Originally Posted by gunner500
Thanks for all that 450, i appreciate it.

Hello Jorge, Thanks, but, the only 250gr Barnes' I have left are loaded, my old load was 56.5gr RL-17 for 2357 fps, I decided to be kinder to the old rifle and not load the next rounds with new brass to factory spec, my newer load with the Barnes bullets is 53grs RL-17 for 2258 fps, I was also rewarded with more accuracy, all that said, I don't believe a deer, pig, black bear or elk is going to be laying there wondering if my load was running 22, or 2350 fps, they probably wont care either. wink


Been working the 230 North Forks today with RL-17 and promising results. Your 53 load is closer to what I use and I go with 2250 or as close as I can get it. My load is 58gr of H 4350 and WLRs


A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”