snw41
Straight Shooter
Registered: 02/03/09
Posts: 10
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| | 02/06/09 at 08:28 PM | Reply with quote | #11 |
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If that Hornady bullet is real accurate I would suggest the Hornady 225 Interbond, which is what this bull was killed with. I think I mentioned that I recovered the bullet in the hide on the far side after going through both shoulder and it held together nicely and weighed 186 grains. I get that bullet going 3007 FPS over the chrono in my gun. I know that's smokin' for a standard 338, but it's a pre-64 with the 25 inch factory barrel, which obviously helps. This is truly a long range capable load if you run the ballistics on it. I shot it to 600 yards and there was no doubt I would be able to smoke an elk at that range. I know it would hold up to about 800 yards in energy, but have not checked the drop yet. I know the Swift Sciroco is good as is the Nosler Accubond. I shoot the Nosler Accubond in the 270 with 140 grain bullets and they sail right through whatever I shoot with it. I load the 110 grain Nosler Accubond in a 257 Roberts +P load for my daughters gun and she has killed four deer and a Bear with this caliber and it works great and it kills very well. It helps that she is a great shot with this gun, low recoil really makes a differerce and she is deadly with it. Shot a Bear at 260 Yards this year right of the shootin' stick sitting on her but. Come to think of it all of her kills have been off the shootin' sticks and none of them have been under 200 yards, with her farthest to date a 280 yard kill with one shot. I usually try to get her at that range as I know it is dead if it's under 300. No problems with bullet failure yet. I actually used this little 257 to kill an antelope and deer in Wyoming last year just because it is such a cool gun and nice to shoot!
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