Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 'Best' 25-06 Bullet

Best, I never believe in best. But there are several good ones to give a go out there.

100 Horn
115 Noz (NBT or Pt)
120 Sierra HPBT
100 TSX
117 Horn
100 Noz (NBT or Pt)

Just add 7828 and go forth and fill up a couple arks.

Dober

Really like that Hornady 120HP in my 25-06. It is a pretty stout bullet, but works real well on antelope. Mulies, perfect!

Can't forget the NP 115, damn good bullet also. Just happen to like that Hornady. No ruffled feathers now!

I'm pretty happy with a 2-bullet combination. Right now I've got a pile of 100gr MK's loaded up, so I use those for LR shooting, and I use the 100gr TTSX for everything else.

I had a BH sheep that was resentful towards the 100gr MK last fall, and MD, WT, and black bear HATE the 100gr TTSX... *grin*

Well it sounds like the dilema has been solved, at least for the short term. My neighbor just gave me 100 each of the 100 and 115gr NBT he had no use for. I didn't know there was a 115 out there and that seems like exactly what I'm looking for. I'll see which shoots the best and use one for practice and one for hunting. Of course I also ordered 100 Hornady 100gr and some Sierra GK bullets last night too.

100 TTSX. Done deal.

100gr SSII's in any 1/4 bore are hard to beat.....but as mentioned, pretty much anything'll work...

That bullet was designed specifically for elk which is why it holds up so well on smaller game.

I have standardized on 100gn Hornady and 54gn 760 for 3400fps and 55gn with the 100gn TTSX for 3500fps in my 26 inch barrel.

Think wind.......and 115-120 gr bullets........

In my factory 700 I have been shooting 115 NBT @ 3100fps for the last 7-8 years.... I have used it on everything from ground hogs and coyotes to whitetail deer.... as long as I put it where it needs to be, I have had excellent results.....i love my .25-06

burt2506

How far out ya talking there big boy?..

Dober

forget the wind..and the 115s..run a 80tsx or 100 anything at snappy velocity and it won't be in the air long enough to worry about the wind.

I have had great luck with Berger 115 VLDs in my 26/06 AI. They have worked great up close and far out. I also tried the Sierra 120gr BTSP and they worked go if the distance was passed 100 yds but for the close up shots they blow apart.

4 giggles today I got on JBM and ran the 100 NBT @ 3400 and the 115 NBT @ 3150. Both speeds I find to be about top end if I lean on both a bit..

At 500 yds:

100= 15.0" of drift in a 10 mph

115= 14.1" in a 10 mph

At 1K:

100= 72.6" of drift

115= 66.8"

Looking at the chart it appears that somewhere around 750 the 115 begins to pull out front.

Just something to think about..

Dober

They make a 117gr BTSP and a 120gr which is a HPBT. Which were you using? thanks

Haven't tried the 100 gr TSX........................, yet.

But the 100 Partition has proven to be devastating outta my 25-06 AI on a number of Whitetails. I mean, Devastating..!

Scott

I'm in the same boat so to speak. I have the 257 Roberts and the 25-06 Remington. Both are Ruger tang safety's. I shoot 100gr out of the Roberts and thinking I should go with the heavier bullets for the 25-06.

Also thinking to stick with the bullet/powder combo each rifle likes best.

Curious why you're thinking you should go heavier? Don't really care just curious is all?

What kinds of game do you use it for and at what ranges?

This is just me, but I'd pick the weight that shot the best and sort it out from there. Just not enough diff in trajectory to matter..

Thx
Dober

Funny how velocity makes up for weight/BC in wind drift lots of times.

In 243 at least, I don't feel like an 80 TTSX is much handicap on wind, and it is enough of a laser to be preferable at hunting distances, at least for me. Seems I'll often get a crack at a something not-so-critical like a hog or coyote where there's not time to range them. Hold on hair and touch it off can make a little extra margin on elevation handy.

DJ