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I have a 250 Savage coming my way and I am wondering what bullets others have used and liked in their rifle. This one is a bolt with a 1-10 twist. Have most of you stayed with bullets which are 100 grains and under or have you tried the heavier ones too?

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100 gr NPT, 100 yards om the bottom, 85 BT on the top

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With a 1/10 twist, we have options, 87 and over for deer, under that for varmints. Truth be told tho, I shoot more 110`s and above.

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Not much help here as my two favorite bullets have been discontinued - the Nosler 100grain solid base boattail and the Hornady 100 spire point. That said hard to beat the 100 grain Nosler Partition as an all around bullet in the .250.

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Originally Posted by DigitalDan
100 gr NPT, 100 yards om the bottom, 85 BT on the top

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Very accurate...what type of rifle are you shooting?

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Originally Posted by CGPAUL
With a 1/10 twist, we have options, 87 and over for deer, under that for varmints. Truth be told tho, I shoot more 110`s and above.

Do you find the heavier bullets expand adequately with the reduced horsepower of the 250?

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Originally Posted by PennDog
Not much help here as my two favorite bullets have been discontinued - the Nosler 100grain solid base boattail and the Hornady 100 spire point. That said hard to beat the 100 grain Nosler Partition as an all around bullet in the .250.

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I would love to find some, but it seems they are out of stock everywhere.

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Current Favorite is the 100 gr Sierra pro hunter because I have about 300 hundred left. The ones we have recovered from deer have all weighed about 60 grains. Broadsides , even at a couple of hundred yards, exit unless both shoulders are hit solid. Over the last 30 some years the wife has “ field tested” Sierra pro hunter, Speer hot cor , and Hornady interlock on deer and there is no noticeable difference. Dad used a 257 Roberts for about 15 years and I jumped on the 250 Savage bandwagon about ten years ago. All velocities were between 2750 and 2900 FPS. Just seems to be a good speed range for cup and core bullets. Which one we used doesn’t seem to make any difference in performance on game. Accuracy may vary a bit , but, haven’t really gone crazy trying to prove one bullet is better than another. We are not long range shooters and the 250 isn’t a long range wonder, so, it works out!

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Originally Posted by stringnut
Current Favorite is the 100 gr Sierra pro hunter because I have about 300 hundred left. The ones we have recovered from deer have all weighed about 60 grains. Broadsides , even at a couple of hundred yards, exit unless both shoulders are hit solid. Over the last 30 some years the wife has “ field tested” Sierra pro hunter, Speer hot cor , and Hornady interlock on deer and there is no noticeable difference. Dad used a 257 Roberts for about 15 years and I jumped on the 250 Savage bandwagon about ten years ago. All velocities were between 2750 and 2900 FPS. Just seems to be a good speed range for cup and core bullets. Which one we used doesn’t seem to make any difference in performance on game. Accuracy may vary a bit , but, haven’t really gone crazy trying to prove one bullet is better than another. We are not long range shooters and the 250 isn’t a long range wonder, so, it works out!



Awesome! It sounds like any cup and core will work within this velocity window. Now, if I can just find some wink

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100 gr NPT, 100 yards om the bottom, 85 BT on the top

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Very accurate...what type of rifle are you shooting?


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Over the last 30+ years my family members have 19 (1-shot) white tail kills up to 210 yards with the Nosler 100-grain Ballistic Tip with muzzle velocity of app 2850. All were body shots, with most dropped on the spot but none ran more than 15 yards. A good friend has had similar results with the 100-grain Partition.


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75gr V-max at 32-3400fps make an awesome groundhog rifle, and 100gr Hornadys or NBTs do the trick on deer. The 87gr Hot-core from my 1:14 99 Savage is pure poison on deer, as well.



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Originally Posted by Offshoreman
Over the last 30+ years my family members have 19 (1-shot) white tail kills up to 210 yards with the Nosler 100-grain Ballistic Tip with muzzle velocity of app 2850. All were body shots, with most dropped on the spot but none ran more than 15 yards. A good friend has had similar results with the 100-grain Partition.


I am kind of partial to Nosler bullets on big game. I used a bunch of 120 grain NBT in a 7mm-08 and 280 early in my hunting. Good to know they work work in 25 cal too. How big are your deer in SC?

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Originally Posted by shootinurse
75gr V-max at 32-3400fps make an awesome groundhog rifle, and 100gr Hornadys or NBTs do the trick on deer. The 87gr Hot-core from my 1:14 99 Savage is pure poison on deer, as well.


Yeah... I would love to smack a groundhog with a 75 grain Vmax in this rifle.

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If the 100 Partition shoots well (and it usually will even in a 1-14 twist barrel), it works great on game--even elk.

But my favorite deer bullet in the .250 is the 100-grain Hot-Cor. Generally shoots well in1-14 twist barrels, and kills very well. If it won't shoot, the 87 Hot-Cor will.


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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
If the 100 Partition shoots well (and it usually will even in a 1-14 twist barrel), it works great on game--even elk.

But my favorite deer bullet in the .250 is the 100-grain Hot-Cor. Generally shoots well in1-14 twist barrels, and kills very well. If it won't shoot, the 87 Hot-Cor will.



Thank you, Mule Deer. I will keep an eye out for the Speer bullets as well. Good to know about the 100 grain Partition for elk too.

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Get some of those cheap 115 grain Partition blems from SPS. I’ll bet they’d zip along fast enough to kill like crazy. Certainly should equal or exceed the old 117 grain Roberts load, and that one has killed a bunch of stuff. Still does in my family. To be fair, our shots are not usually at long range, so velocity has not dropped much.

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100 Sierra ProHunter and H4895. Very accurate, and excellent for whitetail deer.

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The 100gn Hornady Interlock is my faviourite bullet in my Ruger Ultralight 20 inch barrel with 1:10 twist. As everyone knows that bullet is discontinued but i have 11 or 12 boxes that I squirreled away. The 100gn Ballistic Tip was too hard in my rifle as velocity at 2772 fps in the 20 inch barrel. The Hornady seems to drop pigs a lot quicker where they ran aways with the Nosler bullet. Bullets of 100gn are the only weight I have ever loaded in mine.

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I use the 100gr Hornady as well. They are discontinued but I have a good supply. DD care to share your load for the NPT? smile


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