Dead thread revival alert ......
Anyone use the older 100gr Solid Base 25cal in a 257Roberts?
Any thoughts? I'm running out of the old standby Hornady 100gr SP.
Yes. A 700 Classic in the Roberts I once owned shot these (& many other 100 gr. bullets) very well with 42 gr of IMR4064 @ c.3050fps. This was over book max at the time (late 80s) due to the anemic SAAMI spec for the Roberts, in deference to the many older pre-standard rifles in existence, but were problem free in my rifle.
Just checked & Nosler #9 shows the same 4064 data as #2, so apparently the Roberts is still being loaded down? Start low & work upward.
I am hoping that WW760 will work with these bullets. I have a good deal of that and no rifles so far that like it. It absolutely will NOT shoot in my 7x57 which is what I bought it for.
I need to be finding another load shortly for my 257 and came across 3 boxes (x100) of these solid base bullets. Another fellow has reported that they are a bit hard and need 3000fps for proper expansion. This would be easy in the 257.
The Nosler BTs are unobtainium here in Canada, so will give these a try instead.
