Any one hear shoot a 25-06

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[Double Shovel]

I have one in a rem 700 and shoot a 120gr Nosler Partition Spitzer and 47gr of Imr 4350,lower end of the preformance for this powder.The gun has taken
1-buffalo
2-moose
5-caribou
25+ deer
3-bears
numerous small game ie;foxes coyotes.
I would like to use it for cow elk this fall yet but I might break out the
.35whelen for fun

[honda450]

Double shovel your shootin the same as me but a different bullet. Have you tried IMR 4831 with the same bullet?

[Double Shovel]

Honda450,
No I haven't tried it.I found 4350 is compatable with a few other guns I have so I stuck with it.I did however increase some loads up towards the max but haven't made it to the range to see if they are accurate.I had thought about downsizing to a 110 bullet or even a 100gr just to flatten it out a bit more but haven't done that either.

[Sako]

Mine is a Pre Garcia Sako, L61R action with a Bushnell 4200 4 x 16 x 40 loaded with 53 1/2 grains H4831 and 110 Accubonds.

I have yet to kill a big game animal with the mrx,but it is comparable to the tsx accuracy wise in my rifles,and shoots slightly flatter.Hopefully I will get the opportunity to use the mrx on a moose or elk in the near future,and I will report the results.

[brett01]

my old man just bought a 25-06 in a ruger m77 wood lam stainless. Lovely rifle to shoot and works wonders on coyotes. I been messing around with it and get the best groups with 115 winchester factory loads. ballistic silvertips they are. Im sure i can tighten the group up with hand loads.

I just picked one up yesterday. It's a semi custom built on a ruger action with a mdeium sporter barrel. She's wearing a hogue overmold stock, and is glass bedded, also has a timnet trigger. I'm putting a burris fullfield II on it. I'll be shooting factory federal ammo, ina 117 grain bullet. Very nice rifle.

[Donny Bear]

Bought this for my wife 16 yrs ago sub MOA rifle for sure, now using 51gr 4350 behind a 110 Accubond can't say anything but good about the caliber stil shoot 85 gr balistics tips for yotes.

Taken in its

2 Big Horns
3 Speed Goats
2 Elk
5 Moose
A wack of deer, Dogs, but no Hogs YET!

[Dick284]

I too have killed a pile of game with the 25'06.
3 moose
1 elk
Well over a dozen deer.
And all of them with 100grain bullets.
Started with Partitions, then went to TSX's, no complaints with either bullet, just the tsx's shot that little bit better than the Partitions. Both bullets were set at top Reloader 22 powder, and will chrony out at over 3400fps. (25" gain twist RKS barrel)
Also loaded 85gr. Ballistic Tips(IMR 4831) for yotes, and they killed em as dead as you can make em, just a bit violent on the pelts.
75 grain V-max's are not as violent but still cant be called 100% pelt friendly. Finally settled on Varget for a powder with the 75's.

[Donny Bear]

Originally Posted by Dick284

I too have killed a pile of game with the 25'06.
3 moose
1 elk
Well over a dozen deer.
And all of them with 100grain bullets.
Started with Partitions, then went to TSX's, no complaints with either bullet, just the tsx's shot that little bit better than the Partitions. Both bullets were set at top Reloader 22 powder, and will chrony out at over 3400fps. (25" gain twist RKS barrel)
Also loaded 85gr. Ballistic Tips(IMR 4831) for yotes, and they killed em as dead as you can make em, just a bit violent on the pelts.
75 grain V-max's are not as violent but still cant be called 100% pelt friendly. Finally settled on Varget for a powder with the 75's.

Just wondering if you would share the Varget info I am using it on the 243 with 58s and would like to try the 75 gr v-max in the 25 even if they are mildly more pelt friendly that would be good the 85s are good past 300 when I conect but inside 3 they can be ruthless

[Dick284]

I'll PM you Donny

[Wrongside]

Originally Posted by Dick284

Both bullets were set at top Reloader 22 powder, and will chrony out at over 3400fps.

Have you noticed much temperature related pressure/performance fluctuation with RE22, Dick?

I recently purchased a pound w/ 110 Accubonds for my new RKS barreled 25-06AI. But I recently spoke with a guy that quit using it because of 'temp sensitivity', makes me wonder if I should bother. I have no experience with Alliant products having used H powders almost exclusively.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

David

[Dick284]

I work my loads in the winter, and chrony them in the winter as well. Summer time shooting with that load demonstrated no issues I could deem as coming from temperature sensitivity.
All my cases last of about 6 to 8 loadings where at which time the necks usually crack. This is more likely a result of work hardening of the brass, but after 6 loads who gives a stuff about a split case neck, I just chuck em as they fail, feeling 6 or more loadings is frugal enough so why screw around annealing cases.

[honda450]

Dick I only get 2-3 loads out of some of my brass, and then split necks, maybe bad brass? With the 25.06 is the only one I get split necks. Why else?

[Dick284]

Dunno, lots of variables, like chamber dimensions, brass composition, die tollerances, to list a few.

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[Wrongside]

Originally Posted by Dick284

I work my loads in the winter, and chrony them in the winter as well. Summer time shooting with that load demonstrated no issues I could deem as coming from temperature sensitivity.
All my cases last of about 6 to 8 loadings where at which time the necks usually crack. This is more likely a result of work hardening of the brass, but after 6 loads who gives a stuff about a split case neck, I just chuck em as they fail, feeling 6 or more loadings is frugal enough so why screw around annealing cases.

Thanks, Dick. It's always good to get another perspective.