i have been looking pretty hard and besides pistol bullets all i have found is Nosler partions. i have a whelen with a 1 in 12 twist.
i shot some nosler custom ammo with the 250s. now i am ready to start my first ever reloading with that brass and was looking for some other 250 gr. bullets to try
i also shot some federal 225grTBBC but results for those was less than i would like. thanks mike.

In 250 gr there are speer hot cores, hornady in both round nose and spitzer, swift A-frames, Barnes X and I believe North Fork, in addition to the Nosler partitions.

For std cup core bullets most folks work up to 58 gr of RL 15 for ~2500 fps. Be aware that partitions, A-frames and X bullets run higher pressures, so keep an eye on the chrono. When I had a whelen ackley, the same powder charge would push swift a-frames 100 fps faster then hornady spitzers.

I've found the hornady round nose to be very accurate, and at 2500 fps, no reason not to use it.

thanks paul, i did find the barnes x. i am going to try to find the northfork web site. thanks again.

Here's Midway's list...

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=1&Cat...*652***675***9016***

and North fork..

http://www.northforkbullets.com/

I have been using the Hornady 250gr spitzers in my Whelen and they work fine running 2450-2500fps..and their performance on big hogs has been impressive... My barrel has is 1 in 14 twist and the accuracy is good with that Hornady bullet..

Zeeriverrat1

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Originally posted by mike61:
i have been looking pretty hard and besides pistol bullets all i have found is Nosler partions. i have a whelen with a 1 in 12 twist.
i shot some nosler custom ammo with the 250s. now i am ready to start my first ever reloading with that brass and was looking for some other 250 gr. bullets to try

you pay postage and I'll send you some to play with. roger

really ought to try the sierra game king 225... awesome in my 358 win

jeffe

I really wish that Hornady made some 225 gn 35 cal. interlocks. Im getting real good accuracy from their 200 gn spitzers and 2800 fs with 60 gns of Rlr 15, but I would gladly sacrifice some of that speed for a 225 gn Hornady.

I recently aquired some CH equipment for making 35 cal jacketed bullets, that will be a new thing for me, should be fun.

I get excellent accuracy with 250 grain bullets from Woodleigh, Northfork, Speer, and Hornady (both RN and SPT) in my .35 Newton at velocities between 2400 and 2850 fps. I concur with Paul about the Hornady RN, but the Speer 250 SPT is as good or better in my 1 in 12 twist barrel. Good luck with your project and be sure to report on your results.

I like the 250 gr. Speer Hot-core in my Whelens. The Hornady Spire point is a very close second. One rifle has a 1 in 14" twist and the other two, (Rem. 700 and Ruger 77) have that idiotic 1 in 16" twist. My next one will have a 1 in 12" twist barrel.
I have several friends in Canada that use the 250 gr. Speer Hot-core exclusively for moose and Grizzly Bear. Seems to me that if they trust it to work on "griz", it should be good for just about anything.
Paul B.

Look no further than the 250gr Speer with IMR4064 or R-15.

If you prefer 225grainers then the Nosler Partition is the way to go with the same powders.

WN

The Speer has a good reputation. I've had excellent luck with Hornadys and Partitions.


Okie John

I Took my whelen elk hunting last year with a 250 grain speer hot core. It shot accuratly and gave my over 2600 fps. I used RL-15.
If you go to aliants web page, you,ll see a max load of 59.5 as max for 2550, and the listed CUP is 48000 so you have a little room if you can squeeze more into the case !!! ...tj3006

Speer also has a 250 grain Grand Slam (#2455)and have just released a 250 grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (#1777). Hawk Bullets also makes several different 250 grain bullets and you can pick from several different nose shapes and jacket thicknesses.

Bob

I bought a box of Hornady 250 RN from a shop that was closing out their reloading section. The accuracy of these bullets has turned my opinion of round nosed bullets. They look very serious sticking out of a Whelen case. A customer called them "bullety" looking. I can't wait to try them on game. I don't know if the 250 spire-point shoots as well.

If you look at the trajectory tables you see that not much is given up with round noses to about 350 yds which is as far as 99% will shoot. I like the 250 gr Hornady RN too.

My Adams & Bennett 14 twist loves the 250 gr. Hornady RN, too. Under an inch all the time and nice round groups.

I have also found the Sierra 225 boattails very accurate.

Rojelio

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Originally posted by Thomas Jones:
I Took my whelen elk hunting last year with a 250 grain speer hot core. It shot accuratly and gave my over 2600 fps. I used RL-15.
If you go to aliants web page, you,ll see a max load of 59.5 as max for 2550, and the listed CUP is 48000 so you have a little room if you can squeeze more into the case !!! ...tj3006

Tom. You have to be careful with that load. I have three rifles in .35 Whelen and that load is well over max in all three.
Paul B.