Originally Posted by gnoahhh
You sure you don't mean .75"? .95" would make for a looong .25 bullet. A couple sample Sierra 100gr. spitzers I have on hand mic out at an RCH longer than that and I know for a fact that it's a waste of time trying to make them work in an old .250.

No, it was .95". A 100gr Nosler Partition comes in at just over 1" and won't stabilize worth snot. A 100gr Partition with the lead tip cut off is .91" and 98gr and stabilizes pretty well. I personally would aim for .9" or lower to get good stabilization, but bullets that are up to .95" might be worth trying. Individual rifles differ, I'd expect some to be okay and others to shoot them horribly.


Originally Posted by Calhoun
The bullets used in my test were, from left to right:
1) a 1.04" long original 100gr Nosler Partition
2) a .915" long 98.3gr Nosler Partition which has had the lead nose cut off
3) a .85" long 96gr Nosler Partition cut dow
4) a .835" long 87gr Speer Hot Core.
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