.257 95 gr. ELD-VT. Anyone tried them?

[Hal]

Windypants
What/how do you figure the wind?
Do you use a wind meter that tells you what’s it’s doing right where you’re standing.
But it doesn’t tell you what’s it doing further out or 3 counties over on those long shots

Hal

 

[windypants]

Windypants
What/how do you figure the wind?
Do you use a wind meter that tells you what’s it’s doing right where you’re standing.
But it doesn’t tell you what’s it doing further out or 3 counties over on those long shots

Hal

I carry a wind meter but don’t use it much anymore. I just try to take into account all the wind Indicators I have available at the moment. That’s why I like the 30-28/230 for the longer pokes. It gives a lot better margin of error with all the variables on a shot like that.

 

[806guns]

I have a 24" 25 SAW. I will be loading these tomorrow. Sw long rifle more than likely

 

[std7mag]

Hmmm.....

Seems like I'm the odd one out.

75gr Sierra HP Varmint out of my 250 Savage with a 24" barrel at 3,150fps has worked well for 200 yards and in so far.
I do like and use the 90gr BlitzKing in it and my 257 Roberts.

As for the blood trail from one of the pictures. I've had that with several heart shots from the entry wound. I didn't have an exit wound.

If it does massive damage internally, I don't need an exit hole.

 

[windypants]

I’ve taken quite a few more coyotes with this bullet now, and am pretty impressed. To me, the ideal is no exit and they drop in there tracks. That’s what I get with a quartering or facing shot, or broadside through the shoulder. Sometimes they spin but are down before I can send a follow-up. Through the ribs gets a runner, but the massive trauma is pretty visible so I know a follow up isn’t needed. I’ve had a couple of gut shots, and they had so much damage that they just stood there for the follow-up.

This is my longest shot so far (and an extremely lucky wind call). 735 yards with 10pm wind @9:00. Dialed 10.5U, 4.5L. He was sitting quartering to me and collapsed in his tracks, with no blood anywhere on him.

 

[806guns]

I’ve taken quite a few more coyotes with this bullet now, and am pretty impressed. To me, the ideal is no exit and they drop in there tracks. That’s what I get with a quartering or facing shot, or broadside through the shoulder. Sometimes they spin but are down before I can send a follow-up. Through the ribs gets a runner, but the massive trauma is pretty visible so I know a follow up isn’t needed. I’ve had a couple of gut shots, and they had so much damage that they just stood there for the follow-up.

This is my longest shot so far (and an extremely lucky wind call). 735 yards with 10pm wind @9:00. Dialed 10.5U, 4.5L. He was sitting quartering to me and collapsed in his tracks, with no blood anywhere on him.

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Wow thanks for the report. Im itching and will report my load data soon

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I’ve taken quite a few more coyotes with this bullet now, and am pretty impressed. To me, the ideal is no exit and they drop in there tracks. That’s what I get with a quartering or facing shot, or broadside through the shoulder. Sometimes they spin but are down before I can send a follow-up. Through the ribs gets a runner, but the massive trauma is pretty visible so I know a follow up isn’t needed. I’ve had a couple of gut shots, and they had so much damage that they just stood there for the follow-up.

This is my longest shot so far (and an extremely lucky wind call). 735 yards with 10pm wind @9:00. Dialed 10.5U, 4.5L. He was sitting quartering to me and collapsed in his tracks, with no blood anywhere on him.

View attachment 1737865

Big ol’ Coyote too.

 

[20 TAC]

Wonder if there’s any way a 9 twist will shoot these bullets? Thoughts?

 

[806guns]

Wonder if there’s any way a 9 twist will shoot these bullets? Thoughts?

Hornady guys swear 8 twist. But I dont know

 

[windypants]

This is what’s on the box.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Finally got the 100 grain bullet loaded for the 6.5 Creed. Went with the .020 off and 39.3 grains of H-4895. Book specs came out real close to what I wanted on speed, little Savage sporter barrel averaged 3121 fps on the Garmin. That’s as fast as I want for barrel life, haven’t been to bench yet but shot bagged of of the back of my flatbed and it exploded violently a water bottle at 100+ off my 140 bullet sight in. Now looking for a Wiley.

 

[806guns]

25 SAW from WTO 24" SW Long Rifle
95gr Eld VT

 

[Kracken McGraw]

25 SAW from WTO 24" SW Long Rifle
95gr Eld VT
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That must be some great powder, never seen the bottom two numbers that close.

 

[17VLD]

Someone's neck tension and everything else is dialed...

 

[Sheehan93]

Lots of good information on the new 25 cal bullet. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

View attachment 1739424Finally got the 100 grain bullet loaded for the 6.5 Creed. Went with the .020 off and 39.3 grains of H-4895. Book specs came out real close to what I wanted on speed, little Savage sporter barrel averaged 3121 fps on the Garmin. That’s as fast as I want for barrel life, haven’t been to bench yet but shot bagged of of the back of my flatbed and it exploded violently a water bottle at 100+ off my 140 bullet sight in. Now looking for a Wiley.

The 100 grain bullet left a pretty good exit hole on one at about 170 yards. Low shot, but folded him right up.

 

[Eric Leonard]

This is what’s on the box.View attachment 1738103

Is that for the 95? How long is this bullet? Longer than the 115 Berger vld?

 

[806guns]

Is that for the 95? How long is this bullet? Longer than the 115 Berger vld?

1.335 oal roughly