Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 100 gr 25 cal....

I can't find the Hornady, so going with the Speer.

In 250 Savage, Rem Classic.

I think I have (open cans of ) 3031, 4350, and 4895.

Any suggestions?

Sycamore

If you mean IMR4895, then 33 grains should be about right for a standard pressure load. I use that with 100 gr. Sierras in my 700 Classic, and it gives a bit over 2700 fps. Very low recoil and report, and quite accurate.

If you want to try a modern bolt gun only type load, there's another node up around 35 grains.

thanks, what do you use for 100 gr bullet? I think I have some Nosler BT as well.

Sycamore

I've used several. Sierra Game Kings and Pro Hunters, Hornady Interlock, and Nosler Ballistic Tip.

The Speer you have should be just fine in the 250.

x 2 for the 100 grn Nosler ballistic tip, Bad Medicine on white tails and hogs pushed with RL22 out of my rig

Bang flops bout all the time

found a box of midway mystery spitzers! (in the garage)

Also, the reports of a half can of 4895 were not exaggerated, they were wrong! did find 4198, 3031 and 4350, all the duPont flavor.

Think I will try the 4350 first.

Sycamore

3031...

Yep.

Its Rodney Dangerfield....no respect, meters horrid, really funny stuff, but its money.

In my stack of stuff is a ten shot, half MOA group I shot from one of my 308's using loads with thrown charges of 3031. Crunch, crunch!

Original 223 powder, back in the Stoner days, I think I have read.

Sycamore

33.5 grains of H-4895 runs 100 grain Hornady SP 2820 fps out of my 700 Classic with .8 MOA accuracy. Never saw a need for anything else. Oh, one other thing about my 700 is it does not like the bullet close to the lands but, prefers a .015" to .020" jump.

I use 100 gr TTSX with Hybrid 100v in my .257, great accuracy.

makes a .308 print bugholes too.

IMR 4350 is gonna be pretty slow in a .250 sav. Although I've gotten good results from a full case of H4350 (40 ish grains) with the Sierra 100 g PH and the hornady 100 g interlock.

seeing 33 gr 3031 as max load for Sav 99.

700 bolt a little higher....?

Sycamore

Hornady has recently resumed production of the .25 cal Interlock.

I guess it is still a matter of finding them. Their website changed from 'temporarily suspended' to 'purchase from retailer'.

thanks for that, will keep an eye peeled!

Sycamore

If you're looking for cheap blasting bullets to use for practice I just got 500-100 gr. SPFBs produced by Prvi Partisan through Graf & Sons for $108. They look like they'd fly similar to the Interlocks we hunt, and my son wants to practice w/ his Bob!

I'll report later on how they stack up accuracy-wise against Hornadys.

thanks, I'll take a look. I think speers are around 22 cents, not counting shipping.

Sycamore

More 38.0gr of IMR4350 will give you about 2800fps and a very dead deer. powdr