The .257 Roberts is still the favorite deer cartridge of a friend of my fathers, who's used one for longer than I've been alive, I believe. He does have trouble finding ammo outside of the fall 'This is the one time a year we make this' situation. It's accurate, light recoil, and he still loves it. I think for the most part it's been a slot taken over by the .243, but it still works.
The other is the .22 Hornet. Very light recoil, works well for varmints or targets out to 200 yards, maybe a little longer depending on you and your rifle. If you find an old one, be sure to check for any markings of it having been rechambered to .22 K-Hornet: it'll have a shorter neck, sharper shoulder, and the body taper reduced. It's an easy change to make, just fire standard Hornet ammo and it'll fireform to the new shape. From one I messed with one time I'd say handloading isn't just how to make new ammo, it can be the best way to form it from the beginning. Some factory ammo is a bit stiff in the neck/shoulder area, and if you anneal it before loading you'll have a lot less problem with some cases possibly cracking under the stress.
The other thing is many of the older rifles have a slower rifling pitch, which works great on bullets up to 40 grains, anything heavier, that longer bullet won't stabilize. The one I fired, the owner tried it with 50-grain bullets and they hit the target sideways, but 40 and below it was very accurate with.
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