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25wssm?
« on: December 15, 2007, 09:26:13 AM »
Anybody here loading for a 25wssm?
How does it handle 120g bullets?

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2007, 09:59:50 AM »
I guess not.:(

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2007, 11:59:15 AM »
I had a bunch of reloading stuff I bought from a buddy. I kept some and sold some. The 25 WSSM was the hardest to sell. It seems to be a fairly unpopular caliber. However, I did find a website devoted to the WSSMs. I believe it was www.wssmzone.com. Good luck.

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2007, 12:59:40 PM »
The guy that guided for me Elk hunting loved the 25WSSM.  But he is a quarter bore guy and had a 257 Weatherby as his Elk/ Deer rifle.
You should be able to find one in the new bin cheap.  Check with your local gun shop.  The only down side is getting the brass. 
Guys that love 25-06 love it.  At my club there are a few guys that have them.  Recoil in nothing.
Good luck.

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2007, 03:17:49 AM »
I have always wanted a 25 souper.
The 25wssm looks like more of a good thing.

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2008, 03:45:22 PM »
I load for the 25 wssm but not the 120 grainers . It's a tack driver with 75 gr v max and 100 gr ballistic tips, does real well with the 110 accubond.imr 4350 for the 100 and 110 45.0 fot 100 45.5 gr for 110 and imr4064 for 75 vmax i get  .161 grps with the vmax and 1/2 in grps in 100 and 110 . i have a win mod 70 coyote with medium hvy bbl,hope this helps.

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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2008, 02:36:36 PM »
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...i get  .161 grps with the vmax and 1/2 in grps in 100 and 110 . i have a win mod 70 coyote with medium hvy bbl..

Quick, take that hunting rifle to a benchrest match - you'll clean up with groups in the ones!    ;)


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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2008, 04:49:35 AM »
Been playing around with one in an AR. So far so good. Only tried sierra spbt and barnes x. Have taken elk, whitetail, mulie and 1 pronghorn. Didn't like the taste of the antelope, wont be doing that again, gave the meat to a neighbor.
 Ballistically doesn't seem to differ a whole lot on paper from a 25/06. Being short and fat tends to give it an edge over the /06 though on accuracy. Shoots like a lot of benchrest rounds. Worth a shot if you have an itch to try.
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Re: 25wssm?
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2008, 10:08:33 AM »
the WSSMs are covered in an article in the latest Lyman reloading manual..
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