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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: SagebrushStalker on January 06, 2009, 07:32:22 AM

Title: 25-06 loads
Post by: SagebrushStalker on January 06, 2009, 07:32:22 AM: Does anyone have a preferred powder? I'm thinking of picking up a # of Imr4350 and a pound of rl-19, of course it looks like
I'm going to be stuck with rem. brass. I want to try some 85 and 100gr ball. tips for yotes, and maybe find a big game load
using 115gr bullets. I'm hoping to have my new t/c prohunter today so any help would be appreciated. ;)
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: Sagedawg on January 06, 2009, 07:37:54 AM: Ive shot a few with the 85gr you are talking about. Hope you dont care about saving the hides........huge exit hole but puts them down in a hurry.

Sage
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: SagebrushStalker on January 06, 2009, 08:35:42 AM: Quote from: Sagedawg on January 06, 2009, 07:37:54 AM
Ive shot a few with the 85gr you are talking about. Hope you dont care about saving the hides........huge exit hole but puts them down in a hurry.

Sage

Yeah I don't care too much about the hides, we're not getting much for them anyway, I just wanted a caliber that will stretch my effective range a bit ;)
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: Bighorse on January 06, 2009, 08:56:57 AM: I load up a 115g Nosler BT with that 4350. I don't remember the charge exactly so I won't attemp to quote it. I remember it was kinda middle of the road and I went with it for accuracy. Consult your reloading books.

I'd look really hard at working up something with a 100g Barnes solid. That would be perfect for small animals.

Have fun!
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: GoldTip on January 06, 2009, 08:59:57 AM: I use a top end load of the RL-19 and a 115gr Combined Technologies Ballistic Silvertip and it has been deadly on deer with very good accuracy from the bench as well. I believe the load was 0.5gr below max in the Nosler reloading book out my Ruger.
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: Ray on January 06, 2009, 09:03:11 AM: I use IMR 4350 as well as IMR 4320

.25-06 Barnes TSX 115 Grain Flat Base IMR 4320 44 Grains Federal 210 Large Rifle OAL 3.142-3.189, Tikka T-3 Lite
.25-06 Nosler Partition 100 Grain IMR 4350 48 Grains Federal 210 Large Rifle OAL 3.20, Tikka T3 LIte
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: Bigswedegml on January 06, 2009, 05:02:33 PM: Retumbo is a great powder for 110-115 grain bullets. I shoot 57gr of Retumbo and a 110gr Accubond. It gives me .67" groups with my Stevens 200 in .25-06 at 100 yards
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: SagebrushStalker on January 06, 2009, 06:43:29 PM: Quote from: Bigswedegml on January 06, 2009, 05:02:33 PM
Retumbo is a great powder for 110-115 grain bullets. I shoot 57gr of Retumbo and a 110gr Accubond. It gives me .67" groups with my Stevens 200 in .25-06 at 100 yards
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I'm thinking I'll be better off with the slowest burning powders because I ordered the 28" barrel 8)
Any proven velocity figures?
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: high country on January 06, 2009, 10:34:04 PM: I have a 2 bit as well as my cousin that love imr 4831. his is faster then mine by a bit, but both push 100gr pills over 3600.
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: JoshT on January 07, 2009, 06:41:19 AM: 3600 with a 100 grainer ??? ??? I could get that out of mine... if I leaned on the powder measure... a bunch.
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: SagebrushStalker on January 07, 2009, 09:04:48 AM: Quote from: high country on January 06, 2009, 10:34:04 PM
I have a 2 bit as well as my cousin that love imr 4831. his is faster then mine by a bit, but both push 100gr pills over 3600.

I was hoping for around 3550fps with that 28"tube, what barrel lengths do the rifles you're talking about have?
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: SagebrushStalker on January 07, 2009, 09:06:14 AM: Oh, P.S..

Still no rifle >:(
Title: Re: 25-06 loads
Post by: high country on January 07, 2009, 10:43:33 PM: sorry guys I was thinking of the 257roy. the 25-06's are running that speed with 87-90grs the 100 tsx is dng close to that in my cuz's though.