Shot the 25-06

[mr.big]

110 Sierra and imr 4350. Worked up to what I call pressure and backed down 1 full grain and loaded 3 rounds and shot 1 group. I'll retest it sometime to make sure it'll hold.
I put an old weaver target scope on to do load work up

Should be a stone cold killer

 

[Iglow]

That'll sure ring one's bell!!!

 

[Creek bottoms]

Is that barrel faster than factory?

 

[mr.big]

Is that barrel faster than factory?

Idk I haven't shot a factory barrel 25-06 since I've had a chronograph

The load is above book max but it isn't showing any pressure signs right there

 

[Creek bottoms]

Just curious. The factory barrels had a slow twist and wouldn't shoot the heavier bullets well. Yours looks like it'll be fine.

 

[CHRIS WILSON]

That's cooking right along. Well above the original 3200 fps you were hoping for. Should be great whitetail medicine.

 

[Creek bottoms]

Was the one outlier the third shot? Seems I recall it wasn't bedded? Still awfully good. Not being critical at all.

 

[mr.big]

Was the one outlier the third shot? Seems I recall it wasn't bedded? Still awfully good. Not being critical at all.

Winds brutal here this morning. I'll fine tune it when I get some decent conditions

 

[Jcalder]

Just curious. The factory barrels had a slow twist and wouldn't shoot the heavier bullets well. Yours looks like it'll be fine.

110 isn't heavy in a 25-06.

 

[mr.big]

110 isn't heavy in a 25-06.

I may still try the 115 Berger VLDH and see how they'll do. But as flat as these shoot at 3300 I may just stick with the 110s.

 

[jlanecr500]

My 22" bbl shoots the 110gr Accubond at 3181 fps with N560.
I've got a session loaded to test the 115 Berger with RL22. QL estimates 3100 fps. RL22 is good for ~100 fps more velocity than imr4350 with 110g and above bullets.

 

[Jcalder]

I may still try the 115 Berger VLDH and see how they'll do. But as flat as these shoot at 3300 I may just stick with the 110s.

Just stating that you should be fine up to 120s if you stayed with the standard twist. I'd guess the 115s would still be lasers.

 

[mr.big]

My 22" bbl shoots the 110gr Accubond at 3181 fps with N560.
I've got a session loaded to test the 115 Berger with RL22. QL estimates 3100 fps. RL22 is good for ~100 fps more velocity than imr4350 with 110g and above bullets.

I haven't got any RL22 and I thought I read the RL powders weren't gonna be available but I'm not sure. I do have both 4831 and h1000 and 7828 to try but 3300 with the 110 should be plenty for my use

 

[DaveB]

I may still try the 115 Berger VLDH and see how they'll do. But as flat as these shoot at 3300 I may just stick with the 110s.

Knowing what a 243 pushing 95-100-105 partitions and 90 gr Accubond s does to a deer, yeah, 110 is the right medicine.

A 550 group and you are gonna fine tune it. Deer will be headed to Mississippi soon.