Best 25 caliber to consider on a build.

I've had quit a few flavors of 25 cal, my match rifle is a 25cm moving at 2975… laser beam..

Hunting rifles I have couple 257AI, they r prolly my favorites. Couple 25-06 and 1- 25-06 AI that I haven't really messed with any.

25 SAUM was a smoke show… took it to a mile a couple times. I got it up to 3400fps with R26 and 131 Black jacks but it was hard has hell on primer pockets. I backed it down to 3250 and it ran great. Barrel burner for sure.

Out of all of them the 257AI is my favorite, was easy to load for and shoots 110 accubonds great.

Good luck!
 
Roy Weatherby killed a good number of elk with the 257 using 117g factory bullets which is an ornx bullet. A good friend used his 257 on elk. After killing 6 bulls, he had his 7th hunt booked and that guide told him that the 257 was not an elk round. So, he bought a 6.5/284, and he hated that round for elk, which I am talking hated!
I haven't followed the Oryx bullet too closely but I was of the opinion that they haven't been around for all that long. Maybe 20 years or so?

Always thought that the 117 in the 257 Wby factory ammo was the Nosler Semi Spitzer?

Am I way off VinceMule?
 
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