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25-06 + ???? = Good Antelope round
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<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 157597" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>I would look at the 100-115g NBT's...</p><p></p><p>The 100g NBT will do out to 500 yards like Fifty mentioned quite well and easily..They can be driven to 3300-3400fps and they still got some thump out to 500 for lope/deer.</p><p></p><p>The 115g NBT will do to 600-700 yards at most. They can be driven from 3050-3200fps. </p><p></p><p>I personally love the 115g NBT at 3200fps. I've killed a slew of animals from coyotes, deer, lope, black bear, of ranges to 600 yards and most things when hit in the shoulder have went straight down!!</p><p></p><p>I haven't personally experienced what Fifty says about the 25-06 not shooting the 115-120g bullets as well as the lighter ones. I"ve had (2) 25's and they each shot just as well with heavier bullets as lighter bullets..</p><p></p><p>If you want something a little cheaper then NBT's, the sieera 117g SBT is also another fine bullet..I"ve taken coyotes, deer, lope, and black bear with this bullet as well with no problems. It doesn't quite have the BC of the 115g nosler, but its still accurate and gets the job done..Its actually my most accurate load and will do 1/4" at 100 yards w/H4831..</p><p></p><p>I also tried the 125g wildcat and it was a very accurate bullet at LR. The worst groups it gave me at 300 yards was 3" during load development. It has a pretty high BC, higher then the 115g NBT anyways, and hits A LOT harder at 500+ yards. I happened to shoot my best buck, a 145" whitetail at 440 yards. Shot placement was not the best, so cant really say how the 125g wildcat did, but it killed the buck. I wished I would have hit him a little more square to get a little better idea of how the bullet actually performed..I also shot 2 yotes with the bullet during deer season, 1 at 150 yards or so, the other right at 600. They both didn't know what hit them...</p><p></p><p>I've tried tons of powders in the 25-06, everything from IMR-4895 and 4064 w/the lighter bullets, to h4831, RL-22 and H1000 for the heavier bullets. I"ve always stuck with RL-22 or h4831 for heavies, and IMR-4350 for middle weights, and RL-19 or IMR-4831 for 75-85 bullets..</p><p></p><p>IN all honesty, I wouldn't hesitate to use the 85g NBT load you already have. Chances are your not going to get a close shot so velocity should be down by around 150 yards or so. ANtelope aren't tough to penetrate either, and the 85g NBT at 3600fps is still quite potent to 500 yards...</p><p></p><p>I"ve used Fed 210's and CCI BR-2's for 99% of my loads. Either will work, but with the price of CCI BR's, I'm just switching over to Fed 210's...</p><p></p><p>Your rem 25-06 should easily be capapble of .75" at 100 yards with its preferred load, more closer to .5". My 25's with there good loads will do .5" and my rifles are factory w/ 1 in 10" twist as well..</p><p></p><p>Good luck to ya!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 157597, member: 1403"] I would look at the 100-115g NBT's... The 100g NBT will do out to 500 yards like Fifty mentioned quite well and easily..They can be driven to 3300-3400fps and they still got some thump out to 500 for lope/deer. The 115g NBT will do to 600-700 yards at most. They can be driven from 3050-3200fps. I personally love the 115g NBT at 3200fps. I've killed a slew of animals from coyotes, deer, lope, black bear, of ranges to 600 yards and most things when hit in the shoulder have went straight down!! I haven't personally experienced what Fifty says about the 25-06 not shooting the 115-120g bullets as well as the lighter ones. I"ve had (2) 25's and they each shot just as well with heavier bullets as lighter bullets.. If you want something a little cheaper then NBT's, the sieera 117g SBT is also another fine bullet..I"ve taken coyotes, deer, lope, and black bear with this bullet as well with no problems. It doesn't quite have the BC of the 115g nosler, but its still accurate and gets the job done..Its actually my most accurate load and will do 1/4" at 100 yards w/H4831.. I also tried the 125g wildcat and it was a very accurate bullet at LR. The worst groups it gave me at 300 yards was 3" during load development. It has a pretty high BC, higher then the 115g NBT anyways, and hits A LOT harder at 500+ yards. I happened to shoot my best buck, a 145" whitetail at 440 yards. Shot placement was not the best, so cant really say how the 125g wildcat did, but it killed the buck. I wished I would have hit him a little more square to get a little better idea of how the bullet actually performed..I also shot 2 yotes with the bullet during deer season, 1 at 150 yards or so, the other right at 600. They both didn't know what hit them... I've tried tons of powders in the 25-06, everything from IMR-4895 and 4064 w/the lighter bullets, to h4831, RL-22 and H1000 for the heavier bullets. I"ve always stuck with RL-22 or h4831 for heavies, and IMR-4350 for middle weights, and RL-19 or IMR-4831 for 75-85 bullets.. IN all honesty, I wouldn't hesitate to use the 85g NBT load you already have. Chances are your not going to get a close shot so velocity should be down by around 150 yards or so. ANtelope aren't tough to penetrate either, and the 85g NBT at 3600fps is still quite potent to 500 yards... I"ve used Fed 210's and CCI BR-2's for 99% of my loads. Either will work, but with the price of CCI BR's, I'm just switching over to Fed 210's... Your rem 25-06 should easily be capapble of .75" at 100 yards with its preferred load, more closer to .5". My 25's with there good loads will do .5" and my rifles are factory w/ 1 in 10" twist as well.. Good luck to ya!! [/QUOTE]
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