I was shooting the 115vld with retumbo in a standard 25-06. My pet load was 3320fps. I've since retired that rifle and I'm gathering parts for a 25-06AI or 25 sherman.
What .257 bullet are you shooting?
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Trm82
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I just picked up a rem 700 with a premium barrel and it seems to shoot great with good speeds. But I think it's a pretty tight barrel.
I was 3660 FPS with factory 100 tsx. My goal is to shoot the 100 gr ttsx. I tried a starting point 72 gr of RL26 and was nipping on 3680 FPS and tried one at 73 gr and had a little primer blow by. My buddy shoots 75.5 gr in his MK5 ultra light with 100 gr ttsx and he gets 3800 FPS but I don't think I'll get there which was my goal. On a side note ! holy crap there's no 25 cal components available in Canada right now. I hunted for two days to track down and acquire 200 ttsx bullets.
I can find factory loaded 100 gr swift scirroco so I'm just going to buy 3 boxes of those and shoot them till there gone and then build a load for this gun.
Maybe by then more components will be available.
I was 3660 FPS with factory 100 tsx. My goal is to shoot the 100 gr ttsx. I tried a starting point 72 gr of RL26 and was nipping on 3680 FPS and tried one at 73 gr and had a little primer blow by. My buddy shoots 75.5 gr in his MK5 ultra light with 100 gr ttsx and he gets 3800 FPS but I don't think I'll get there which was my goal. On a side note ! holy crap there's no 25 cal components available in Canada right now. I hunted for two days to track down and acquire 200 ttsx bullets.
I can find factory loaded 100 gr swift scirroco so I'm just going to buy 3 boxes of those and shoot them till there gone and then build a load for this gun.
Maybe by then more components will be available.
Bghunter338
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I've gotten the best groups with them so far. This is at 100 yards. Going to stretch it out a bit next time now I know what she likes.
Bghunter338
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This is the best group with the 135gr Berger's, again at 100 yards.
7stw
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I have an incredibly accurate, and deadly 25.06ai, in a Sendero, early model, black barrel, that shoots 92 grain Hammer Hunters, at 3748. I actually harvested TWO deer , that was not planned, with one shot, at over 300 yards. The damage even to the second
was incredible. Very easy bullet to get to shoot, fatal...very!
That sounds very similar to something I'm putting parts together for. Hammer Hunters are hard to beat especially with a bunch of FPSI have an incredibly accurate, and deadly 25.06ai, in a Sendero, early model, black barrel, that shoots 92 grain Hammer Hunters, at 3748. I actually harvested TWO deer , that was not planned, with one shot, at over 300 yards. The damage even to the second
Very easy bullet to get to shoot,
7stw
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They are devastating at the terminal end.
I also have some 110 HH that are also very accurate, for my 6.5cm. Haven't harvested anything with them yet, but I'm sure they'll perform. I really love my 25.06ai Sendero, but she is NO carry around. It's a pretty good treck from my truck, to my " back stand", then I can cover some ground, but when I get there, I'm wore our already. Other then that, no worries. She'll get it done.
7stw
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You'll have no problem with the TTSX. Those are accurate boolits, IF you know how to shoot them. They are a little different, but once you figure them out, you're golden. I never tracked a deer shot with TTSX, or LRX.
7stw
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What is the Blackbird cartridge based on?
Bghunter338
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7mm blaser is the parent case.
