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Few years ago I found a 1999 manufactured Ruger #1 in .257 Roberts. I haven’t hunted with it yet, but I have loaded up some Hornady 110 gr. Interbonds over 38 grains of Rel-15. It’s a good, accurate load in this rifle.

Anyone used the Hornady 110 gr. Interbonds on deer and hogs from a .257 Roberts? My longest shot is around 100-130 yards, but my closest shot could be 25 yards. These closer shots are why I went with a bonded bullet.

Thanks.

>thank you i will make a note on this . Pete53

I started out shooting 100gr Hornady SP in my 25-06 and they killed like lighting. But the inside were a disastor area! Didn't like that so went to 117gr Hornady and cleaned up the disaster area. Both bullet's did kill the 100 gr faster. Deer hit with the 117gr bullet just walked off a bit and laid down dead. The 100gr bullet deer normally got erked off their feet. My impression with plastic tip bullets is that the tip has to go somewhere. Use 75gr V-max in my 243 and those bullet's exploded on a 1 1/2" foam backer shooting targets! Hate to see what would happen to a deer with the plastic tips. Of course we all have different experiences and if they don't bother you, use them. How one could stay intace, the bullet not open and go through a deer leaving no blood trail I cannot imagine. Only real uses for that plastic tip I think is varmint bullet's like th 75gr V-Max or in monolithic bullet's to insure the tip opens in the first place.

here are a few i remember longest was a doe antelope 750 yards Wyoming , 720 yards 10 pt. whitetail buck Montana , 650 yards buck antelope Wyoming , 460 yards buck antelope Wyoming , 420 yards buck Mule deer Montana, all shot with my 257 Weatherby mag. on the 1st shot laying down with a bi-pod . killed many animals 300 - 400 yds. with this same cartridge . 100 grain bullet velocity 3680 - 3800 fps. none were standard barrels some were Lilja barrels some were Brux barrels , barrel lengths were 26 ,27 or 28 inch.


the biggest horned whitetail buck i ever shot with this same cartridge the 257 Weatherby mag. and scored non-typical 201 B.C. dressed 217 lbs. shot this big buck at 30 feet bang flop .

i spend a lot of loading and time shooting the 25 caliber over many years my new favorite is the 103 gr. Hammer Hunter bullet but the 75 gr. Hammer Hunter i just purchased 200 of these bullets and plan on trying these bullets in my Ruger #1 - 1B 257 Roberts and my grandson`s Ruger #1 - 1B also but with Reloader 17.these older Ruger #1`s the twist is a little slow so i feel the 75 gr. bullet should work better and with less recoil for grandson too.

0.243" 85 grain and 0.257" 90 grain, both BTHP Gamekings. They work great when they work, but when they stopped working I lost confidence in them and moved on, mostly to Nosler ABs and Partitions.

Those are my thoughts as well. Good take Scotty.

Thanks but I already have the 110 gr. Interbonds loaded. Wondering about the 110 gr. Interbonds .25 cal or n particular.