In .257 and .264, bullets of 100 grains and up are game bullets. I've used the 100-grain BTips in my M7 .260 on Kodiak deer and one caribou and they worked very well at 200 yards for lung shots. Ditto the 100 BTip out of my .257 Weatherbys, but past 200 yards only. The impact velocity is too great much closer.
At lower impact velocities Ballistic Tips are great deer bullets, but once they pass around 2800 fps on impact they are pretty soft. I've gone to 100-grain Barnes X-bullets in the Weatherbys, but still prefer the 100 BTips in the M700VLS/.260 Rem for varmints. They shoot as flat as a .22-250 at long range and carry more energy to the target - and they are suitable for deer if one walks out.
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07-12-2005, 02:46 PM
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