.25 Cal (Quarter Bore) / Big Game Success - 25 Creed, 25-284, 25-06, 25 PRC, 25 SAUM

[Shooter264]

Is the brass for the 25 SST still only available on Rich Sherman website?

Yes

 

[FLS]

#3 with the 25-06 this season
24” 1-10 twist Bartlein barreled 700.
410 yds 115 VLD over H1000 going 3050 at the muzzle.
High shoulder shot. Deer travelled zero yards.
Smashed the upper scapula and vertebrae severe damage to lungs. Bullet did not exit.

 

[FLS]

#2 with 25-06.
80 pound doe shot at 125 yards quartering to me. The bullet entered front edge of shoulder exited behind offside shoulder and wrecked everything in between.
115 VLD over H1000 going 3050 at muzzle out a 24” 1-10 Bartlein barreled 700.

 

[FLS]

First of the season with 25-06.
70 lb doe shot at 225 yds. Shot to back of head exited from. Deer travelled zero yards.
Beans are were very tall this year. Only shot available was head and upper neck. Don’t normally do that but I had a very solid rest with no wind and the deer were calmly feeding.
115 VLD over H1000 going 3050 out of a 24” barreled 700.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

As a head's up, I will be posting a set of Redding .25-06 dies and a couple hundred pieces of sized, de-primed, and trimmed brass (mixed head stamps) in the classifieds this week.

 

[Mountainrancher]

As a head's up, I will be posting a set of Redding .25-06 dies and a couple hundred pieces of sized, de-primed, and trimmed brass (mixed head stamps) in the classifieds this week.

Did you go a different direction with your build you were planning?

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Did you go a different direction with your build you were planning?

Yes, I'm going to rebarrel with .25 Creed instead of .25-06AI.

 

[Mountainrancher]

Yes, I'm going to rebarrel with .25 Creed instead of .25-06AI.

What’s your reasoning for the switch?

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

What’s your reasoning for the switch?

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[ramsdude47]

Is the Creedmoor the most efficient in terms of FPS per grain of powder?

 

[amassi]

Is the Creedmoor the most efficient in terms of FPS per grain of powder?

Between the 2 absolutely.
Outside of that I think the benchrest/bra/arc size cases are the most efficient overall


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[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Is the Creedmoor the most efficient in terms of FPS per grain of powder?

If you compare loads with all things being equal, the efficiency gains are clear.

For example, compare max loads with the 135 Berger, 26" barrel, LRP, and RE-26, and you get the following:

.25-06AI
58.2 grains / 3063 fps (52.6 fps per grain of powder)
.25 Creed
45.6 grains / 2944 fps (64.5 fps per grain of powder)

 

[EVO6]

Does anyone have ballistics for a 25 SST with 18-20” barrel 130+ class bullets?

 

[wind gypsy]

To generalize, the smaller the case, the more "efficient" it is.

 

[bmart2622]

Has anyone rebarrled a 257 Wby with a fast twist barrel and shot the heavy for caliber bullets?

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Has anyone rebarrled a 257 Wby with a fast twist barrel and shot the heavy for caliber bullets?

I'm sure performance would be great, but the cost of Weatherby brass is significant, so cost of entry is steeper than other calibers. It's $65/20 for unprimed brass from what I can see on a quick search.

 

[bmart2622]

I already have a 257 Wby and a pretty good stock pile of brass, thats why I was considering it

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

I already have a 257 Wby and a pretty good stock pile of brass, thats why I was considering it

In that case, dummy up a round with one of the heavies and order a fast twist barrel. 1:7 is probably better with added velocity from the wby, but you can calculate on the Berger website with their twist rate tool.

 

[sierracharlie338]

In that case, dummy up a round with one of the heavies and order a fast twist barrel. 1:7 is probably better with added velocity from the wby, but you can calculate on the Berger website with their twist rate tool.

I believe a 7.5 is recommended by most of the smiths I’ve talked to for the fast cartridges in the 25s so they aren’t over spun but this is the internet, always do your own research for confirmation.

 

[bmart2622]

I think a 145 Blackhole doing 3100ish would be wicked but I just haven't heard much about their terminal performance