I am going to be working up a load for my girlfriend's vanguard in 257 wby mag. I am thinking of going with the 110 accubonds for 2 reasons: 1. the freebore on these rifles is something like .400" so I just dont want to have to deal with trying to get the vld style bullets to group and 2. I personally believe that the bonded (i.e. sirrocco, accubond etc.) type bullets perform better at close range. I know this is arguable, but this gun will be used to hunt deer and elk so ultra long range hunting isnt going to happen with this gun. My question to all of you is has anyone loaded for this combo? What powder, brass and primers seem to work best? Im trying to save some time by picking your brains