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Post by thelefthand on Feb 1, 2013 21:28:11 GMT -5
Does anyone have an accurate 25-06 load for the 85gr ballistic tips? I've haven't messed with my old Sendaro for several years now, but I'm getting the itch to pop a yote or two with it. I've got loads that I worked up years ago using H4350 and H4831, but the accuracy seems to be a bit touchy. The loads are never bad, but sometimes struggle to maintain 1 MOA which shouldn't be a problem for a Sendaro. My 115gr Ballistic tip loads with H4831 has always been extremely accurate, and extremely consistent, but I've always struggled trying to find that magic load with the 85gr pill.
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Post by jims on Feb 1, 2013 22:24:49 GMT -5
Hi: I used to get good results with 87 grain bullets and 55 grains of 4350, that was IMR powder. That does not answer your question since you are using a specific 85 grain bullet but you can consider it for what it is worth. Good shooting.
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Post by ronlaughlin on Feb 2, 2013 10:36:10 GMT -5
It has been years since i shot my old 25-06, but it sure was accurate. These loads were what i was shooting behind the 85g Ballistic Tip in April 1994. Primer appears to be CCI 250.
57.5g H4350 .......... notes say 5/8" grouping ......... 3630 fps
60g R19 ....................... 7/8" & 7/16" ........... 3650 fps
59g IMR 4831 ........................ ?? ................... 3614 fps
Then it appears i switched to 100g Ballistic Tips, and never shot them 85g anymore. Probably getting ready for antelope hunting. Knowing me, these loads are max or over, so working up to them is wise, and perhaps stopping short is even wiser.
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Post by dannoboone on Feb 2, 2013 11:00:44 GMT -5
My Sav 112 is usually pretty happy with 54.5gr RL17 behind the 85gr Nos BT, Rem LR primers.
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Post by Rifleman on Feb 2, 2013 13:27:23 GMT -5
Mark FWIW I used to shoot 100 gr Sierra BT's loaded with IMR 4350 in my Varmint weight BDL 25-06, it had a factory barrel but was glass bedded. It would hold 3 under 2 at 300 from my belly ( well before my belly got so big)
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Post by thelefthand on Feb 3, 2013 9:12:03 GMT -5
Seems like most of my rifles end up liking loads that are a little over the books listed max, but I'm not complaining I forgot that I had tried some RL19 loads. Looks like I was having some good results between 60.5 and 61.0 gr. I didn't clock any loads over 60 gr, but that one was running 3450. 60.6~60.9 groups were printing around an inch at 200. I've got a few pills left. Need to load them up and give it another try. Seems like most of my rifles have always liked loads that were near or a little over max. The exception seems to be this rifle with this bullet. The 115gr loads run around 3000fps, but with the 85gr loads it seems to like the loads that run around 3300 fps. With those numbers I'm almost willing to give up the 300 fps to get the higher BC and tack driving accuracy. 115gr just seems heavy for coyotes, and I've always liked the "terminal performance" of the 85gr BT I think the RL 19 may give me the results that I'm looking for.
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Post by zubin on Mar 20, 2013 10:16:08 GMT -5
The classic Greenhill equation is a good start to find out what is the best bullet weight for your rifleing rate of twist. Then you have to experiment with the space between bullet and the lands. I have noticed that the same round [for example 308 Win] act differently with respect to accuracy with different rifles with respect to the space between the bullet and the lands. In my match M1A1, it got to be twice as much as the M24 Remington, and they are both suppose to have the same twist rate and are both 308 Win. Hope this helps out.
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