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

[Wapitiaddict]

These are our animals shot the last few seasons with my semi custom T3x chambered in 25sst.

2024 small 4x4 muley my 12-yr old daughter shot, 300 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, deer stumbled for about 20 yards

2024 5x8 I shot, 200 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, deer flipped over after about 20 yards

2023 6x6 bull I shot, 100 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, DRT

2023 6x5 bull my 13 year old shot, 200 yards, 135 grain Berger, one shot, DRT

2022 4x4 my 12 year old son shot, 300 yards, 131 blackjack, one shot, went maybe 10 yards

2022 6x6 bull my nephew shot, 175 yards, first shot in boiler, through and through, elk was dead standing but had my nephew put an insurance shot in him, 131 blackjack, bull went only about 30 yards

2021 forky my 11 year old son shot, 175 yards, 131 blackjacks, one shot, deer went 75 yards, but it had a golf ball size exit and good blood trail. The smallest animal but went the furthest!

We added one more animal this last weekend. My brother used my 25sst to fill his pronghorn tag. 500 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, it stumbled around for 5 yards and then fell over backwards.

 

[schmidty3]

Quarter bore love. Here is the 25-06AI I just built to re-purpose a BAT Vampire action and XLR chassis.

Fire formed 50 pieces of brass. Shot a ladder with Berger 133EH and Retumbo. Loaded 60.3 grains to 63.4 using load data from Berger. MV ranged from 3047 on the low side to 3245 on the high. The more amazing thing is the 8 charges in the middle grouped at .625 MOA. The only oddball was the 63.4 load that shot down into the bigger group. I will now run some groups from and settle on my final load.View attachment 937277

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Any ideas on barrel life for that thing?

 

[Quandary]

Any ideas on barrel life for that thing?

The Hornady barrel data says a 25-06's life is 1,400ish. I would think the AI version would be a couple hundred less. I am guessing similar to a 6.5 or 7 PRC.

 

[sierracharlie338]

We added one more animal this last weekend. My brother used my 25sst to fill his pronghorn tag. 500 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, it stumbled around for 5 yards and then fell over backwards.

Nice goat! Those 135s have been hammers for me too