.25 Cal (Quarter Bore) / Big Game Success - 25 Creed, 25-284, 25-06, 25 PRC, 25 SAUM

[schmidty3]

Quarter bore love. Here is the 25-06AI I just built to re-purpose a BAT Vampire action and XLR chassis.

Fire formed 50 pieces of brass. Shot a ladder with Berger 133EH and Retumbo. Loaded 60.3 grains to 63.4 using load data from Berger. MV ranged from 3047 on the low side to 3245 on the high. The more amazing thing is the 8 charges in the middle grouped at .625 MOA. The only oddball was the 63.4 load that shot down into the bigger group. I will now run some groups from and settle on my final load.View attachment 937277

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Any ideas on barrel life for that thing?

 

[Quandary]

Any ideas on barrel life for that thing?

The Hornady barrel data says a 25-06's life is 1,400ish. I would think the AI version would be a couple hundred less. I am guessing similar to a 6.5 or 7 PRC.

 

[sierracharlie338]

We added one more animal this last weekend. My brother used my 25sst to fill his pronghorn tag. 500 yards, 135 Berger, one shot, it stumbled around for 5 yards and then fell over backwards.

Nice goat! Those 135s have been hammers for me too

 

[Wapitiaddict]

4x4 Muley buck down with my 25sst. My son shot it at 275 yards, 135 bergers, one shot DRT. 10 minutes before the end of shooting light.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Congrats to y’all that’s awesome.

 

[NV HUNTER]

Question to everybody!!

I can’t find the Berger 133… so is everyone shooting the Hybrid 135 for hunting application?

 

[Shooter264]

Question to everybody!!

I can’t find the Berger 133… so is everyone shooting the Hybrid 135 for hunting application?

If you need 133's shoot me a message I have quite a few.

 

[Wapitiaddict]

Question to everybody!!

I can’t find the Berger 133… so is everyone shooting the Hybrid 135 for hunting application?

I’ve been using the 131 BJ and the Berger 135s (both target) for everything from pronghorn to bull elk on 9 downed big game animals. All one shot kills and good wound channels. Haven’t failed me yet. Two bulls have been DRT.

I’ve searched high and low on what’s the difference between the two, and I haven’t found a definitive answer. A lot of it seems like speculation. Some same jacket thickness. Others say a deeper hollow point. Most say “one’s a hunting bullet and one is a target bullet”…..well ok, but that doesn’t tell me the actual differences. Maybe a Berger rep or engineer can chime in.

 

[sierracharlie338]

135s here with no problems.

 

[khuber84]

Question to everybody!!

I can’t find the Berger 133… so is everyone shooting the Hybrid 135 for hunting application?

Bullets : 25 Cal : Berger 133

In Stock Search and Alerts for Bullets : 25 Cal

www.shootingbot.com

They in stock all over the internet!

 

[khuber84]

I’ve been using the 131 BJ and the Berger 135s (both target) for everything from pronghorn to bull elk on 9 downed big game animals. All one shot kills and good wound channels. Haven’t failed me yet. Two bulls have been DRT.

I’ve searched high and low on what’s the difference between the two, and I haven’t found a definitive answer. A lot of it seems like speculation. Some same jacket thickness. Others say a deeper hollow point. Most say “one’s a hunting bullet and one is a target bullet”…..well ok, but that doesn’t tell me the actual differences. Maybe a Berger rep or engineer can chime in.

What MV with the 131s?

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Question to everybody!!

I can’t find the Berger 133… so is everyone shooting the Hybrid 135 for hunting application?

Havent killed with it yet, but the 134 ELDM groups excellent for me

 

[Wapitiaddict]

What MV with the 131s?

3050-3110 fps. Currently shooting them at 3070

 

[ruger35]

Let a buddy use my 25CM build for his daughter. She’s a killer, entry and exit at 100 yards using 134 ELDM.

 

[blacktailcentral]

Let a buddy use my 25CM build for his daughter. She’s a killer, entry and exit at 100 yards using 134 ELDM.

What did it look like internally?

 

[ruger35]

What did it look like internally?

They haven’t skinned it out yet. Just left the woods a few minutes ago.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Let a buddy use my 25CM build for his daughter. She’s a killer, entry and exit at 100 yards using 134 ELDM.

Likes like money performance. Curious on the insides if you can get pics but sometimes it can’t happen. Share if you can.

 

[steiney42]

257 Weatherby Mag. Shooting 92grain Hammer Hunters at just under 3800fps. I have had more luck with this rifle than anything else.

 

[grizz19]

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257 Weatherby Mag. Shooting 92grain Hammer Hunters at just under 3800fps. I have had more luck with this rifle than anything else.

Nice!

 

[sierracharlie338]

257 Weatherby Mag. Shooting 92grain Hammer Hunters at just under 3800fps. I have had more luck with this rifle than anything else.

Nice pic. What part of the country was that?