Best overall powders for 25 06

[hpmag308]

N540 87gr Berger's an 115 Nosler black silver tips. Savage an sako 87 in savage an 115 in sako. Never let me down

 

[264WM]

Have you tried H4831? I have hit 3700fps in my 264WM and 100gr BT.

 

[BigNate]

Sorry for the delay in responding, had some unexpected things happen in life.

He brought me a box of 100 grain Speer btsp. He's hunted with his 300 WM pushing 165 Speer btsp for years with tremendous success. He's hoping to have similar results with the 25-06. Keep in mind, we're western NC hunting 150 pound, occasionally a little bigger, deer. Does are 120 or less normally.

I know he does not want to go to an all copper bullet so I might try to sway him toward the 120 Speer btsp. Thoughts?

Edit to add, his 25-06 is a 22" Savage 116 I believe. Don't have it in front of me at the moment.

I'd try h4831sc and work my way up to 56.7 or so depending on the gun.

 

[Deputy819]

Another vote for IMR 7828 SSC here!

 

[BigNate]

I like 7828 with 120s. Might have to get a new tube that's faster twist and look at the 135ish.

 

[foxtrotter]

I use 4831, what's left of an old barrel of Hodgden's surplus, very good stuff.

 

[VinceMule]

When I shot the troat out of my last Rem 700, I had some nice brass still good. I made a 6.5/06, necked the brass up to 6.5 caliber with a Redding long tapered expander. I have a 25" Brux, 8 Twist barrel using that same Winchester 25/06 brass. 147 Hornady ELD-M's are dong 2900 shooting tight groups, and with Lapua 30/06 brass necked down and neck turned, I am doing a tad over 3000 fps with the 147's.

Just a thought for when your barrel gets shot out, but I did this prior to the Berger 133 coming out.

Perhaps it is just the Brux barrel, but the 6.5/06 has proven to be easier to develop bug hole loads with using several powders with a std SAAMI reamer. The first bullet I shot was the 127g Barnes LR, with the accuracy node at 3150 fps, seated .050 off the lands. A friend is trying to talk me into going AI on the next 6.5/06 barrel where he is getting the 140g Partitions accurate at 3150.

IN my brother's 25/06 Rem long range that they were selling a few years ago for $550, he is shooting the Berger 115's at 3050 fps with R#22 with a cci 250 primer. His groups at 500 yards are impressive to say the least, not to mention how well the 115's drop deer and hogs.

I would love to hear of anyone that has shot the New hornady 110g ELD-X, accuracy and expansion characteristics.

 

[VinceMule]

53.5 gr RL19 for 100 gr TTSX

I shot R#19 with the 87g Hot core, win case, win primer, awesome on deer, also shot IMR 4350 with the 100g Speer btsp, work up to these loads Where accuracy will be very close to a hot load for the rifle. Federal brass is junk, will not take any pressure.