Ultra 25-06 coming this weekend

[Inrut24/7]

The OL man was supposed to be bringing me his ultra 25-06 back from iowa for christmas since he cant hunt with it out there, Hes coming back to pa for the family reunion this weekend so im getting it early 

[Smoke Wagon]

nice....a new toy is always a good thing, even better when it comes early...Christmas in August

[Mac11700]

Give it a real good cleaning and try some of the Winchester Supreme ammo in it...the 117gr shot great out of all of mine...The Lubalux coating needs to be shot from a perfectly clean barrel...and not shot with other kinds of ammo...but...it has always given me excellent accuracy...

Mac

[Inrut24/7]

mac, thanks for the ammo advise, but its coming with a set of dies.   I got some h414 and some h4350 to try behind some 75 gr v-max's

[quickdtoo]

Then you might want to work up to Hildy's load for the 75gr Vmax with IMR4350, 50.2gr is the start, 56.7gr is max according to Hornady. Hodgdon shows H4350 data tho.

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Tim

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,63120.msg381878.html#msg381878

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,50415.msg296575.html#msg296575

[Inrut24/7]

Thanks for the info quick, I got it last night along with some h4831 about 50 empty cases, 150 or so primers and a lee hand press which i dont really have a need for, a lee case trimmer and a few other goodies,  First thing is im going to refinish the stock and forarm, they must not have had it sealed good under the recoil pad because the finish is coming off from the recoil pad forward and from the barrel channel down, i never had this problem with my handies because they were never used for anything other than groundhogs and never in the rain and snow.  Also the barrel and frame have a little play, he has never had it apart thats the way it came from h&r. he said it always was like that but it still always shot pretty well.  Im quessing just to follow the barrel fitting in faqs if i want to tighten it up? I might try it on the hornet or 223 frame to see it it locks up tighter. 

[quickdtoo]

If it''s loose when locked up and built in '99 or later, I'd send it in to H&R for replacement of the barrel if you don't mind an extractor. If it's older than '99, I wouldn't shoot it, the older frames aren't as strong as current production and the reason H&R won't fit high pressure barrels to them, even if that's how it was originally sold. I have an older 25-06 that I sold the barrel on and put a 30-30 barrel on it just to be safe.

Tim

[Inrut24/7]

Well i (messed) with the gun some more. I looked at the s-numbers in faqs and found that the 25-06 was built in 1997. I tried switching barrels with my 22 hornet that was built in 2002 and the 25-06.  The barrel fit loose on the hornet frame as well, then i tried putting the 25-06 barrel on my 223 ultra varmint frame that was built in 2001 and it locks up perfectly, and the 223 locks up tight on the 25-06 frame, so i might just use the 223 frame for both untill i attempt to lighten the trigger or have someone lighten the trigger on the 25-06 frame,then i might put the 223 barrel on it since the pressure will be alot lower.  Question number 1, If i decide to just use the frame from my 223 ultra varmint for both, will the 25-06 pressures eventually cause the 223 barrel to be loose?   And when there is a case in the 25-06 it locks up tight, is it safe to shoot since it locks up tight with a case in?

[quickdtoo]

The only reason it would get loose is if the underlug is soft and sets back eventually, but if it locks up tight with no gap or looseness on the late model frame, shoot it!!

Tim