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I'm still running the Hornady 100 gr spire point out of my Ruger 1-A 257 Bob, because I was lucky enough to snatch 4 boxes of them from someone selling them here 3-4 yrs ago. They work great on WT and hogs, often a bang flop at closer ranges, <200 yards. I'm running 45.5 gr of H4350 behind them, MV is 3130 fps average.

Bill

Yeah they work.

26” barrel?

DF

I use 100gr Hornadys in .250 Savage, .257R, and .25/06 with uniformly excellent results.

i own a few 257 Roberts too most of mine do have slow twist rifling as do most 257 Roberts rifles people own and use . so for my grandson and the ladies that hunt with the family i have started loading ,shooting and have them hunt with a 75 GR. Hammer Hunter bullets they are very accurate ,faster and in Minnesota our whitetails are big like Canada ,Montana has some too that are bigger . this 75 gr. Hammer bullet really works well on deer with a little less recoil too in a slow twist older rifle with a lot less recoil complaining. i do have 2-257 Roberts rifles rebarreled with a fast 8 twist ,25 inch Brux barrel chambered in a 257 Roberts these 2 rifles do shoot bigger grain bullets somewhat better . those 100gr. Hornady bullets will work just fine if your a hand loader Reloader 17 powder has work well for me. good luck,Pete53

I've been fairly fortunate at gathering a few 100s after they were discontinued. Should last me a while and a while after I'm gone for my grandson.

That'll keep a fella shooting for awhile!

Pete, have read your Hammer reports with interest. To me, they are in a class by themselves, great technology. They open new options for those who have to go non-lead.

I wonder how long before we’re all in that camp. So, expanding mono options is never a bad thing. Only downside, they’re expensive. But how many do we actually shoot at game. Plink with cheaper stuff.

If y’all haven’t seen the YouTube piece, Adam Weatherby interviewing the Hammer founders, Google it. Very interesting with lots of technical info. Wby has a YouTube series that is very good.

DF

I hope you have better luck than I did with .308" 150 and 165 grain flat base Interlocks over that same time/package evolution.

Good point .... I'll take some measurements and see if I can find any external differences.

The 100 grain Hornady Interlock is the most accurate bullet in my 25-06’s. I don’t want to try them in my newly acquired 25’s. I hate to use up the ones I have.

The 100 grain SPEER hot cores are very accurate in my 250’s. The SPEER 87 grain hot cores also shot well in the 250’s. I wonder how that combination would work on whitetail out to 300 yards.

I’m impatiently waiting for time on the bench with my newest 257. I sold the last one, this one is a 700 Classic.

That is basically the load I have settled on with my .257 Rbts. Running right at 3000 fps. It has been very effective for deer and antelope.

I did not know that the 100 grain Hornadys were now discontinued...bummer

Nice collection! One comment I'll make is that some are Interlocks and some are pre-Interlocks. It generally doesn't make much difference when they hit game, because Hornady used a lead alloy for their cores even before Interlocks that was a little harder than most other companies used in cup-and-cores back then--one reason Hornady Spire Points had a reputation for holding together better back then than most other popular C&Cs. That said, the Interlock ring did improve 'em, in my experience.

You'll probably also find a little variation in dimensions in that collection, which may or may not affect the most accurate seating depth.

Fat gun writers appreciate bullets that work most of the time.

So, I’m not the only one who is p.o.’d about Hornady being stoopid and dumping one of their best bullets ever!

Brass too!! 450 Marlin, case and point

I stockpiled the 120gr HP for my .25-06. They were Joyce Hornady's choice for the .257 Weatherby he favored. They are tougher than the lead tipped bullets and very effective.

Thank-you.

Hell yes..

Those suckers shoot pretty good too. My 25-06 also loves them. It's too bad about Hornady discontinuing good bullets. Best to be stocked up, then be prepared to maybe try something different, when you can't find your favorite.