Arisaka Type 38 questions please help - Page 2

Gunplummer · November 12, 2015, 07:35 AM

When did Winchester and Remington drop the .257 Roberts from their line? You seem really confused about this. Sell it or trade it off for something you really want.

F. Guffey · November 12, 2015, 02:56 PM

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Join Date: November 3, 2015
Posts: 12 Honestly 257 Roberts Brass and ammo aren't cheap OR readily available I Norma is one of the few that still make Roberts ammo and Brass were as PPU is making 6.5x57 ammo now for under $1 a round...not to mention dies for the 6.5-.257 cost a good $150 dollars and because it's a wildcat there is no guarantee that the shoulders will be exactly the same. At which point I'd need to buy custom dies and at that point I'd probably be better off buying an ER Shaw barrel for 180 in whatever chambering I want...

I have 257 Roberts cases formed from 30/06 surplus cases with head stamps from the early to mid 40s. I have the 257 Roberts reamer and the 257 Roberts Ackely Improved reamer complete with dies. I also have the 6.5/257 Roberts Japanese reamer and dies. I also have 7mm57 cases formed from surplus 30/06 cases.

Difference?

When forming and reaming I am in charge, I know 'what it is' before I start.

F. Guffey

F. Guffey · November 12, 2015, 03:01 PM

Difficult?

The difficult part is getting the cost above .10 cents each for every case I form. There is nothing like taking a case that is too long from the shoulder to the case head to chamber in a chamber that is shorter from the shoulder of the chamber to the bolt face.

If the firing pin shortens a case .005" between the shoulder to the case head just try to imagine what a reloader can do with all that cam? over.

F. Guffey

November 12, 2015, 07:35 AM	#26
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	When did Winchester and Remington drop the .257 Roberts from their line? You seem really confused about this. Sell it or trade it off for something you really want. Last edited by Gunplummer; November 12, 2015 at 07:40 AM.

November 12, 2015, 03:01 PM	#28
F. Guffey Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2008 Posts: 7,249	Difficult? The difficult part is getting the cost above .10 cents each for every case I form. There is nothing like taking a case that is too long from the shoulder to the case head to chamber in a chamber that is shorter from the shoulder of the chamber to the bolt face. If the firing pin shortens a case .005" between the shoulder to the case head just try to imagine what a reloader can do with all that cam? over. F. Guffey