{"id":924,"date":"2016-08-24T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2016\/08\/24\/bleg-257-bb-magnu\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:26:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:26:54","slug":"bleg-257-bb-magnu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"Bleg &#8211; .257 B.B. Magnum?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9166,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.proxibid.com\\\/AuctionImages\\\/2861\\\/115531\\\/FullSize\\\/274.jpg&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nI came across an interesting rifle on an auction site. It was a custom Mauser in a most interesting caliber: &nbsp;.257 B.B. Magnum. I had been looking for a .257 Roberts which this obviously is not. That said, it has aroused my curiosity as I love oddball, wildcat calibers.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the description from the auction site:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Custom Inter Arms Action 257 BB Magnum; custom stainless barrel with muzzle break; this custom cartridge is <b>a 300 Win mag necked down to a 257 caliber<\/b>; comes with reloading dies; has a custom stock; excellent overall condition;<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As to what the B.B. stands for I&#8217;ve been given several suggestions. &#8220;Barrel Burner&#8221;, &#8221; Big Bore&#8221;, and what is probably the correct answer, &#8220;Belted Bottleneck&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a picture of the rifle below. It has some rather nice wood plus some interesting inlays in the stock.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxibid.com\/AuctionImages\/2861\/115531\/FullSize\/274.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proxibid.com\/AuctionImages\/2861\/115531\/FullSize\/274.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Click to enlarge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nHas anyone ever heard of this caliber?<\/p>\n<p>Would I be stupid to even bid on a rifle where I can&#8217;t even find published load data?<\/p>\n<p>Do you think this would be a screamer?<\/p>\n<p>OK, I think I know the answer to that last question. I really am interested in what readers have to say about this.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE:<\/b> The rifle sold onsite to someone for $250 plus the auction house premium of 18%. In the same auction, another custom Mauser in .338-06 sold for $200. Interestingly, that caliber is much more mainstream yet the rifle sold for less.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came across an interesting rifle on an auction site. 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