I have 4 100 grain .257 cal IL bullets left... They have been work horses. Sad to see them go, I for one have a heck of a time thinking demand for these is that low
My own opinion is they are just making room for there new no-melt plastic tip bullets. Yeppy, good for them. Forget the products that made them great they have...
I found both nosler's b-tip and partition very good, death comes quick, accurate loads easy and bullets very available. Nosler is in it for the long haul, so is there bullets.
Speer 100 gr. flat base has served me well in my 257 Bob and made itty bitty groups from my 25-06 also... I expect speer to pull same crap like Hornady, but with no fancy fangled new replacement bullet. There companies efforts seem not in bullets anymore, Again my opinion.
Sierra's 25 cal 100 gr. flat base shot very small groups and are readily available. Killed paper and assorted vermin with them, but no 'big' game. Have heard for years these are a little soft for big game with cartridges capable of 3000+ fps.
I do have a lifetime supply of the 120 hp's for as often I shoot them.... In manufacturing one has to provide what is selling, I understand. It's just a little frustrating when a product gets dropped, to help production of a different product that is selling/moving more... Especially a dropped product that one has had good results with. 