25-06 factory projectile choice

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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by Bent Arrow » 06 Apr 2018, 8:28 pm

Oldbloke wrote:As I guessed. So unless your shooting a lot of smallish targets at about 250m or more why bother changing. Perhaps more important to estimate the distance accurately.


Yeah original intent is fox's that won't come in. I've got a range finder to get the range right so it'll come down to what groups best at longer distances and has more manageable wind drift.
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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by Bent Arrow » 24 May 2018, 7:51 pm

Update: so I bought a few boxes of PPU 90gn hollow points to try along side of the federal 117 gn soft points I've been using, with an expectation that the 90gn might be better stabilised. As a bonus their cheaper too! This pic is a 3 shot group using the federal 117 gn ammo from a stone cold barrel (first shots for the day) at 100 m with a right to left wind. I ain't no target shoter so I'm good with that and think I might dodged the proverbial bullet in terms of being able to stabilise the heavier bullets.

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Point of impact between the two ammo loads was close enough that I was consistently smacking a 6" gong out to 300m with no shift in POA required. Not good enough for target, but good enough for plinking.

The 90gn hollow points dont have the same instant knock down power as the 117 gn softpoints, and definitely don't do they same amount of internal damage. I think I'll be sticking with the federal 117's for hunting but might use the PPU for practice.........
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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by marksman » 25 May 2018, 5:55 pm

nothing wrong with your target, good group, especially for factory ammo :thumbsup:
shows your setup and shooting is in good nick :drinks:
I think you would be very surprised if you saw some targets from target shooters using a target rifle setup :allegedly:
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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by Member-Deleted » 26 May 2018, 8:01 pm

Geez Bent Arrow that's not bad shooten
117gr you say mate could I ask what twist your barrel is
The reason I ask is my 25/06 was 1-10 and I couldn't stabilise 117gr projectiles , the reason I was told is that I needed a 1-9 twist to stabilise them
and I was wondering if there's any truth in that
I couldn't get anything like you with 117gr in 1-10 twist
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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by Bent Arrow » 26 May 2018, 11:18 pm

grandadbushy wrote:Geez Bent Arrow that's not bad shooten
117gr you say mate could I ask what twist your barrel is
The reason I ask is my 25/06 was 1-10 and I couldn't stabilise 117gr projectiles , the reason I was told is that I needed a 1-9 twist to stabilise them
and I was wondering if there's any truth in that
I couldn't get anything like you with 117gr in 1-10 twist


It's listed as 1:10, but I havent actually measured it myself. Like you say conventional wisdom is that it shouldn't stabilise them. I was getting lots of fliers and originally thought that was the problem but then realised it was just me flinching every now and then.
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Re: 25-06 factory projectile choice

Post by Member-Deleted » 26 May 2018, 11:23 pm

Thanks mate I was just talking to a bloke tonight and he has a Remington 25/06 1-10 twist and his hammers 117gr no worries at all
he said but I don't know of any sako's that handle them with 1-10 twist though as yet
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