Originally Posted by
Bobby Tomek
JA-If you wind up with that 23" 25-35, I can tell you it LOVES Hodgdon's LVR and the 80 grain Barnes TTSX. It'll safely drive it well over 2900 fps. No other powder came close to that speed and gilt-edged accuracy that this combo provided, though it did very well with a number of other powders/bullets. I used conventional 25-35 brass and reformed 30-30; both served me very well. The 30-30 brass will require a reduction in powder charge due to the variance in internal capacity.
The 100 grain Ballistic Tip at 2600 fps is also very effective on deer, hogs and coyotes. But I can say the same for the 85 grain BT, the 87 grain Speer SP and old-style Hornady 87 grain SP. At 25-35 speeds, they'll hold together plenty well for deer and drop them quickly and humanely.
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