JB, I seen 160 gr Hornaday 6.5 bullets stopped on Med sized White Tails myself, since I have maybe 6 or seven of them. I have shot a swede for a lot of years now. I am more inclined to go with a 156 gr Norma Oryx for heavy than white tails, if I wanted to stick with a heavy bullet. I seen nothing wrong with the 257 Roberts, I never owned one, but I would shoot game with one in a NYC second if some one offered up a rifle so chambered for the season. Now I have shot and hunted with a .250-3000 with both 100 gr and 117 gr Hornadays, and I never found that cartridge to be lacking. If anything most people would be able to shoot that one better than most and sticking a 100 gr Hornaday or 117 gr Hornaday RN in a good spot and well have a sharp knife handy. On day I would like to have a NULA Model 20 so chambered, a sort of modern Savage Model 20. Spent to many years reading and rereading Kollers "Shots at White Tails.


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