25-06 100gr bullets experience wanted

[Schutzprecision]

I load 100gr Barnes for my brothers 25-06. 3250 fps using imr4831. Good performance on approx 15 animals over the years from antelope to cow elk. 1 shot Drt with minimal meat damage.

 

[streamerfish]

I recently aquired an old 77v tang safety 25-06 and I’d like to get a load developed using a 100gr bullet. Particularly the nosler ballistic tip and the Sierra gameking.
I’d like to hear some first hand experience with these bullets on deer, especially at high velocity impacts (3000+). How was the penetration? Yes I am expecting meat damage and I’m ok with that.

Generally speaking, Ballistic tips are great on deer. I've seen a couple deer taken with the 100gr from a 25-06 (my dad shoots one). Big holes, lots of internal damage. Penetration not an issue.

Personally my preference would be the 115gr. But the 100gr works great if you want a pure speed demon.

No experience personally with the game kings.

 

[Tick]

My gun didn't shoot a 100gr well. I've used the 110 accubonds on about 30 deer the last few years out to 300 yards. I'll get exits on the does. The bucks that dress 170 -200lbs are usually 50/50 on exits. Two holes had an easy blood trail if they did run. The ones that didn't exit were under the off shoulder skin and left almost no blood trail. I try to hit dead center shoulder.

 

[6mm Remington]

I shoot the 115 BT in another 25-06 and it does great. I want to shoot woodchucks and deer with this rifle so I’d like to try something lighter and faster.

I wasn’t aware nosler made a 100 accubond only the 110. I’ve heard great things about the 110 especially in a 257 weatherby.

You are correct. 110 gr. Accubond.

 

[Dryfly1]

I have that very gun. Shot a pile of whitetails with it. 117 grain Hornady behind 52 grains of IMR 4350. Bug holes.

2GBL

 

[EdP]

I shot a whitetail doe at about 100 yds using my .25-06 and 117gr Gameking. The deer was slightly quartering away and my shot was more forward than I intended. The bullet hit the front shoulder and the deer ran about 75 yds and dropped. There was no problem with bullet performance with regard to lethality but the front shoulder was a complete loss.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I shot a whitetail doe at about 100 yds using my .25-06 and 117gr Gameking. The deer was slightly quartering away and my shot was more forward than I intended. The bullet hit the front shoulder and the deer ran about 75 yds and dropped. There was no problem with bullet performance with regard to lethality but the front shoulder was a complete loss.

That 117-grain Gameking is a killer.

 

[Unclecroc]

I've also used the 85 Nosler on a few deer. It was explosive, and turns their lungs into jello. It was a fast killer, just didn't shoot very well in my rifle.

Man I’m tempted to try a 90 blitzking after hearing guys using a 85 ballistic tip.

75 gr vmax will turn most of a groundhog into mist. It's way mesier than I want for deer.

Amen to that. A friend uses a 75 vmax is it’s disgusting. You need a shovel to scrape em up.

 

[Unclecroc]

Generally speaking, Ballistic tips are great on deer. I've seen a couple deer taken with the 100gr from a 25-06 (my dad shoots one). Big holes, lots of internal damage. Penetration not an issue.

Personally my preference would be the 115gr. But the 100gr works great if you want a pure speed demon.

No experience personally with the game kings.

That’s what I’m after is speed. I have an old vx3 with the varmint hunter reticle on the rifle in question and the ballistics match almost perfect at full power for the 100bt at 3300. It will mainly be a groundhog rifle but I’d like the ability to shoot deer with the same load.

 

[Unclecroc]

That 117-grain Gameking is a killer.

I shot a whitetail doe at about 100 yds using my .25-06 and 117gr Gameking. The deer was slightly quartering away and my shot was more forward than I intended. The bullet hit the front shoulder and the deer ran about 75 yds and dropped. There was no problem with bullet performance with regard to lethality but the front shoulder was a complete loss.

With the good reports I’ve heard about the 117 in this thread I may have to give it a try in my 700 long range.