Originally Posted by riflegunbuilder
Any of you guys ever played with a 25/35 Ackley? What can you get out of one for velocity? How does it do as a 100 yard or less deer round?


i shoot the caliber in a T/C; probably my favorite caliber for that one...started with it several years ago in a 15" pistol barrel, then later ended up with both 22" and 24" rifle barrels also.

Barnes 80gr TTSX will run a touch over 3000fps with fine accuracy from Reloder15, and kills stuff really well....pretty much duplicates .250savage.

Have shot assorted 87's at around 2900fps, and Nosler 100BT's will hit 2750-2800, , so its got plenty of pep for stuff past 100 yards...after i started killing stuff with the barnes 80's, they worked so well at that speed i just stuck with 'em.


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