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I shoot the Hornady .25 117 gr round nose in my 250/3000, got the load from Steelhead. I also tried the Hornady .25 117 gr SST bullet which I used on a Buck and a Doe this year.

Bullet performance was stellar at 171 and 183 yards respectively. I will be using the 117 gr round nose next week for the late season.

I have 200 of Remingtons 270 150 gr round nose bullets waiting for a reasonably priced Remington 7600 in .270 to come along.

Doc

I use Hornady 117 RN sometimes in my 25-06.
I use only 160 gr RN in my 6.5X54 Mannlicher
I use 150 gr Remington RN in 2 of my 270 Winchester rifles.
I use 180 gr RN sometimes in my 308s, and I also use 220 gr RN in my 300 H&H and sometimes in my 30-06s
I use 300 grain RNs a lot in my 375H&H

So yes, I like RN bullets. Not in all my rifles, but in some.

Round nose bullets are often accurate because they engage the lands much sooner than more pointy bullets. They're a close range affair though.

I really like them in my Savage 1899s and other rifles.

I use them from time to time in my 300& 303 Savages (180 Speer Hot Cor), 117gr Hornady RN in my 257 Wetherby and 220gr Hornady RN in my 300 Weatherby. All performed well.

Doc

Would you mind sharing (even in a PM)? I'm starting to reload for my Ruger M77 and that is the bullet I have chosen.

it's interesting that i started out with RN core-lokts in 30-06. always had those choices at Wal-mart. now, they don't even carry them, just the psp.

I've always been amazed that the 117 Hornady apparently works well in everything from the 25-35 to the 257 WM.

I've killed more deer with round nose bullets than pointed. Most have been 150 or 170 grains spit out of a .30-30 but have also used 200's out of a .35 Remington and 180's out of a .30-06.

I'm not sure what would be considered long range, in my neck of the woods 2-300yds is a long shot. The RN bullets i've used in 7mm, .308 and .277 can handle those ranges with ease, especially in the right cartridge.

I'm late getting to this post,but here's why I use the 175 RN in my 7x57. Although I have a 30-06 and a 280, my 7x57 is my go-to gun for most of my hunting. This is mainly deer and pigs around 100yrs. If I know my shots I'll choose the 175s because they open well at the slower speeds and don't destroy much meat. As you might or not know a pigs 'vitals' are basically between the shoulders, unlike a deer's. I can shoot through the shoulder, the bullet will expand yet not destroy much meat. It kills just as fast as my 150 partitions, with a lot less 'shock' blood damage. Captdavid

I've used the 180 gr. Hornady RN quite a bit and like how it works. Recently I've also used the Hornady 170 gr. 8mm bullet in my 8 x 57. The rifle shoots well, but best with those. It seems to work a little better on deer than the 195 gr. SP.

8x57 - 170 Horn. RN
300 Win. Mag. - Best 100 yd. 3 shot group for me. 180 Horn. RN. 1 hole. You had to look very close to see the other 2. That was 1974, haven't done that since.

I had a Sako 270 L-61. It would not shoot spitzer bullets. Did well with round nose bullets.

Used a Hornady 200 gr RN in my .358 Win. last few seasons and I have a bunch of corlokts for my .35 Rem. Also have .30 cal RN 180s and 220s on hand but haven't loaded them yet.

Dave, I used to load some 220's for my .300.. We hunted mostly open country,strip mines, farms,etc. But on the same hunt I might spend a few hours sitting in a stand in the timber... The 220 shot to the center at 100 yards while my high speed load shot 3" high.. Worked like a charm.. I killed several with the 220's..

Where can I find .243 and .277 reloading bullets?

Good luck finding any RN bullets these days.

Lapua Naturalis 90 grain for 243 is lead free and expensive.
Hornady and Speer are not conspicuously out of stock if listed at all.

Probably never find Winchester 130 Power point in 270 again. But you can get Hawk round Nosed bullets. Again, not the cheapest and subject to a wide spectrum of opinions on them.
http://hawkbullets.com/masterList.html#/

I use Hornady's 180 grain Interlock RN in my 308 Win. when I am hunting in the thick stuff. This bullet is deadly accurate.

You have to keep an eye on sites like Gunbroker for new old stock and hope they aren't treating them like gold.

GB has some .277 150 Federal RN's pulled from cartridges listed on there right now.