257 BOB / long or short action?

[oop257r]

First time here , can someone tell me if you can do a 257R in a savage short action or will it have to be long?

Thanks for any help.

[Blue Avenger]

you need the bullets seated long or short? dose it need to be a repeater?

[GaCop]

Short action is doable but for the benefit of being able to seat bullets to the rifling or close, the long action is the way to go.

[USAFA71]

The custom shop did mine on the short action, and I have no problem seating bullets out to about 2.930". With the 100 gr Nosler Partition that I used for deer this year, it means that the entire bullet is in the cartridge neck and not sticking into the powder space. Heavier, ie longer, bullets could be a problem, and I will try some 115-117 gr bullets this summer, but I am not trying to turn my 257 Roberts into a 25-06. A 100 gr Nosler Partition at 3000 fps will do anything I need done to a mature whitetail. Penetrated from right front ribs into left rear leg on my buck.

[scratcherky]

Long action preferable.

[awp101]

Here ya go, hopefully this will answer some questions: http://savageshooters.com/SavageForum/index.php/topic,28934.msg207631.html#msg207631

[oop257r]

Hey guys, thanks for you replies, big help ! Chambered a factory 257 Fed. in my 7 08 , ejected great . So with that said it gonna be a short one ! Again thanks for all the help, all good advice. Hope to return favor.

OOP

[nhm16]

I know it's the conventional wisdom to use a long action, but I think that's with Remington and other actions... the Savage "short" action is pretty long.

I have a 6mm Remington (same parent case) in a Savage long action, that I bought used from another member here. I load the bullets either touching the lands or 0.010" jump, generally 95gr bullets or lighter.

Also just built a .260 around one of Savage's varmint actions, with a DBM. For shiggles, I put one of the 6mm Rem cartridges into the box magazine, and there was plenty of clearance (almost 1/8"), more than my .260 load with a 140gr Berger HPBT LR. I think a 105-107gr bullet loaded to the lands would still fit..

[gge515]

I also have a 257R from the savage custom shop with a short action. I have no problems with seating depth. I have been using nosler 100gr BT and nosler 110gr accubond.

[Blue Avenger]

I cheated and put mine on an older 110 short action. gives me the best of both worlds!