I have tried most of the 25 caliber bullets on deer out of the Bob and my favorite is no longer available. The Barnes 90 grain XBT has always been a competant killer of our little Kentucky Whitetails as well as some not so little. I remember a crippled doe that I somersaulted at 165 yards with the little bullet. It is easy to get 3200 fps with the 90 grain even out of my 20 inch barrels, and accuracy is all one could ask for. Perhaps the new tipped 80 grain will be a good replacement -- we shall see.
The only poorly performing bullet I have used in the Bob were some pre-interlock Hornady 117 gr. RNs that I picked up for a buck at a yard sale. These bullets were designed for .25-35 WCF velocities and literally blew up out of the Roberts. It took three to put a little six point buck down and I still had to use the .44 handgun for a coup de gras. Bullet technology has improved a lot!
