25-06AI Load Data Required

[Kiwi]

Hi Guys, I am looking for load data for the 25-06 Ackley Improved wildcat. I am interested in bullets from 85 to 120 grains in weight. any suggestions of loads or places where I can find it would be most welcome.
Murray

[nomosendero]

Well, for one www.reloadersnest.com

Also, use 25-06 data & instead of backing off 10% for starting loads, if your gun is set-up right by a good gunsmith, back off instead 5% & work up slowly & use the slower powders in your 25-06 data as a general rule.
Expect a 100FPS or more with light bullets & 150FPS or mor gain with the heavier bullets. If you use a 26" barrel you will be just under 257 Wea. factory ballistics, less than 100fps. It is a very good round & I am very happy with my Sendero, which shoots 125Gr. Wildcats at 3,250FPS.

[Arizona Jake]

Sierra devotes a section of their latest reloading manual to the .25-06 AI.
While the loads listed there are somewhat tame, it is always better to err on the side of caution, especially where lawyers lurk.

I started with a 57.0 gr. load of Alliant Reloder 19, Federal 210 Match primers, fire-formed Winchester brass and Barnes 100 grain XLC (blue-coated bullets). I loaded cases in 0.5 grain increments until high pressure signs appeared (flat primers), then backed-off 1 grain, then went to work on developing accuaracy.

Barnes X bullets depend on seating depth to achieve optimum accuracy. I started by seating the bullets 0.030 in. from contact with the rifling on three loaded cases, followed by loading 3 cases with the bullets seated 0.035 in. from the rifling, then 3 at 0.040, 3 at 0.045 and 3 at 0.50.

My rifle performed best (1.25" 3-shot group at 200 meters) with the bullets seated 0.040 in. from contact with the rifling.

I hope you find this information useful.

Jake