25-06 Reloading

[BPT0586]

4350 and 100s in the 25-06 go together like politicians and other peoples money. At least they do in mine. I also like 110 accubonds and 115 partitions with IMR 4831.

 

[RDF1]

H4831SC and 100gr Accubonds in wife's deer rifle. Steven 200.

It's a $100 pawnshop special. They had it for a couple years and couldn't sell it. So I made a offer and walked out of there with plans for a build.
One my favorite rifles cause it's simple, cheap and shoots good.
Had her shooting 10" steel plates at 600 yards with 90gr SMKs off a tripod.

100gr Accubonds have been doing good for the past 4 years now.

 

[saltfork]

My 700 Mountain rifle really likes 117gr Sierras with IMR 4831

 

[goathunter]

I had the best results with 110-120 gr bullets and slow burning powders - RL22, Retumbo, RL26

 

[AZ_Hunter]

I’ve got three different loads for my Tikka 22” barrel. The first two may be a bit surprising because they use a fast burning powder.

1. Sierra varminter 87 grain, IMR 3031 47.0 grains, group average 0.55”, velocity 3332 fps, extreme spread 18 fps.

2. Nosler ballistic tip 85 grains, IMR 3031 44.0 grains, velocity 3262 fps. Group 0.59”

3. Berger 115 grain VLD, H4350 51.0 grains, group 0.45”, velocity 3089 FPS.

@UPThunderbolt
What is your COAL for the Berger 115? I want to play with those next, but I know the VLD likes to be close to the lands, so was concerned with the tikka mag COAL restrictions.

Thanks

 

[UPThunderbolt]

3.190”. Base to Ogive is 2.5945

 

[UPThunderbolt]

3.190”. Base to Ogive is 2.5945

I should have added. The VLDs do well will a fairly large jump. In my case the jump to lands is .1335

 

[Unclecroc]

IMR 4451 54.5gr 90 absolute hammer fed 210 3600 fps.
Rl 16 54gr 90 Sierra blitzking fed 210 3450fps.

 

[therealthor1]

As some follow-up, I tried a handful of new loads with varying success:

70 gr Sierra BlitzKing, 52.4 gr Varget, COL 3.025" - 3788 fps, 4-shot group just under 3/4 MOA.

100 gr Nosler BT w/ IMR 4350 - speed was good, need to load up a few more to verify accuracy is where I want it for a few of the standout loads.

110 gr Sierra TGK w/ Ramshot Grand - ludicrous speed (3136 - 3344 fps from min to max loads tested), accuracy was horrendous. Couldn't find good published data for 110's w/ Grand, so I interpolated Hodgdon data btw 100 and 117 gr bullets. Actual velocities were close to what I calculated. Disappointed that this one didn't group better.

 

[TaperPin]

H4831SC and 100gr Accubonds in wife's deer rifle. Steven 200.

It's a $100 pawnshop special. They had it for a couple years and couldn't sell it. So I made a offer and walked out of there with plans for a build.
One my favorite rifles cause it's simple, cheap and shoots good.
Had her shooting 10" steel plates at 600 yards with 90gr SMKs off a tripod.

100gr Accubonds have been doing good for the past 4 years now.

I had to google Stevens 200 - for some reason it’s flown under my radar and I couldn’t even remember the name ever coming up before. What a steal for $100! A Savage 110 for $200 is a great deal, but $100 must be some kind of record.

 

[Unclecroc]

As some follow-up, I tried a handful of new loads with varying success:

70 gr Sierra BlitzKing, 52.4 gr Varget, COL 3.025" - 3788 fps, 4-shot group just under 3/4 MOA.

100 gr Nosler BT w/ IMR 4350 - speed was good, need to load up a few more to verify accuracy is where I want it for a few of the standout loads.

110 gr Sierra TGK w/ Ramshot Grand - ludicrous speed (3136 - 3344 fps from min to max loads tested), accuracy was horrendous. Couldn't find good published data for 110's w/ Grand, so I interpolated Hodgdon data btw 100 and 117 gr bullets. Actual velocities were close to what I calculated. Disappointed that this one didn't group better.

Good to see someone working with ramshot grand. I was just thinking if grabbing a few pounds for my 25-06 to play with some 115s. That’s insane speeds.

 

[therealthor1]

Good to see someone working with ramshot grand. I was just thinking if grabbing a few pounds for my 25-06 to play with some 115s. That’s insane speeds.

I saw the posted velocities and couldn't resist, despite finding virtually no data for 110's. I'll keep this forum up to date if I find a load that works with it. If you figure something out, please share.