25-06 twist question.

ol mike · #1 05-31-2006, 07:45 PM

Howdoo,

I'm going to get a barrel on order when i get back from pd hunting in a week.

With a gun that i don't intend to shoot any bullets less than 100gr and up to 125gr wildcats , should i get a 1-9 or 1-10 twist?
Also the gun will become a 25-06 AI .

Also again--> can i use my lee collet dies for neck sizing only ? Thanks Mike
By the way i'm going to give rock creek barrels a whirl ,ss-27" -5R -#4 .

lerch · #2 05-31-2006, 08:30 PM

I shot a std 25-06 around 3100fps with the 125gr wildcats, they worked great. Hell of a long range thump.

1-10 will work fine, i dont know if the 1-9 would work better or not.

steve

Nomosendero · #3 05-31-2006, 09:21 PM

I would not be surprised to hear that the 1-9 would be better as a rule. But I can tell you this, I have a Sendero
with the factory 1-10 barrel, Kirby did the AI conversion for me along with skim bedding & the desired accuracy enhancements. With 59 Gr. of RL25, Rem. brass, CCI Mag. Primers & the 125Wildcat I get 3,250FPS & my groups (3 shot)
hover between .25" & .35" until it needs cleaning. And yes, I am very happy with this gun & load!!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

lerch · #4 05-31-2006, 09:29 PM

NoMosendero

If you ever pop a whitetail with that thing please post a pic. I never got the chance to thump a whitail with mine and i always wanted to see what that bullet would do.

Those little suckers sure do pack a hell of a thump downrange.

steve

Nomosendero · #5 05-31-2006, 10:07 PM

Big brother shot a Whitetail last fall with this load, last Oct. our group took 6 Antelope & 3 Mule Deer with this load, it was devasting. I have some pictures that was sent
to me, I will try to get copies on a disk & e-mail if I can figure it out. Oh the carnage! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

ol mike · #6 06-01-2006, 07:11 AM

It seems odd to me when i see the calibers from 6.5 and down using 1-8" twist yet the 25 cal is 1-10".
Fast twist 1-8 are common in rebarrels for 22-24-26cal for heavy bullets but not 25cal..
Sometimes it seems like the 25 is the odd man out,i've thought about going to a 6.5-06 but ain't gonna.

Can i use my lee collet die to neck size 25-06 AI?

oldfamily · #7 06-01-2006, 09:39 AM

IF it would help any I have a 257 stw with a ten twist, bullet range 100 to 130 grain. Do a search for 25 cal and see what information that you can find. Lot of good stuff on here.