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I had built a 250-3000 on a Sav bolt and it doted on 100gr Partition, 117 RN's and 75gr HP's(for coyotes, not fur friendly). I traded it to a fellow that needed a deer rifle for his daughter. So when a deer hunt was coming up in 2005 I decided to build a modern version of the 250 and built a 25-204, I was looking seriously at the 257 Kimber when 204 brass was released and realized the the 204 brass had already done all all the forming work to make a 257 Kimber clone brass. With velocities very close to the 250 Sav. it has become my favorite deer rifle. Out of a 21" barrel 100gr NPT at 2800+ fps, 85gr NBT 3000fps and 75gr V-max at 3150 fps. I have a good stock of 257 X-bullets but haven't shot them at anything other than paper.

The 100gr NPT is my favorite for deer as they can run big where I hunt. If I every get an antelope tag it will be the 85gr NBT.

2005 deer, my biggest with the 25-204