Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles 25.06 and 115 BT

I am using a front rest bag only, so it is possible I could be pulling the shots but usually don't have that problem? I will be buying a different rest though just to take one more factor out of the equation. Thanks.

Esox, dont get discouraged, saw a guy shooting and Excalibur(Cooper) in 25.06. 4 shots went 1.25"

Swifty

Thanks Swifty, I haven't given up hope and now playing with the OAL to figure out it may be real sensitive to seating length. I will chime back when I get it to the range.

You are on the right track, as mine were both erratic until seating depth was correct, but slicking up the trigger pull didnt hurt either.

Swifty

how fast can retumbo push a 115 ballistic tip. It would seem that 3200 isn't out of the question?

I had a custom rem 700 in 25/06 for a short time with a 26" shilen barrel. I shot a load of 58g of R#25 with a FEd 215 in a Winchester case with a Sierra 117g for a velocity of 3350.

This load was at the top end of pressure for this rifle, Winchester cases and Fed 215's are a must, and I got 1/2" accuracy.

If you try this load, start off at 54g or R#25 and work up, my best accuracy was right at the point where I had to full length size the brass after every firing or use a Forester NEck sizer to bump the shoulder back.

Good luck!

keith,

Alliant lists 56 grains of R25 as max with a 115--which is why you're getting such fancy velocities.

For some reason the .25-06 brings out the hot-rodder in a lot of reloaders.

Along with R25, Retumbo and Ramshot Magnum will get a 115 to 3150-3200 or so, safely, in a 24" barrel.

John, honestly when I had the gun built, Alliant did not list R#25 for the 25/06. I took the recommendation from the gunsmith that built the gun...I have no idea where he got the info from. My rifle had a 26" barrel, minimum spec chamber, .2575 throat, short freebore, all which lead to more velocity, not to mention that it may have been a fast barrel, fast lot of powder, etc.

A Texican friend had to have the rifle after seeing it shoot, I built a custom 257 Weatherby with zero freebore.

are there any other powders that will get a 115 grain bullet to 3200 fps. How will imr 4831 and 7828 do? Can anyone quick load that data for me.

Thanks
drew

I'm not sure the velocity since I don't own a chronograph but H4831SC seems to get good velocity from talking with my buddies who use it and do have access to a chronograph.