.257 Roberts Brass

[onlybrowning]

I’m looking for some .257 Roberts brass. I’ve got brass to trade or will purchase. Might have other items of interest to trade as well. Thanks.

 

 

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[Lawdwaz]

3 minutes ago, onlybrowning said:

 

I’m looking for some .257 Roberts brass. I’ve got brass to trade or will purchase. Might have other items of interest to trade as well. Thanks.

 

 

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I MIGHT have some for you but then again I might have gotten rid of them already.   I had a Remington 722 in 257 Roberts but sold it a while ago.  I’m foggy on what I did with the cases.   
 

Ill try and remember to check in the morning.   

[Larry]

You can use 6mm Remington bass and neck it up or 7-57 bass and neck it down. I prefer to neck up then down. The 257 Roberts is a 7-57 necked down. It should be straight forward to do.

[Larry]

You can get 6mm Remington brass at gaff & son's. If you go this route you will have to fire form them after seizing. This may be easier than finding 257 brass. It's a little work but it's not hard to do.

[onlybrowning]

You can get 6mm Remington brass at gaff & son's. If you go this route you will have to fire form them after seizing. This may be easier than finding 257 brass. It's a little work but it's not hard to do.

Thanks for this info. I actually looked for 7x57 brass (half heartedly) and didn’t find any. I’d probably spend the crazy amount for new Nosler .257 Bob brass before going the 6mm route.


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[Lawdwaz]

I checked and found nothing in my stash. 
 

Btw, my 7mm-08 brass for my NULA  is Lapua headstamp  .308 Winchester.   I necked it down with no issues a number of years ago.   

Edited December 31, 2022 by Lawdwaz

[airedale]

One of the pitfalls of owning a non mainstream chambering and especially so these days as the sellers are asking and getting wicked high prices for hard to get ammo and components.

I have three that have caused me grief, 284 Winchester, 222 Rem Mag and the recently acquired 256 Win Mag. Being a handloader is a savior when owning these type cartridges as they all can be made from other existing cartridges based on the same case.

I would say the best source for hard to find Brass these days is Gunbroker.com, a lot of the stuff is overpriced but patience is a virtue and sometimes you can get a decent buy especially on good once fired cases.

Al

Edited December 31, 2022 by airedale

[onlybrowning]

Thanks for checking Lawd.

Al, I believe you are right. I just got some new .284 brass from a guy on GB. Unfortunately, the .257 stuff is even more pricey.

The thing that gets me most is that many years back, I sold an Encore pistol barrel in .257 and sent along the (then easy to find) brass with it.


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