New old .25 cal wildcat

[Calvin45]

Preferred Rifle Barrels out of Utah will make a 7.5 if you are willing to go button in 4-6 weeks. Mine, on a .25-06 AI is SWEET. Loves the 133 Berger and (cringe) R-25.

What is cringey about rl25? I love it!

 

[ButterBean]

The .264 Win Mag was known as a barrel burner from its inception. A .25cal version will be much more so. The trick is to spend very little time doing load work up, and puts the pressure on the designer to produce a load that performs to expectations QUICKLY.

Barrels are cheap, Let Her Eat

 

[ButterBean]

What is cringey about rl25? I love it!

Me too

 

[Mike Matteson]

The logic adds up!

At this rate of case acquisition yall be ordering your replacement barrel after you burn the first one out, and be ready to go with a mountain of once-fired brass

If you think that I am going to shoot all the brass once and start back again. Think again. I am going as far as having another action set up to change out barrels from 6mm to .257 calibers. To Fireform the cases. So that will cut down on the barrel burning. I already have a 2nd barrel for the 6mm/280AI rifle. I didn't on the 25/280AI because I change barrel weights. So I am not sure if it's going to work? Have to wait and see. I have two boys that will gladly pickup where I leavt off at. It's been hell just to get 280AI case to start with.

 

[Mike Matteson]

The .264 Win Mag was known as a barrel burner from its inception. A .25cal version will be much more so. The trick is to spend very little time doing load work up, and puts the pressure on the designer to produce a load that performs to expectations QUICKLY.

Presently I am the hair brain designer that having this chambering built. I have a 264 WM also. That doesn't worry me.

 

[ButterBean]

The .264 Win Mag was known as a barrel burner from its inception. A .25cal version will be much more so. The trick is to spend very little time doing load work up, and puts the pressure on the designer to produce a load that performs to expectations QUICKLY.

They are all barrel burners, it just goes with the territory, sure you burn a 220 swift out in a day same but that would be the trigger man’s fault not the gun.
The thought of how long a tube will last has never crossed my mind…….ever, in the broad scheme of what 99% are doing a new tube and chamber job is cheap

 

[Mike Matteson]

They are all barrel burners, it just goes with the territory, sure you burn a 220 swift out in a day same but that would be the trigger man’s fault not the gun.
The thought of how long a tube will last has never crossed my mind…….ever, in the broad scheme of what 99% are doing a new tube and chamber job is cheap

Got that right, on burning out a 220 swift barrel in a day. I have 220 swilt and have used it for years. Still shot straight.