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**Mike Irwin** · June 9, 2011, 10:21 AM

I've never found the .264 to be partcularly accurate. It burns way too much powder for the performance levels it gives back, and it can be VERY hard on barrels.

The .257 Roberts, on the other hand, is one of those truly great cartridges that has just never quite gotten the recognition that it so richly deserves.

It gives performance that seems all out of proportion with the size of the case, and it's very mild mannered. I've also found the two .257s I've worked with in years past, both Winchesters, to be EXTREMELY accurate.

Given the choice between a .257 and a .264? No contest. .257 Roberts every day of the week and four times on Sunday.

June 9, 2011, 10:21 AM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I've never found the .264 to be partcularly accurate. It burns way too much powder for the performance levels it gives back, and it can be VERY hard on barrels. The .257 Roberts, on the other hand, is one of those truly great cartridges that has just never quite gotten the recognition that it so richly deserves. It gives performance that seems all out of proportion with the size of the case, and it's very mild mannered. I've also found the two .257s I've worked with in years past, both Winchesters, to be EXTREMELY accurate. Given the choice between a .257 and a .264? No contest. .257 Roberts every day of the week and four times on Sunday. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.