As you said RL19 is fast but way to temp unstable if you are pushing a hot load
25-06 with a Barnes 80gr ttsx
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Unless your in dog town you don't need to worry about barrel life
Mike Matteson
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H4350 and a great powder.
7stw
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The 85Barnes will get it done, no doubt, but I can give you first hand info on 92Hammer, HH. Mine was from a 25.06ai, using 7828ssc. You can use that as well, but I'm thinking H4350 will get you 3500-3550.
My 26 inch with 92hh was 3748, and deer lightning deadly, X2. (Killed 2 with one shot)
Love 25 cal. Good luck and enjoy.
My 26 inch with 92hh was 3748, and deer lightning deadly, X2. (Killed 2 with one shot)
Love 25 cal. Good luck and enjoy.
No doubt the 92gr Hammer is the "Hammer of Thor" and bug hole accurate…. I'm having trouble with the $1.10 plus shipping cost per bullet…
yeah… I can afford them but geez …at that price I would have to buy another safe just to store my Gucci bullets and benchrest primers.
It's the only part of the whole equation that touches the animal
7stw
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To some degree, I get it, but to me it's insurance . If I spend $xxx.xx on a hunting trip, and loose an animal cuz I used an inexpensive bullet, I'd be suicidal. On another note, once my guns are sighted in for these, I don't target or varmint hunt with them. I've lost deer using others. I've not lost ANY with the Hammers.
I'd like to add something. First of all, I'm not a member of a cult, and 100% results driven. I switched to Barnes a number of years ago, due to blown up meat, lost animals, lack of blood trails, or penciling. After purchasing a new rifle, I tried some , and was blown away, "pardon the pun", with the results. I find them to be extremely accurate, and faster then the Barnes, with same load recipe.
JMHO, but I get what you're saying. Food for thought. Ps, no blown up meat either.
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Why did you go with the 92gr HH instead of the 90gr AH? The 90gr AH has a little more "estimated" BC
I'm not stuck on the barnes. I just want a mono moving at "mach Jesus" for shots out 500yds at the absolute maximum! Most likely shots will be under 350yds and I'd like to get there as fast and flat as possible.
Well…my 2506 hunting experience is limited to about 20 Nevada mule deer and …a lot of coyotes…Nosler 100gr BTs, 85gr Noslers, 100gr. game king and 80gr Barnes…all excellent lung scrambling killer bullets.
My only complaint is with the 80gr Barnes…at 3800fps they're a little excessive on the energy transfer inside of 300yds…they shred 40# coyotes.
The AH is picky to load for and HH's are EZPZ under 500 at Warp speed Who cares about BC
7stw
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Recommendation from a close friend here, and I believe the AH wasn't avail then. And to quote, your quote, " Mach Jesus", was achieved at 3748, with single digit ES, and SD. No pressures, and very dead deer, right here, right now, drt. With a 200 zero, that rifle kills deer out to 500 without coming out of body line. It rivals Webe all day, without the belt. If it ain't broke, I ain't fixing it. Since then. I've switched to all Hammers on hunting rifles. Most recent is a 264wm, running a 110HH at 3550-3600, 24 inch factory 9 twist, that shoots in a dot. It's all good.
O'l BB with the honest words of wisdom
I'm all about having an EZPZ trigger activated lightning bolt!
3748fps is something on a different level and what I'm looking for. Granted mine is a standard 25-06 so if I can hit 3500-3600fps I will be happy.
Phil Rizzo
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standard 25/06 huh? …until my 25 Sherman reamer shows up in your mailbox
