My 700 Remington 250-3000 has a 24 inch barrel. I had a model 700 in 257 Robert as well. It had a 22 inch barrel. I got about the same velocity from both rifles. I also shot a 25-06 at that time and its most accurate load was the 115 grain Nosler Ballistic tip which shot within 100 fps of the 250 and 257 Robert. I could use the same hold with all three rifles. Some knock the Ballistic tip but I would use nothing else for deer in the quarter bores. They just flat work. The 100 and 115 perform just about the same. I almost always get pass throughs or find the bullet under the hide on the far side. I have never had one do the blow-up I always hear about.