As above, recently someone was looking for cheap bullets. Anyone know who it was?
Thanks,Ken.
Sounds like he had a few offers and has enough to last a while, but would still be tempted by any Berger 87g .25 Match Bullets.
Sold: .25 Cal 85/7 Grain Bullets - Page 2
He might just be interested in these Sierra 87 grain Spitzers as they’re only £5 per hundred including shipping?
Ken.
He might just be interested in these Sierra 87 grain Spitzers as they’re only £5 per hundred including shipping?
Ken.
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That sounds interesting to a wider audience
PS. takbok, it’s surprising how much a bullet will swage down when fired in a too small bore
The 87 gr bullet was created for the .250 Savage to achieve 3,000 fps, for advertising purposes.
It is an effective bullet on deer under 150 lbs , and not a varmint bullet at all. The Savage 1899 in .250 was a deer and longhorn rifle, and Charles Newton designed it around a 100 gr bullet.
In the .250 rifle, 34 to 35 grains of H4895, W748, RL15, or Varget will do over 2,950 fps with best accuracy.
kenbro, you are right about today there being more and better .25 caliber bullets than in the 1930s.
Are you using them in a .250 Savage?
A lot of folks will use the 75 and 87-gr bullets in the .257 Roberts for varmints like prairie dogs and coyotes. The Speer Hot Cor 87-gr is what I have, and load them for a Savage 99 Deluxe, and an 1899 takedown for whitetail deer.
I use the Hornady 100-gr Interlock bullets in both my Savage 99 and my .257 Roberts. There are so many good 100-gr bullets, but also use 110 Accubond, 115 Partition, 117 Hornady RN, SST and SPT in my Roberts.