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117 hornady sst and 53 grains of r19 seems to work well in mine.

Here is what worked for me in my 25-06 LH Ruger Hawkeye 24" WW case, CCI Std primer, 120 Gr Nosler Part., 50 Gr IMR 4350, 4 @ .875" at 100 yards

53.5 IMR 4831 100 gr Hornady Interlock 4 @ .58" at 100 yards

Tried RL 22, IMR 7828 & the obsolete Magnum Rifle 3100

What kind of speeds were you getting?

kk what is the biggest thing that you've ever smacked with that 100 grain hornady?

thanks
drew

58 reloader 22 cci br2 winchester case 100 grain hornady. Thumb tack accurate but only gives me 3200 fps. It is an old lot of powder so maybe it is old?

53.5 imr 4831 100 sierra flat base winchester primer .5

48-49 4350 120 grain grain hornady winchester case less than .7

53.3 imr 4831 remington case 100 swift ss2 3317 fps remington primer. .5-.6

the above loads have worked for me but several of them are at or above max loads.

(kk what is the biggest thing that you've ever smacked with that 100 grain hornady?)
Target at 100 yards!!

Greenbrier
Did not chrony 2nd loads to busy at range. If wind dies down
plan to chrono.

Now if I can get my fussy 300 WSM to shoot! goes from 1.25" to
3" same loads? Found a tight mag box shimmed floorplate, 2nd plan is to swap scopes. But checked it with my collimator and it tracks well. And holds zero?

I suggest you ladder from 52g to 54g of IMR 4831, watching for pressure signs as you go. 54g is a max load in most manuals. IMR 4831 tends to be more accurate in the top of its load spectrum so I wouldn't go slower. I've shot over 40,000 rounds of 25-06 and 25-06 Imp and have tried almost all bullet/powder combinations in the last few years. I keep coming back to IMR 4831 with the Interlock for the best combination of speed/accuracy. It has always been my most accurate powder and since I shoot out to 600 yards with these bullets, accuracy is very important to me. These will get you going plenty fast for deer and I doubt any deer will take a step after impact with these bullets. My most accurate 100g bullets are the Hornady Interbond and the Sierra Game Kings with the former being a top performer in pentration/killing effect. It still amazes me that one of the most economical bullets is performing the best.

just out of curiosity what speeds do you get with 4831 and 100s? Mine does 3300-3400 depending on bullet.

That sounds about right 70inpa. My 54g hunting load goes 3400 fps using 100g SGK or Interlock bullets. I can crank that up to 3550 fps using IMR 4831 over max but they are not as accurate in either of my two rifles. My hunting load shoots about .6 MOA. My most accurate in both rifles is 58g of IMR 4831 under a 75g VMax at 3700 fps. These shoot .250 MOA in my 26" 10 twist Sendero and about triple that in my Weatherby Ultralight and are my 600 yard varmint load. They don't miss many p-dogs at 500 yards using the Sendero. I've tested these 75g pills over 4000 fps in my Wby with the long freebore without pressure signs. I just shot an antelope at 500 yards head on with a 100g SGK. It penetrated from front chest to the rear hip socket (over three feet) through a FULL belly of alfalpha and flattend the critter. I've never had but one Interlock stay inside a deer of any size within 250 yards and that was stuck in the brisket hide after an end-to-end.