I don't use 250s in my Whelen (I save that weight for my 358 NM), but max load in my old Whelen with 225s (Sierra & Nosler PTs) was 60.5g RL-15. MV was ~2715 in a 22" bbl, so it was definitely max for that rifle. So FWIW suspect the loads with 57+/58g RL-15 with the 250s is very near max, if not actually there IMO.

BTW, don't know others's experience, but RL-15 in that rifle was always the fastest MV I could get with 225s.


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