Originally Posted by castnblast
Originally Posted by GSPfan
I would like to find some Hornady RN 100 grain in 25 caliber. They haven't made them in quite a while but I think they would be just the ticket in my 250 Savage. Where I deer hunt my shots are under a 100 yards most of the time. I use RN in my 300 Savage and 35 Whelan with great success.

I really liked the Hornady 117 RN propelled by Win 760 in my .250 savage rifles. That bullet at about 2700 fps muzzle velocity really kills well. It opens easily, stays together and penetrates very deep. Accurate in a 1-10" twist .250 savage, and some 1:14" rifles will shoot them ok too. I almost always got exits on deer regardless of range, 20 yds to over 250.

I have some red box Remington's 25 caliber 100 grain round nose. I used a factory round of 250 Savage with this bullet. Shot a doe mule deer at 100 yards away. She was quartering towards me, and I put the bullet between the shoulder blade and angled it towards the offside gut. She just ran off and rejoined the herd. A half hour later I was able to identify her by a small drip of blood flow near the shoulder. A second broadside shot dropped her in her tracks. The first bullet jacket was recovered in her diaphragm and the core was not recovered even looking for it with a metal detector. Fifty percent bullet failure. I detest Remington Cor-Lok's.