25-06 brass/bullets?

[wisconsinteacher]

Does anyone have a lead on 25-06 brass? Now that my dad has a 25-06 in his hands, I need to get working on some break in rounds. He is looking for 100 or so pieces.

As far as bullets, I would love to get my hands on a pile of 110AB blems but I don't see that in the near future. Other than Noslers, what other bullet would you pick for deer/antelope in a 25-06?

 

[joelkdouglas]

I have heard good things about the 100 Hornady Interlock. I have also heard good things about the 115 Berger. The Hornady is cheaper, of course.

I have put some Hornadys through my still-new 25-06. They fly true, but I have not shot any animal with the 25-06. Hopefully next year!

 

[gerry]

The Hornady 100 gr has a good reputation almost any bullet would work though. My brother and sister in law shoot a lot of deer with the 25-06 using almost any 117-120 gr factory load and have had excellent results. Last year between them and my nephew taking his first 2 deer ever they took a total of 16 deer, the 25-06 looks to be one of the very best deer rounds available.

 

[Wincheringen]

I haven't seen any 25/06 brass in quite a while. It is probably a low demand item so it isn't being produced. I was fortunate to get some BT overruns recently, keep an eye on sps as they show up occasionally but do go quick.

 

[Guy Miner]

I've got a string of one-shot kills from the 115's going now.

In 2012 my rifle produced one-shot kills on mule deer & pronghorn with the 115 Ballistic Tips. Complete penetration on both. Superb accuracy. It's a great bullet. For deer, I see no need for the AccuBond, but shoot it if you like it. It will surely work. The BT's do a mighty fine job. They're more than accurate enough, expand well and penetrate. I couldn't ask for anything more. Am running them at 3100+ fps via Retumbo.

Regards, Guy

 

[6mm Remington]

I have had nothing but great success in my wife's 25-06 using the 120 gr. Partition. She has taken antelope and deer with it. I've taken the same in addition to a spike bull. The 100 gr., 115 gr., or 120 gr. Partition would all be good choices.

If you want to PM me I have some 110 gr. AccuBond (blemished) from SPS I snagged up.

David

 

[Mountain Goat]

I've shot deer with the 115-120gr bullets from B-tips, Gamekings, Interlocks and Partition. I couldn't tell the difference in effectiveness on game. All animals had a straight channel bored through them, and all animals died. The 25-06 is essentially a 270 with virtually no recoil.

 

[joelkdouglas]

I've got a string of one-shot kills from the 115's going now.

In 2012 my rifle produced one-shot kills on mule deer & pronghorn with the 115 Ballistic Tips. Complete penetration on both. Superb accuracy. It's a great bullet. For deer, I see no need for the AccuBond, but shoot it if you like it. It will surely work. The BT's do a mighty fine job. They're more than accurate enough, expand well and penetrate. I couldn't ask for anything more. Am running them at 3100+ fps via Retumbo.

Regards, Guy

Guy,

Can I ask the details of your Berger 115 shots? I ordered a couple hundred for my use.

I would prefer a behind the shoulder shot every time, but the animals don't always cooperate. Have you ever used the Bergers in less-than-ideal conditions?

v/r
Joel

 

[Guy Miner]

Three mule deer with Berger 115 VLD's - the thin jacketed "hunting" versions which are also the original Berger VLD's, loaded to 3190 fps.

1. mule deer doe at an honest 400 yards, held on her back (using a 300 yard zero) put the Berger through her heart. Instant drop & dead. Bullet exited. Heart had been destroyed, along with the lungs.

2. mule deer buck at 175 yards. Deliberately shot him though the shoulder blade. Instant drop & dead. Bullet found well-expanded under the off-side skin, it had gone through both shoulder blades. Lungs were destroyed.

3. mule deer buck at 230 yards. First shot was firing down from above, hit the side of his spine. Broke the spine. Bullet exited sideways through the ribcage. I believe he took a step just as I was shooting and I hit him farther back than intended. Crippled him, and he fell, and fell, and fell, tumbling well down into a canyon. I hiked down in there and finished him from about 100 yards. Instant death from that shot. Bullet recovered in the off-side ribs & hide. Only about 33 grains and really mangled. Everything in the chest was mush; heart, lungs, big blood vessels.

It was interesting to note the pin-prick size entrance holes were really hard to find, but about 2 or 3 inches in they start opening up in a funnel like shape and then inside the chest cavity things go very wrong for the deer.

There ya go, my three mule deer kills with the 115 Bergers. They're accurate as all get out and kill like lightning from what I've seen.

Guy

 

[1Shot]

Out of a few hundred deer I have shot with a 25-06 I really can't remember having to shoot but one twice. It happened because of a scope malfunction. Deer was standing broad side right at 200 yards away. Placed cross hairs on center of it's front shoulder and squeezed the trigger. It fell on the spot in the rear end but front legs were up and going dragging itself back into the woods. Turned out the bullet centered the hams so I had to shoot the deer again to kill it. Ruined both hams. Scope went NORTH on me and was shooting around 4 ft to the right and would not adjust. Replaced the scope and started wacking and stacking again. I used to do control hunting on a big farm in NC were 100 deer a year had to be taken. I have used all sorts of weights and makes of bullets and they all kill if you put them where they are supposed to go. I prefer the 117 Sierra Pro Hunter because it is what my current custom 25-06 shoots like a bench rest rifle. They kill deer DEAD right now. You can make cases out of 30-06 if you can't find any 25-06. It helps if you have an in between die like a 270 to neck down in steps but you can go directly to 25-06. Lube the case well and used one quick full thrust down on the handle of the press to size the case. It depends on your chamber and the make of cases you use but you might have to turn the neck a little. Winchester cases are usually the thinnest and work best.

 

[Vince]

Does anyone have a lead on 25-06 brass? Now that my dad has a 25-06 in his hands, I need to get working on some break in rounds. He is looking for 100 or so pieces.

As far as bullets, I would love to get my hands on a pile of 110AB blems but I don't see that in the near future. Other than Noslers, what other bullet would you pick for deer/antelope in a 25-06?

Here's all I could find at Midway:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/131153 ... uctFinding

 

[Grundy53]

My 25-06 really likes 110 gr accubonds and 115 gr Combined Technology BT's

sent from my typewriter

 

[joelkdouglas]

Three mule deer with Berger 115 VLD's - the thin jacketed "hunting" versions which are also the original Berger VLD's, loaded to 3190 fps.

1. mule deer doe at an honest 400 yards, held on her back (using a 300 yard zero) put the Berger through her heart. Instant drop & dead. Bullet exited. Heart had been destroyed, along with the lungs.

2. mule deer buck at 175 yards. Deliberately shot him though the shoulder blade. Instant drop & dead. Bullet found well-expanded under the off-side skin, it had gone through both shoulder blades. Lungs were destroyed.

3. mule deer buck at 230 yards. First shot was firing down from above, hit the side of his spine. Broke the spine. Bullet exited sideways through the ribcage. I believe he took a step just as I was shooting and I hit him farther back than intended. Crippled him, and he fell, and fell, and fell, tumbling well down into a canyon. I hiked down in there and finished him from about 100 yards. Instant death from that shot. Bullet recovered in the off-side ribs & hide. Only about 33 grains and really mangled. Everything in the chest was mush; heart, lungs, big blood vessels.

It was interesting to note the pin-prick size entrance holes were really hard to find, but about 2 or 3 inches in they start opening up in a funnel like shape and then inside the chest cavity things go very wrong for the deer.

There ya go, my three mule deer kills with the 115 Bergers. They're accurate as all get out and kill like lightning from what I've seen.

Guy

Thanks Guy. Always fantastic to have first-hand reports.

 

[wildgene]

...I've shot a number of mule deer & antelope w/ the 120gr. Sierra HPBT GameKing. This was the entry/ exit on a fair sized antelope buck @ 200yds. He took one step, then plowed nose first into the ground. Been a long time since I actually had to shoot a deer over 400yds. so I'm willing to give up some BC for consistent terminal performance over a wide velocity range...

 

[CatskillCrawler]

Can't argue with those results Gene! The Sierra HP's are a bit stouter than the SP varieties of same.

I can't provide any suggestions as all I've used on game in .257 caliber has been 100 & 115gr BTs and 110gr AB's.

The 117gr Hornady Interlocks have a good reputation.

 

[RememberBaker]

If you are ok with once fired brass, oncefiredbrass .com has 25-06 brass, either Winchester or Remington head stamp.

 

[wisconsinteacher]

Thanks for the oncefiredbrass.com link. I think I might order some Rem brass. I shoot Win so that would allow us to keep things separate.

 

[jcinnb]

Go to the range and scrounge uo some 30-06 or 270 brass. Easy to resize and work great. I love the 270 I find. I put them in a trim die and dremel them down. Takes about 10 seconds. The 30-06 is even quicker. Just check the brass over, anything suspect, you just toss.