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25-06 long range troubles
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1032942" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>Don't take this as some smarta## statement. Think about this rationally. If you are only starting that little 100 gr bullet 2995 fps by the time it gets to 995 yards you could probably throw the bullet faster than it will be going and it will be coming down so steeply that any little bit of wind will make it move around like a knuckle ball. I have been shooting the 25-06 for about 25 years and is my favorite deer caliber. In case your intending to use it as a hunting round I can tell you that no matter what bullet you use on deer size game it just looses too much velocity to be expand the bullets effectively on deer size game past 600 yards. If you are just target shooting you need all the velocity you can get and for 995 yards I would go to the 115 Berger VLD and get it going 3100 to 3200 fps which is attainable with at least a 24" barrel and better with 26" with Retumbo or RL22. Just for kicks bump your load of IMR 4350 up to 52 grs with that 100 BT and adjust your bullet seating for best accuracy and see what it does a longer ranges. This is a standard 25-06 load like 52 grs H4831 with 115/17 gr bullets is. Have fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1032942, member: 10178"] Don't take this as some smarta## statement. Think about this rationally. If you are only starting that little 100 gr bullet 2995 fps by the time it gets to 995 yards you could probably throw the bullet faster than it will be going and it will be coming down so steeply that any little bit of wind will make it move around like a knuckle ball. I have been shooting the 25-06 for about 25 years and is my favorite deer caliber. In case your intending to use it as a hunting round I can tell you that no matter what bullet you use on deer size game it just looses too much velocity to be expand the bullets effectively on deer size game past 600 yards. If you are just target shooting you need all the velocity you can get and for 995 yards I would go to the 115 Berger VLD and get it going 3100 to 3200 fps which is attainable with at least a 24" barrel and better with 26" with Retumbo or RL22. Just for kicks bump your load of IMR 4350 up to 52 grs with that 100 BT and adjust your bullet seating for best accuracy and see what it does a longer ranges. This is a standard 25-06 load like 52 grs H4831 with 115/17 gr bullets is. Have fun. [/QUOTE]
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