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Longridge,
The .257 Bob is a great caliber and no 'sissy' (for lack of a better word) cartridge. Of course you can't go wrong with the time tested '06 either!
I read an article one time long ago (I couldn't have been more then 12 at the time.) I believe it was written by Carmichele (sp) of Field and Stream who wrote the artile. It went on to explain that anything based on the 7x57 somehow was a 'magic' round, and that the energy distribution because of velocity and design made it perfectly capable of taking most North American big game. This was back before the Magnum boom and the author admitted to being one of the biggest magnum fans of all time.
Once again, thank you so much for being a fighter in the right corner, and I hope you get to give that Model 1500 a proper workout this year.
I'd walk 5 miles out of my way just to shake your fathers hand.
Please let us know how you do this year,
Todd