Long range 25-06 with the new 133 berger?

[Carl Gustaf]

I have recently decided to kill the best deer rifle I have ever shot on account of these bullets.. however I have not personally ever built or shot "long range" in any other form than poking and hoping at a deer at 400+ yards!
However I have a new group of friends that are going to help me put this thing together "on a budget" and see how well it performs. I am open to any and all input, good or bad!

 

[Reemty J]

What twist and barrel length-you thinking ?

 

[Carl Gustaf]

What twist and barrel length-you thinking ?

I just got it in the mail!
7.5 proof 26"

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I just got it in the mail!
7.5 proof 26"

Should be a SHOOTER. You got the Bullet & weight and Twist. What powder are you going to use???

 

[tackleberry95]

Following

 

[Carl Gustaf]

Berger sent me a list of data. I went with the ramshot hunter only because it was available.

 

[jjmp]

Carl G, Congratulations on your new fast twist 25/06 , it's really worth the effort,nice to have friends to learn from and build confidence, don't forget a great trigger and quality scope,thks for posting and show us some pictures down the road . Cheers and enjoy the ride !!!.

 

[TX Badger]

Are you going to be carrying this into the mountains or driving an atv to a box blind?

 

[Carl Gustaf]

Bench only.

 

[RedsideMT]

That sounds like a sweet build. I love my Tikka 25-06 and I've wondered about a fast twist for these newer heavier bullets. Will it be a sammi spec chamber or do they get throated longer?

 

[dogz]

Bench only.

You mean bench for paper only?

 

[Carl Gustaf]

You mean bench for paper only?

Yesssir

 

[Plinker147]

Curious to hear what kind of results you get. When I rebarrel my 25-06, Your Bullet/barrel combo is what I want to do. Keep us posted on real world velocities and results

 

[DUCKMAN11]

I've heard....that the 133's are picky and the 135's are not. My 25-06 likes retumbo with the 115vld. I'm waiting on a 7.5tw barrel and probably going to toss a coin between 25-06AI and 25 sherman on this next chamber. Welcome to the quarter bore rabbit hole lol