He gave kudos to his EG .250 and bragged about his .250 bolt guns, while providing some useful load data for both. He never touched upon 87 grain Speers but mentioned 87 Sierras and 85 Noslers grouping into an inch out of 1:14 twists, as well as 100 grain Ballistic Tips (which raised my eyebrows). Anybody else here have pleasurable experiences with those three bullets out of an old Savage slow twist barrel?
A few years ago, I picked up a Nosler loading book and turned to the 250-3000 Savage section. First and foremost they stated that Nosler doesn't make a projectile for the .257 short enough to shoot well in a Savage 99 with the 1-14 twist..... They were correct in this assertion. Some 99s may have anywhere from a 1-13 to a 1-15 twist, depending who set up the machines for that day. Mine happens to be bout 1-13.5, but the 100 grain spritzers usually (any brand) double my groups in size.
