Be thoroughly familiar with those instructions before using these loads. With shorter barrels you cant go wrong with 4350 as others have said. I have that rifle shooting 3 shot groups about the size of a dime at 100 yards. The cmp and creedmoor sports are to be commended for collaborating on this gamechanging product introduction. Includes light youth hunting, target and plinking loads.
I think this ammo can be real equalizer for those who do not currently hand load their own. Sierra 7mm wsm data sierra reloading data 223 rem sierra bullets reloading data rws load data 243 win load data 6xc load data 8mm06 load data 351 wsl load data 25 06 load data. This commitment to performance has established a tradition of precision for which were known throughout the world. Just ordered a new winchester model 70 sporter in 2506 a few days. Firing that many rounds, though, to find several suitable loads could cook a. Good on ya on2it good to see some awesome resources popping up maybe this could be stickied to the top of the page for everyone to. The gun barely holds 1 14 groups with any other bulletpowder combination or.
Noslerwinchester with a black moly coating and a silver tip. The following data was developed in a ruger 77 ss match with a 26 barrel. I get one every year with it, and dont plan to change. Oddly, this is the most accurate bullet flying out of my browning abolt ss 2506. This light weight, thinjacketed hollow point bullet is devastatingly effective, but requires velocities to remain under 3,200 fps. Its an accurate bullet out of my ruger 77 though so i burned up those bullets on range shooting and to make an occasional gopher disappearing act they would just vaporize. The same load is a great groundhog getter, crows too. My other bolt action which really surprised me was my new marlink xl7 chambered in 2506, but you can get it in 3006 as well. I watched the groups close up a little and get a bit higher on the target with each load tested until i got to the 45 grain load. October 7th, 2017 excellent factory ammo offered by creedmoor sports.
Dont have to worry about donuts from necking down cases. Chuck hawks, his agents and assigns hereby disclaim all liability for damages, including, actual, incidental and consequential, resulting from use of the information, data, opinion or advice contained in all guns and shooting online articles. Good on ya on2it good to see some awesome resources popping up maybe this could be stickied to the top of the page for everyone to refer to without having to do a site search for it. Conveniently across the street from the burbank airport and amtrak station. Welcome to the predator masters forums be sure to visit the main predator master website at. Fred dropped the bull at 230 yards with a single shot from his 7mm remington magnum after a long, hard stalk. They were designed to fire a 170 gr bullet, so that is what i load. The 2506 is still one of the most potent 25 caliber cartridges, giving velocities and energies second only to the 257 weatherby magnum. Using bullets from sierra hp, sierra hpbt, sierra spt, sbt or hpbt matchking. Jun 21, 2012 i ran a few of the 75gr hps through my 25 06 quite a few years ago but they were way too destructive on coyote hides so i stopped using them. Most powders from that era were too fastburning to allow the cartridge to reach its full potential.
You may not know this, but creedmoor sports sells very highquality loaded ammunition crafted with topquality bullets and premiumgrade lapua brass for. Well, you can run the figures all you want, bc, sd etc. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. My barrels are 30 so i can take advantage of the slower powders like 4831.
If so, you can load em with regular ballistic tip data. Take aim at rifle reloading data hodgdon reloading. Powders include imr, hodgdon, vihtavuori, accurate, winchester, alliant, ramshot. This will be a major improvement for shooters of m1903s and m1 garands. May 27, 2010 my other bolt action which really surprised me was my new marlink xl7 chambered in 25 06, but you can get it in 30 06 as well. I got my 25 06 yesterday and am going to start the barrel break in process tomorrow. Couldnt find much data for it so i worked up in 3 gr increments to 45 grains. But, really any bolt action rifle should shoot pretty well if it is made of good quality. For over 70 years, sierra bullets has been dedicated to the manufacture of the most accurate bullets in the world.
Refer to the current speer reloading manual for handloading instructions. I want to shoot the 100g or 117g sierra game kings for coyotes and deer out to about 600 yards with these bullets. Hornady manufacturing company develops and publishes reloading data for the. To safely use this or any other guide or manual, you must keep yourself well informed on the technical progress. I load slightly lighter bullets 100 and 110 grain pills for my. Sierra reloading data for pdf download nz hunting and. Sierra bullets is excited to release load data for four of our newest bullets. The 100 gr load is zerod 2 high at 100 yds switched to h4350 and tried three loads of that. Welcome to the predator masters forums welcome to predator. We have friends who have shot some of this ammo in. Hornady handbook of cartridge reloading vol i, sixth edition.
Best powder choices for lightweight bullet in 2506 shooters forum. Hi ive put the sierra data for some popular calibres as pdf docs in a shared dropbox folder if anyone wants it. I ran a few of the 75gr hps through my 2506 quite a few years ago but they were way too destructive on coyote hides so i stopped using them. Then select your bullet weight, powder manufacturer and powder type. Fred gregorys recovered 7mm 160 grain sbt, used to harvest the elk pictured above.
I am going to start with a low charge of rl22 and 117g sst. Sierra bullets has released very complete load data for the popular 6. Eurenco bofors produced the following chart, which we have published in our norma reloading manual. The 2506 is a devastating longrange varmint cartridge, fully capable of making 500yard shots in an accurate rifle. I got my 2506 yesterday and am going to start the barrel break in process tomorrow.
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