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Decided to take a leap and try out a Seekins Precision PH3 in 25 Creedmoor. By all reports and reviews they are really good rifles. Going to top it with a Trijicon 5-20 x 50. Plan to use it for target shooting, Texas whitetails and pigs. Maybe Pronghorn if the opportunity presents itself. I think there are lots of uses for a quarter bore but I do have a 7mm mag and a 416 rem mag so there is no reason to push the envelope or capabilities of the 25 creedmoor.
More to follow, hopefully good reviews.
 
I joined the Creedmoor family with a couple of 6.5's, just because of the sheer availability of factory loadings.

My .25 is a .257 Weatherby Magnum - and it sure does the job on pronghorn!
 
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Safari Dave said:
I joined the Creedmoor family with a couple of 6.5's, just because of the sheer availability of factory loadings.

My .25 is a .257 Weatherby Magnum - and it sure does the job on pronghorn!
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@Safari Dave
A 257 Weatherby with a fast twist 1:8 barrel with those long sleeve 131grainers would make for one fine and dandy ultra long range rifle.
Bob
 
I had never owned one of those pesky 6.5 creedmoors before last year, Preferring instead my more unique 7mm-08 Ackley Improved which I deemed a 6.5 creed on steroids as it drives a 141gr round at 3060fps. Anyways I bought a 6.5 creedmoor last year for my daughter and I have to say it was one of the easiest cartridges I have ever done load development for. She killed her first coues deer with that rifle. I’ve heard very good things about the 25 creed and I’ll bet it makes a fine rifle for everything up through mule deer and honestly with a good all copper bullet I’d even consider it for something like cow elk.
 
deewayne2003 said:
@Rumrunner I just saw a promo on .25C today and curious as to how it works out for you.

What load are you shooting?

Back when I hunted deer I used 100gr TSX @3,550fps and it was like a death laser, I’ve seen the 101gr TTSX-LR also work.
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@deewayne2003
That TTSX at those speeds and higher shoots flatter than a shit carters hat. Sighted 2" high at 100 and you still hold on hair on a fallow deer out to close on 450 because it's only 8" low at 400.
Bob
 
Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Safari Dave
A 257 Weatherby with a fast twist 1:8 barrel with those long sleeve 131grainers would make for one fine and dandy ultra long range rifle.
Bob
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I have thought the same thing @Bob Nelson 35Whelen I just haven't had the heart to rebarrel a Mark 5 from 1965 a friend gave me. It has the older ever slower twist that limits bullets to the basic Hornady 100 grainers.

But I sure think it would be cool. Perhaps I'll bore scope that old barrel and see if I moves me after seeing what it looks like inside.

I do think that the 25 CM would be a sound cartridge.
 
deewayne2003 said:
@Rumrunner I just saw a promo on .25C today and curious as to how it works out for you.

What load are you shooting?

Back when I hunted deer I used 100gr TSX @3,550fps and it was like a death laser, I’ve seen the 101gr TTSX-LR also work.
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Hello @deewayne, I’m still putting everything together. Have the scope, rings should be here Friday. Initially I’m using Hornady factory loads to zero and get used to the rifle. I just received reloading dies, need to get some additional brass and bullets. I’m planning on Barnes or Berger and see what works best.
 
I just entered the 6.5 Creedmoor world, with a new Blaser R8 in the UK for smaller / general deer use, Barnes TTSX 100gr will be ideal to meet future UK non lead requirements as well as covering legal use on all 6 species of UK deer. In the US I also just picked up a new R8 2.0 in 6.5 CM, shipped with a factory threaded barrel. This will be used for a load development and I may just enter the plate and longer distance world out to 1000 yards, if I get on with my Blaser R8 in 6.5 Creedmoor I may see an Accuracy International AT-XC in my future. I did a lot of longer distance competition target shooting in my youth, retirement is giving me the time to maybe get back into the sport, although a lot has changed in the last 40 years!

The availability of used quality commercial brass and a huge selection of high BC bullets. make the 6.5 Creedmoor more attractive than ever. I'm not giving up the use of my .308, .300WM, 7mm RM, .338 WM or any other of my hunting calibers.
 
txtrout75218 said:
I have thought the same thing @Bob Nelson 35Whelen I just haven't had the heart to rebarrel a Mark 5 from 1965 a friend gave me. It has the older ever slower twist that limits bullets to the basic Hornady 100 grainers.

But I sure think it would be cool. Perhaps I'll bore scope that old barrel and see if I moves me after seeing what it looks like inside.

I do think that the 25 CM would be a sound cartridge.
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@txtrout75218
Fear not that's why Hornady designed the 25 cal 117gn round nose. It is supposed to stabilise in those old 1:12 twist barrels. That's why it was one of Weatherbys original loads int the 257.
May limit your range to 400 because of the BC but will give you the added bullet weight.
Bob
 
40 years ago, we had a couple of .257 Roberts that were on strong modern actions. We loaded and shot them with loads that were a ridiculous percentage above maximun loads listed in any loading data. We used 117 gr Nosler Partitions and killed tons of whitetails, muleys and antelope. Sounds to me like Creedmor is just trying to reinvent the wheel ...
 
Nosler guy said:
40 years ago, we had a couple of .257 Roberts that were on strong modern actions. We loaded and shot them with loads that were a ridiculous percentage above maximun loads listed in any loading data. We used 117 gr Nosler Partitions and killed tons of whitetails, muleys and antelope. Sounds to me like Creedmor is just trying to reinvent the wheel ...
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@Nosler guy
Years ago our esteemed gun writer Nick Hervey developed loads for the Roberts that were far above any factory load and still safe. He discussed these with his friend Les Bowman and he tried them. Les tried to convince Remington to use these loads but alas they didn't.
They had a 117grainer at almost 3,000fps well above the anaemic 2,6-2,700 fps factory loads.
That was back in the 80s
Bob
 
Bob Nelson 35Whelen said:
@Nosler guy
Years ago our esteemed gun writer Nick Hervey developed loads for the Roberts that were far above any factory load and still safe. He discussed these with his friend Les Bowman and he tried them. Les tried to convince Remington to use these loads but alas they didn't.
They had a 117grainer at almost 3,000fps well above the anaemic 2,6-2,700 fps factory loads.
That was back in the 80s
Bob
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I have a 257 Roberts in an M70 Featherweight. It’s a sweet little rifle.
 
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