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I really liked the Hornady 117 RN propelled by Win 760 in my .250 savage rifles. That bullet at about 2700 fps muzzle velocity really kills well. It opens easily, stays together and penetrates very deep. Accurate in a 1-10" twist .250 savage, and some 1:14" rifles will shoot them ok too. I almost always got exits on deer regardless of range, 20 yds to over 250.

I have some red box Remington's 25 caliber 100 grain round nose. I used a factory round of 250 Savage with this bullet. Shot a doe mule deer at 100 yards away. She was quartering towards me, and I put the bullet between the shoulder blade and angled it towards the offside gut. She just ran off and rejoined the herd. A half hour later I was able to identify her by a small drip of blood flow near the shoulder. A second broadside shot dropped her in her tracks. The first bullet jacket was recovered in her diaphragm and the core was not recovered even looking for it with a metal detector. Fifty percent bullet failure. I detest Remington Cor-Lok's.

Have numerous DRTs with my Savage 99 358 Winchester, Bessie Ann, with bulk sale 200 gr Remington round nose soft points. She always does her part. A wonderful brush gun built in '74 I think. RZ.

While Boop, my 760 .35 Remington, shoots VERY well with the 200 grain Hornady FTX over a snootfull of Hodgdon LVR, the .35 Remington just don't LOOK right unless it's sportin' a big, fat ol' round nose bullet. Preferably, a Remington Core Lokt. Which she also shoots VERY well. Last year, I canceled the life subscription of a nice 9 pointer and a fine shed antlered buck with handloaded Core Lokts. The LORD smiled on me.

I like the 180s and 220s in all of my .30-06s.

A 220 rn in the 06 is a good lookin cartridge. Hell on about anything too. Makes me want to get into my annual reading of Green Hills of Africa a bit early.