25-06 Sendero load reccomendations

[Mr. Zorg]

I prefer 110 grain and up in my 25-06, it'd be 115 grain and up if Nosler hadn't departed from their typical lineup offering both a Ballistic Tip and Accubond in the same weight with 25 caliber. For the life of me I don't understand why the 257 110 grain Accubond exists when a 257 115 grain Ballistic Tip exists but a 257 115 grain Accubond doesn't. Other diameters have equal weight Accubond and Ballistic Tip offerings with equal BC from undoubtedly same basic manufacturing equipment, differing solely by the color of polymer tip installed and core bonding of the Accubond. Both are listed as OK with 1:10"barrel rifling twist rate in Nosler's load data, and the Ballistic Tip was offered well before the Accubond.

In the field I have no complaints about performance of the 257 110 grain Accubond. It's something that just tickles my brain from both a philosophical and from a manufacturing perspective.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

Try using a Sierra 100 gr smk with a CCI-200 primer with 52.5gr of RL19
3 shots at 200 yards it’s a sweet load .

Dang

 

[Wild Bill IV]

Poster 25/06 and several other of us have shot this load that is awesome:

117g Sierra btsp or flat base
~50g IMR 4831
3000 fps
Small groups abound

120g speer is another amazing bullet in how it kills well.

My custom Springfield 03/A3, 26 in Shilens BBL, Fagen AAA grade thumb hole stock shoots just under 3/8 MOA with that load!! I seat 0.002 to 0.005 off lands using BR2 primers in Fed Premium Nickel Brass!! It seems to me after testing several hunting rifles, the GK bullets like being close to the rifling!!! I have never shot a deer least 325 yards, and no more than 575 yards the 25-06!!! BEAN FIELD HUNTER!!! One of my most accurate hunting rifles so far!!! Working up loads now for a Browning X-Bolt LR Max in 6.5PRC!!!

 

[Wild Bill IV]

Perhaps I am the odd one I this group. My 25-06 Sendero was the first gun I purchased when I was a kid. My current load is
Nosler 100gn BT
39.5 grains of 4064
CCI BR-2
3.712 CBTO
this is about a .010 jump
RP cases.

I love this gun. After deer season, I want to get it bedded and recrowned.

Be careful with 4064!!! It is temperature sensitivity!!! I got a snoot full of blown primer gas out of the vent hole and a slightly bruised shoulder!!! My loads were at max and had slight flattening during testing in cool fall!! Always kept ammo in shirt pocket when hunting to keep ammo warm!!! A rare high set in December one year of deer hunting!!! It was 90° and the sun was bearing down hot!!! It heated the gun and the chamber round!! I touched it off and all he'll broke lose!!! Got the deer with a high hit in the spine!!! Very lucky in dropping that animal and keeping my one shot kill record for big game!! I had to hammer with my fist several times to get the bolt to lift!!! The primer fell back into the bottom of the mag!!! The case was destroyed!!!!

 

[Clancy]

@G Love they need your boomer knowledge on aisle 5!

 

[G Love]

Currently mine is just shooting 75 grain V-Max's with H4350. I can't remember the charge off hand, but it's moving. 3775. It will field dress a coyote and it's .27-.3 at 100 with no seating work, I'll tighten it up a bit. H4831sc and 115 Bergers are next. I've shot this combo in another rifle but not this one yet. It'll be a nail driver though.

My Sendero SF has a GreTan firing pin assembly and a Timney Calvin Elite set at 10oz. Win brass. Fed 210m.

 

[Kittitas George]

I had my 25-06 built before Remington standardized the caliber. It's killed quite a few deer and antelope. I used 117 gr. and 120 gr. Nosler partition. Never a problem. It was used for gophers, sage rats and prairie dogs, it reaches way out there as well as any. I had a Richard Franklin built 6mm AI. It was more accurate but didn't kill any better. I've also had a 22-250 bought about the time I got the 25-06, 244 Rem, 223. 204 Ruger and I missed a few. There all gone, my 25 is at the gunsmith being restocked, it will be a first class gift for a next generation friend. I now just shoot the 'little guns' with less recoil, 222 R, 17 Hornady Hornet and 17HMR. I didn't get to Montana this year, the old age pandemic is getting me, but I think I'm getting close to finding the Fountain of Youth, it's just over yonder. If I find it I'll share it with you.

 

[choprzrul]

I realize this is an old thread, but.....

90gr Absolute Hammers over 57.0gr of RL-16 is getting me 3640fps. I've shot 4 deer with this load and none of them have ended up more than 30 yards from the point of impact.

 

[MrK.]

I was getting about 3200 fps with a 110 Accubond using ~54 gn of RL22 with Winchester brass and WLR primers.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

I had my 25-06 built before Remington standardized the caliber. It's killed quite a few deer and antelope. I used 117 gr. and 120 gr. Nosler partition. Never a problem. It was used for gophers, sage rats and prairie dogs, it reaches way out there as well as any. I had a Richard Franklin built 6mm AI. It was more accurate but didn't kill any better. I've also had a 22-250 bought about the time I got the 25-06, 244 Rem, 223. 204 Ruger and I missed a few. There all gone, my 25 is at the gunsmith being restocked, it will be a first class gift for a next generation friend. I now just shoot the 'little guns' with less recoil, 222 R, 17 Hornady Hornet and 17HMR. I didn't get to Montana this year, the old age pandemic is getting me, but I think I'm getting close to finding the Fountain of Youth, it's just over yonder. If I find it I'll share it with you.

great post

 

[Lefty2506]

It's been quite a while since I've shot mine, but it really likes 115gr NBT over H4831sc. If you can find that bullet as a silvertip from winchester, my rifle would shoot those into a ragged hole from 200 yds. I haven't seen that version of the bullet available for reloading for several years now.

Sorry, just noticed how old the OP is...

 

[Rube Shooter]

I know this is an old post but oldies are goodies.

My REM 700 25-06 started out with a 24" sporter barrel but has worn a 26" Kreiger sendero contour 1-10 twist barrel for 7 years now, it shoots the 117gr Sierra gamekings BTSP very well.
My load is 48.7gr IMR 4350, Federal or Win cases and WLR primers for about 2930fps, pretty much matched the factory loads I started shooting this gun with in it's original setup.
I can generally put 5 shots in a 1" square if I do my part and have put deer in the freezer every year I have used it..

 

[tstowater]

Old thread, but my Sendero loves 117 Sierra GK and 115 gr Berger VLD Hunting in front of IMR 4831. Either will shoot flat and hammer a whitetail or pronghorn. Same loads worked really well in my 700 BDL.