25/06 117gr load wanted
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nell
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That's very helpful thanks...
deeangeo
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Personally I've never found a bullet above 110gns that works satisfactorily in my .25-06. The twist of 1-10 doesn't seem to like the heavier bullet weights of 115, 117 & 120gns. Either that or it's extremely elusive & finicky in finding the load that works.
There is nothing in the UK that cannot be speedily put down at sensible ranges using either a 100 or 110gn bullet in this cal/cartridge.
Good luck anyway and should you find a recipe that works I'd be interested to see it. ATB
There is nothing in the UK that cannot be speedily put down at sensible ranges using either a 100 or 110gn bullet in this cal/cartridge.
Good luck anyway and should you find a recipe that works I'd be interested to see it. ATB
Muddy Springer
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52gr of H4381sc, 117 gr. bloody fantastic. Also works equally well at 120gr as well. I was waiting to see what others posted, but as usual it's unhelpful. Take it from me, it out shoots factory Feds, Hornady and sako without question.
Brithunter
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Hmmmm I was having troubles getting the precision upon target that I had expected with my 25-06. Turns out the used rifle has a heat cracked/crazed bore for about half it's length and we think that is part of the problem. This effected all loads and bullets weights of course. At first the poor grouping was down to a faulty new scope, wasted a lot of bullets chasing the problem
, before swapping it for a known good scope off another rifle.Did get the Speer 120 grain to shoot fairly well however grouping proved to be inconsistent still. The stock requires a bit of bedding attention we think. Due to some previous oner over tightening the stock screws the wood has compressed. Was in discussion about getting this remedied when the muck hit the fan so eveything came to a crashing halt. We noticed stringing in the groups not all as bad as this one but it's there:-
and this one
Note that was factory 117 grain ammunition.
With the bedding sorted I feel it would be a good usable rifle despite the known barrel/bore issue. Standard 1 in 10" twist too.
To the OP sorry I only had American powders to hand and this was several years ago now. The rifle was acquired in late 2009 and the last testing was in 2010 I believe.
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Which 117-gr bullet? I load my .257 Roberts with Hornady 117-gr RN, BTSP, SST, and flat base.
I load the RN at a mild 2,700 fps, so my .257 shoot just like my .30-06 with 180-gr RN.
It is a 24-inch barrel Remington 700 with 1:10 twist. For a hot load, I use a full case of 4350 or 4831 and that gives the best accuracy.
In the .257 Roberts, that is 45.0 gr H-4831 or 43.0 gr H-4350.
In the .25-06 would translate to about 52.0 grains of H-4831 or 49.0 gr H-4350 for the boattails and 2 gr less for the Sierra 117 Pro Hunter
Instead of dropping down to the 100-gr bullets, try the 110-gr Nosler Accubond with 49.0 gr of 4350 ( near max ). Expensive but accurate.
I load the RN at a mild 2,700 fps, so my .257 shoot just like my .30-06 with 180-gr RN.
It is a 24-inch barrel Remington 700 with 1:10 twist. For a hot load, I use a full case of 4350 or 4831 and that gives the best accuracy.
In the .257 Roberts, that is 45.0 gr H-4831 or 43.0 gr H-4350.
In the .25-06 would translate to about 52.0 grains of H-4831 or 49.0 gr H-4350 for the boattails and 2 gr less for the Sierra 117 Pro Hunter
Instead of dropping down to the 100-gr bullets, try the 110-gr Nosler Accubond with 49.0 gr of 4350 ( near max ). Expensive but accurate.
http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co....s-Reloading-Powder-(Edinburgh-Lothian-Borders)
Anybody using Vectan powder?
Anybody using Vectan powder?
Brithunter
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Sorry no not in the 25-06. Not sure that they are even available around these parts. Used to buy mine from G&T Shooting in Coulsdon, Surrey, and had SP7 and TU5000 both of which I believe are a little on the fast side for the 25-06 loadings.
Whoops that was incorrect, could not find my data booklet from Nobel Sport so did s web search for Nobel Sport and found that TU5000 is listed with the 100 grain bullet.
Their TU7000 is recommended for the 100 & 120 grain bullet. TU8000 withteh 120 gives a lower velocity in their table so it looks like TU7000 is the powder for the 117/120 grain bullet.
SP12 is also listed for the 120 grain but velocity is again a bit down compared to the TU 7000:-
http://www.vectan.fr/UK/reloading-charges
See for yourself in that link.
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