An old work colleague I've reconnected with has been using a .250 Savage lever action to great effect in South Texas on whitetail. We were supposed to get together late March to hunt some feral hogs on his property but COVID-19 pandemic pandemonium has put a kink in those plans. Fortunately we can get together and do that any time we deem worthy to try as there's no season limits on feral hogs in Texas.
He's been using plain Jane 100 grain Remington Core-lokt factory ammo. I have some 117 grain Hornady SPRN bullets I plan to have Reed's Ammunition and Research in Oklahoma load up in .250 Savage as a thank-you token for inviting me to hunt his property with him. Maybe it'll lead to more such invitations.
