25-06 classic loads please

[brenden270]

Just bought a 25-06 sendero and it doesn't like 85 grain ballistic tips. Three powders (rl 19. h4831, h4350) gave 1 1/4 inch groups. The rifle is capable of better, I'm sure. Let's hear from the veteran 25-06 guys what some of the tried and tested loads consist of. I realize all guns are different ect. but give us some good accuracy loads. Just shooting paper and yotes so any bullet will do. Let's have it......

 

[Cummins4x4]

My Cooper loves the 120SGK's over RL22, BR2's, Win brass.

 

[brobones]

Mine liked the 100 grain Hornadys and the 120 grain Speer over a stout charge of IMR 4831.

 

[M12shooter]

My Sako groups sub MOA with plain old Hornady 120 grain HP's loaded near max with IMR4350.

 

[lackeyse]

110 grain Accubond over 50 grains of IMR 4350. Runs at around 3100ft/sec. with excellent accuracy out of my Vanguard.

 

[bearkilr]

Just bought a 25-06 sendero and it doesn't like 85 grain ballistic tips. Three powders (rl 19. h4831, h4350) gave 1 1/4 inch groups. The rifle is capable of better, I'm sure. Let's hear from the veteran 25-06 guys what some of the tried and tested loads consist of. I realize all guns are different ect. but give us some good accuracy loads. Just shooting paper and yotes so any bullet will do. Let's have it......

I've got the same gun, Sendero SFII. It likes 90 gr. Sierra HPBT and 53 gr. H4350.

I did chronograph and I'm not getting the velocity Hodgdon advertises, but I have a cheap chrony. If I remember, it was around 3250 fps, but it will shoot cloverleafs.

Haven't tried lighter bullets yet, I have some 75 gr. Vmax's I was going to reload tomorrow.

 

[Longwalker]

My Sako likes IMR 4831 with 120's and H4350 with 100's and 87's.

 

[horseman2]

Send me your email address and I will forward you loads I have scrounged from CGN and other sites.

There are two files.

Mel

 

[purple]

Different rifles prefer different loads. I have a 1975 vintage M70 Win in .25-06 which shoots all of the 120gr Speer, 120gr Hornady and 117gr Sierra to MOA accuracy. I've used all of IMR 4350, IMR 4831, and H4831, but settled on H4831 for it.

 

[rar]

ive been using imr 7828 with the speer 120 .

 

[skma]

54grs 7828 imr with the tsx 115

 

[bearhunter338-06]

I have a Beven King barreled 25-06 and it shoots the Federal 120Gr Fusions into sub. MOA groups all day long.

 

[Swifty]

51.0 grs. H4831sc, 120 gr. SGK's, fed 215M primers.