side.
So you have the reforming dies for the 7mm?, if not I have a set I don't use.
Spring is only a week away, but the ranges up here are under at lest 5-6 feet of snow still, at 8000' and winter isn't over for us yet... But, that's why I'm a member down at the Bishop Gun Club, best $25.00 ever spent for yearly dues and no show-up fees per-day.
If you need the reforming dies, give me a shout.