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Do not fret on the 100g Hornady flat base as the 117g Sierra flat base, btsp kill deer fast, also the 117g Hornady btsp.
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I also use the 117 grain Sierra Pro Hunter flat base. Killed 4 whitetails with that bullet, all dropped in their tracks. Excellent accuracy with my Savage 250-3000 1 in 10 twist.
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This bullet shoots very well in my 257R at around 3050fps.
Where I hunt, a deer is usually within a step or 2 of thick, thorny, snake-infested brush. Consequently, I tend to go for high shoulder shots to drop them in place. Concerned that the 100gr IL might not be up to the task, especially at short range, but IL's seem to have a very good reputation (poor man's partition? :))
Thinking perhaps I should just stay with heavier bullets. Anyone have field experience here that would reinforce or negate my concerns? Thanks for your input! I could fill 10 pages with pics with said bullet via 257 Wby. Use with confidence 👍
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They were a great bullet back in the day and I used them in my 2506 and 257 weatherby with great success, but they did nothing special that any other hundred grain bullet in 25 calibre would do
When the ballistic tip came out I started using them and never looked back The 100gn Ballistic Tip is a good bullet also. But they are now costing AU$124/100 here i Australia...........if you can find them. Some of my 100gn Interlock boxes are marked $25/100. Even the last boxes I got when I scrounged around were only about $63/100, just about half the price of the Noslers. But I do shoot a lot of Ballistic Tips too in various calibres. They were a great bullet back in the day and I used them in my 2506 and 257 weatherby with great success, but they did nothing special that any other hundred grain bullet in 25 calibre would do
When the ballistic tip came out I started using them and never looked back The 100gn Ballistic Tip is a good bullet also. But they are now costing AU$124/100 here i Australia...........if you can find them. Some of my 100gn Interlock boxes are marked $25/100. Even the last boxes I got when I scrounged around were only about $63/100, just about half the price of the Noslers. But I do shoot a lot of Ballistic Tips too in various calibres. We Americans complain loudly about shortages and prices but it never dawns on us the difficulty and cost shooters in other countries have. $124 for a box of ballistic tips would nearly cause me to give up shooting, nearly I said.
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I have never shot a deer with 100 gr Interlocks or Spire Points, but my late friend who sold me my .257 Roberts killed a dump truck load of deer with them evidenced by the many racks in his house and garage. No telling how many does he killed either. His handloads with H380 were accurate, as well. I shot about 50 of them at target practice. I’ve got 3 boxes of them that came with the rifle, but shoot 100 gr Barnes TTSX these days. Good hunting!
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Hornady does load the 100 gr. Interlock bullets in the Custom line 250-3000 ammo. At least they say they do, though I have yet to find any available to buy. I wonder if they will load the new 90 gr. CX bullet in a Superformance for 250-3000. None of these are available now, so I look at every gun show for 100 gr. .257 bullets.
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