I believe the original factory "deer" load was very similar to the one Remington still offers, a 117-grain roundnose at 2650 fps.

This bullet was used for a couple of reasons: Apparently it was believed at the time that round-nosed bullets gave the best accuracy, plus the old notion of "brush busting." A RN 117 was also the heaviest bullet that would stabilize in a .250 Savage with a 1-14 twist.

Most hunters came to identify .25 caliber with a 117 RN so much that when Weatherby brought out commercial .250 Wby. Magnum ammo the heavy-bullet load was (you guessed it) and round-nose 117! This was still offered until a few years ago, I believe.


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