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<blockquote data-quote="Pat Byrne" data-source="post: 2168899" data-attributes="member: 105361"><p>Well, my two cents.....</p><p>Since you mentioned a 22'' barrel I assume this is meant to be a light weight short to mid range carrying and hunting rifle. I've had a .257 Roberts, .25-06 and .25-06 AI.. For the last two or three years I've been shooting a .25 Creed a lot. Not interested in the 130 grain class of bullet although I have loaded 115 Bergers which shot very well. However, my favorite hunting bullet for coyotes, pigs and deer is the 100 grain ballistic tip. Crazy velocity and can reload the Lapua small primer pocket brass a LOT of times. The 100 grain BT's are running 3,300 fps with either 4064 or 4166.. Probably some other powders as well but those two I've used a lot. My barrels are a bit longer at 24''..</p><p>Brass is a one pass deal through a 6.5 Creed Redding Type S die with the appropriate bushing to neck it down to .25... It's a great combo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pat Byrne, post: 2168899, member: 105361"] Well, my two cents..... Since you mentioned a 22'' barrel I assume this is meant to be a light weight short to mid range carrying and hunting rifle. I've had a .257 Roberts, .25-06 and .25-06 AI.. For the last two or three years I've been shooting a .25 Creed a lot. Not interested in the 130 grain class of bullet although I have loaded 115 Bergers which shot very well. However, my favorite hunting bullet for coyotes, pigs and deer is the 100 grain ballistic tip. Crazy velocity and can reload the Lapua small primer pocket brass a LOT of times. The 100 grain BT's are running 3,300 fps with either 4064 or 4166.. Probably some other powders as well but those two I've used a lot. My barrels are a bit longer at 24''.. Brass is a one pass deal through a 6.5 Creed Redding Type S die with the appropriate bushing to neck it down to .25... It's a great combo. [/QUOTE]
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