I think if you're going to do a 25-284 for the 132 gr VLD in this thread, you will want a longer throat and probably a long action.
I apologize that I did not know about this thread. As some have mentioned we have been busy and I was out of the country in England/Scotland for a little bit.
The Blackjack Bullets 131 gr ACE will be here in July and we will begin taking pre-orders for the Krieger, Lilja, & Bartlein barrels starting Wednesday 6/27/18.
The bullet is a little beast with the 0.330 G7. The 25x47 is VERY efficient and we went to 2950 fps with zero signs of pressure in 26" 7 twist barrel. The 25 Creed was a little hot at 3000 fps and showed shiny ejector marks at 3050 fps.
Still at 2985 fps the 25 Creed and 131 ACE pairs up to match the 284 Win running 180 gr Hybrids at 2900 fps which requires running VERY HARD and/or a long 30-32" tube. That combination has set a lot of records and won a lot of medals.
We have 3 Rock Creek 1:7.25" M24 contour blanks not spoken for yet that will go up on Wednesday but if you really want one please PM me and I will go by whoever messages me first or a timestamp on this forum. You guys are the ones who are willing to support High BC 25 Cal and I want to support that. The Rock Creek 1:7.25" blanks will be $330 shipped. The one we have on the 25-284 shoots lights out.
In the next 4-6 weeks we should be receiving 65 to all 165 blanks we have on order...
Yep. We know how slow the market is to move on things like this, even when the ballistic comparisons should incentivize any competitor or enthusiast to make the jump, so we are ALL IN so to speak.
I'll post some ballistic charts that have come up in discussions the last few days on FB and other forums.
Bartlein, Krieger, & Lilja Blanks and Reamers will go up for Pre-Order Wednesday!