100gr Partition or 115gr Accubond in 25 caliber

[WN]

I am planning to start reloading for my 25-06. Does anyone have any experience with these 2 bullets listed above.  I want a flat shooting deer rifle and it will see use on the ocassional grounghog ory coyote.  I got my granddads rifle for Christmas and I want to put it back into service.

[Val]

I'm using the 120 grain Partition in my 25-06 and I'm getting a chronographed muzzle velocity of 3008 fps. I'm getting .75" three shot groups at 100 yds with this load. The 115 grain partitions would probably group a little tighter.

[nomosendero]

WN
The Accubond is 110 Grain. You can get a 100 Gr. in a Part. or in a Bal. Tip
& you can get the 115 Gr. in a Bal. Tip or Part. You can also get the Part.
in 120 Gr.
I have used the 120 Gr. Part. with very good results & the 115 Bal. Tip
did good although I did not use it as much.
The 100 Gr. Bal. Tip is very accurate.

You did not ask, but I found the 100TSX to be an outstanding all around bullet unless your varmit shooting is high volume or in a populated area.
The 115 TSX is an extreme penetrator & good for the bigger animals within the .25 realm.

I now use a 125 Gr. ULD Wildcat which starts slower because of the weight
but catches up at long range due to the BC. It expands well & penetrates
plenty for Deer size game & is target accurate.

[varmit_master]

I am going to try some of the 100gr TSX for deer out of my 25 06 i think it is a better of the 3. VM

[northern hunter]

Hey there,I have used the 25 cal in alot of diferent cases,from the 250 sav,to 257 STW.on deer,bear and moose.the Barnes 100 gr,xlc is a great bullet as is the new 110 Nosler accubond,or the 115 partition or 120.My 2506 AI likes the 110 or 115. they are both great bullets as are the Barnes if you do your part the 25 will put it down.257 stw likes the 110 nosler.257 AI LIKES THE.100 GR.NOSLER PART.25 WSSM ALSO LIKES THE 110 nOSLER
25 cal is it.
shoot once and carry a sharp knife.     Frank

[JD338]

I would try both the 100 gr and 1115 gr BT's and use the one that shoots the best. Either BT bullet will work for both deer and coyotes/vatmints.
If your deer hunting is close range, you might want to go with 100 gr or 115 gr PT. the 110 gr AB would also be an option.

Regards,

JD338

[jro45]

I like the 100gr partitions with my 257 WBY and the 117gr bullet by Serria.

[Don Fischer]

The author said he was staring reloading for the 25-06. I wonder if he reloads for anything else or is this a new hobby? Either way I'd go with Hornady's, Sierrra's, Speer's or Nosler BT"s to start. Lot's cheaper, probally every bit as accurate, just as powerfull and will shoot thru a deer on most shot's, just as well as any premium bullet.

I use 117 gr Hornady's in my 25-06 and have never recovered a bullet! How tuff does the bullet need to be? I've shot at targets to a measured 300 yds and target's of opertunity farther, how far do you need to shoot?
The deer I've shot all went down within 20 or 25 yds of where they were hit, how dead is dead enough?

You can certainly buy more expensive bullet's than those I listed but for deer hunting and a few varmits, I doubt you'll buy better!

[longwalker]

Sage advice, Try several different manufactures of bullets and powders. You will find a combination that is right for you and your gun. That's the fun of reloading. Working up the loads. Not the press pulling.

Personally I use 100 grain Speer Bullets. They have preformed well on everything I have used them on up to Mule Deer.

longwalker

[Mac11700]

I use 117 gr Hornady's in my 25-06 and have never recovered a bullet! How tuff does the bullet need to be? I've shot at targets to a measured 300 yds and target's of opertunity farther, how far do you need to shoot?
The deer I've shot all went down within 20 or 25 yds of where they were hit, how dead is dead enough?

Well...seems to me...a more proper answer would go something like this...even though some may not agree with it.:roll:

Try several of the bullets mentioned if you have the time and money...and try them at all the ranges you may encounter on your hunts...and from all the shooting positions you will be using...What may shoot well in your rifle may not shoot worth a durn in mine or anyone elses... If you plan on utilizing the rifle to it's fullest potintial...then you will need to try some long range shooting with the different bullets...be it at 250 yards...or 400...or whatever your longest shooting distances will be and when you find a accurate load...you should practice regularly at all of the yardages you intend to shoot..Shooting long distances accurately requires lots of practice with the load your using..and that doesn't come from reading about it..it requires you to go out and shoot in all of the type conditions you will encounter..be it windy/calm/snowing/raining/hot/cold/first light/last light..you have to know how it will work ....As too your bullet selection for deer...a-lot will depend on how you want the bullet to react on impact and when passing thru the animal..some of the bonded bullets will preform better in holding together retaining weight and mushrooming better and some of the more frangable bullets cores will seperate from the jacket..The partitions will shed a-lot of it's front half and still keep the rear portion intact to make a deep penatration track...the X bullets of barnes should hold together and mushroom nicely still retaining most of it's weight...Like I said...on bullet preference..it will be up to you on how you want it to preform on impact and on passing thru the animal... All of the bullets mentioned so-far will kill a deer...if you don't care how the bullet preforms on the inside of a animal..then use whatever shoots the best from your rifle..It's all a  matter of personal preference really..and mostly it will depend on how they preform from your rifle..For varmints..I would try some of the lighter weight varmint bullets and see which one gives you the best accuracy..and then try it out at all the distances you will likely to be shooting...while some here may say you don't need to shoot over some magical yardage..The distances you shoot will entirely depend on your requirements and needs and the performance of whatever bullet you choose to use, from your rifle....and nothing else..

Mac

[jro45]

What I susjected is what shoots best in my 25 caliber. You have your choise of what you want to shoot in your rifle. I think Serria bullets are great.