Good group

[Guy Miner]

Was cleaning out some old files today and came across a target I fired on with my .25-06 700 CDL. Looks like five shots in about a half-inch, outside to outside. No wonder I keep loading Retumbo and 115's in that thing...

Whats your go-to load and how does it perform afield and at the range?

Guy

 

[Wincheringen]

I would have to say RL22 and 115BTs in my 25/06 has been my most consistent and accurate load. I picked up several bags of Nosler brass recently so I'll have to do some testing when my current stash runs out, that could be quite a while though. I wouldn't consider the 25/06 particularly difficult to load for, I've found quite a few combinations that shoot well enough to harvest game.

 

[Guy Miner]

I understand that Nosler has used the .25-06 extensively as the test cartridge for their .257" bullets. Like you, I've found it responds to quite a few different powders, RL-22 among the top of the heap!

 

[6mm Remington]

Guy in my wife's Remington Mountain Rifle with the 22" barrel it seems to work well with IMR4350. I haven't tried much else since this worked so well. I wonder if the R-22 would still work okay even though her barrel is 2" shorter than yours and it's quite a bit slower powder than IMR4350?

 

[Guy Miner]

I think it would David, and for info H4350 is another favorite powder for me and my .25-06, particularly with the 100 gr bullets. High velocity and good accuracy for sure... I haven't tried IMR 4350 in it, like you have, but I suspect it would work out just fine.

Your wife's 22" barrel will likely do well with the slower powders too. Might be worthwhile to experiment.

Though... if it's not broken...

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

100g nbts with rl22 or retumbo

115g nbts or VLDS again with rl22 or retumbo

if they ever shoot over 1/2 I know its me!

Another favorite was 140g nbt with rl22 from 7 RM, again never shot much over 1/2.

162 amax and rl22 or h1000 was always great as well from the 7 RM.

40g vmax with IMR4198 from the triple deuce was always an accurate little sucker to.

Those are the ones that stick out for me anyways.

 

[sask boy]

Well in my rifles that I shoot most often my favourite in my 270win it is .5 moa when I do my part and I use IMR4350 & 130gr ABs.
In my Whelen I get real close to the .5 moa using RL-15 & 225gr ABs.
I also load for my nephew & hunting partner of 40 years and they both use the same load in their 7mm mags and it again is very close to .5 moa using IMR4350. This past fall I started to play with a new load using my son's 270win with H4831sc and I believe that might come around with a little adjusting to be the best of the bunch but that is still in plans for this spring.
Now JD tells me that with my new 280AI all I need is RL-22 and 150gr ABLRs and I will forget about my 270win but again that is coming up this spring so we will be playing & going to the range.

Blessings,
Dan