Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Predators and Varmints You guys have a 25 cal bullet preference?

check out the 85GR NBT compared to the 80gr ttsx i shoot both tailored the vol to the same ballistic curve in my 257 roberts

You can't go wrong with the 75 grain V-Max.

I can't believe more folks haven't mentioned the 85g NBT. The thing flies about 3500 out of my 25-06 and is pure dynamite on groundhogs.

Back in the days when I used a 25-06 for coyotes, I found that the Speer 87gr TNT was both accurate and had a devastating terminal performance. Now a days the Varmint Grenade is probably better but it didn't exist back then for me.

Dan, the 87g Speer is a very accurate bullet with 54-56g of IMR 4350 and win primer, usually around 3600+ area.

The Sierra 90g BTHP and the Sierra/Speer 100g bullets also do a great job on coyotes.

About 53.0g of IMR 4350 with the Sierra 90g BTHP is very accurate and 51.5g-52.5g with the 100's are usually very accurate.

If you like stomping on the gas, the 100's with a max load of R#19 and Win primer will be in the 3450 fps+ with really great accuracy. Guns are wierd as to which 100g they will like. My rem 700 prefers the Speer 87g and the Speer 100g BTSP.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I ordered some of the 75gr Vmaxes to see how they'll do. If they won't shoot I'll try one of the other suggestions.

-Dan

I intend to give the Sierra 70gr Blitzking a run

Whatchu runnin for the big critters these days?

85gr X bullet, 110gr Accubond and 100gr XLC, depending on rifle.

Dan,
If they don't I can send you some 85 BT's. Got a few of them...

Appreciate that. I'll give ya a holler if they don't shoot.

I have tried the 87 Speer TNT HP in my 250-3000 and found they need more velocity to regularly expand. When they do they are awesome. The Hornady 75 V-Max as recommended is the most explosive and very accurate. It has the same BC as the Sierra 87 SP/Spt.