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Here's what Sierra says:
.25 CALIBER (.257) 90 GR. HPBT
The 90 grain #1615 Hollow Point Boat Tail bullet was designed originally as a varmint bullet, but it has taken on an expanded role. This bullet is extremely accurate at all velocity levels, making it suitable for the entire range of 25 caliber cartridges. It will perform as a varmint bullet at high velocities, but it may also be used on medium game from smaller-capacity cartridges, such as the 250-3000 Savage and 257 Roberts.
BC is about .260.
Think l'll pass...not that curious.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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A lot of folks think Sierra can't make a good big game bullet, even when they try  OTOH, there isn't as much difference between the bullets they've actually designed for big game purposes and Interlocks (and other cup&cores) as some believe either.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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Here's what Sierra says:
.25 CALIBER (.257) 90 GR. HPBT
The 90 grain #1615 Hollow Point Boat Tail bullet was designed originally as a varmint bullet, but it has taken on an expanded role. This bullet is extremely accurate at all velocity levels, making it suitable for the entire range of 25 caliber cartridges. It will perform as a varmint bullet at high velocities, but it may also be used on medium game from smaller-capacity cartridges, such as the 250-3000 Savage and 257 Roberts.
BC is about .260.
Think l'll pass...not that curious. Me, too. Too many other good quarterbore bullets to mess with them. I think I have some stashed away somewhere, but never loaded them.
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I tried them out of a Roberts. They were very accurate, deadly on coyotes, but for some reason I went back to 75gr Hornady HP's for varminting and 115's and heavier for big game, with the exception of some 100gr X's.
They weren't spectacular enough to replace the 75's for pink mist on rock chucks and flops on coyotes.
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On second thought I'm going with 115 Partitions.Thanks
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On second thought I'm going with 115 Partitions.Thanks Curious. Why the 115 grain and not the 100 grain Partition?
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Got a Feb'2003 Handloader mag article "Bob revisited" by John Barsness where he has good luck with them.Figured I'd give 'em a whirl.
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Here's what Sierra says:
.25 CALIBER (.257) 90 GR. HPBT
The 90 grain #1615 Hollow Point Boat Tail bullet was designed originally as a varmint bullet, but it has taken on an expanded role. This bullet is extremely accurate at all velocity levels, making it suitable for the entire range of 25 caliber cartridges. It will perform as a varmint bullet at high velocities, but it may also be used on medium game from smaller-capacity cartridges, such as the 250-3000 Savage and 257 Roberts.
BC is about .260.
They explode when pushed. Fact.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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another good bullet is the 120gr hpbt gameking but I cant find any.
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257: I am eye balling a Roberts...
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Yep accuracy in the half inch range with some varmint bullet is always better than a two inch group with a good game bullet like the Hornaday 117 RN when all you need is minute of soccer ball at 50 yards for the kind of deer hunting we do here in the northeast for the most part, but hey those little holes on paper sure look good thou, but shoot what you what its a free country or was!
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gm: The Roberts will work here just fine... 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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