I literally wore out 3-4 barrels and almost a hundred pounds of 4831 back in the 60s before the 25-06 was a real cartridge. Just finding good loads. used that powder in everything...70 cents a pound delivered. used it in 22 Varminter Swift 243 3006 308 270 Win 300 H&H. I have 6 or 7 pounds left from the 2nd 100 pound mid 60s keg... It was a great 25-06 powder burned out two commercial 25-06s one was a 700 ADL and the other a 1st year long action 77 Ruger. Didn't even need to weigh the powder..fill her halfway up the neck and seat a 100 gr bullet...wasn't a safe ground hog inside of 400 yards in 3 counties
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I also used the .25-06 in the '60s. Still have my pre-'64 Model 70 that was rebarreled to .25-06 in 1965. Lots of use and the throat shows wear, but the 26" varmint weight Douglas barrel still shoots very well. The original and cheap 4831 was what virtually everyone used, and maybe charges were a little over what you find in books these days. Many of of used the highly recommended 87 and 100 Sierra spitzers.
I bought one box of Remington ammo (90 gr., I think) after they legitimized the cartridge about 1969. Worked perfectly and could be interchanged with my wildcat ammo. That was the only factory ammo ever fired in that barrel.
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Unfortunately Huntingtons closed their doors last month.
They were a major supplier of the Woodleigh brand bullets.
I just missed out on the last couple of boxes of their 444 bullets by being too late during the close-out.
All the double rifle folks here in the USA are weeping.
They were a major supplier of the Woodleigh brand bullets.
I just missed out on the last couple of boxes of their 444 bullets by being too late during the close-out.
All the double rifle folks here in the USA are weeping.
Those Sierras 87 and 100 were the main bullets I used. I also made about a 90 gr with my Rock Chuck Bullet Swage press and dies. Jackets I bought from Sierra...gas checks too. I still have a couple boxes of their gas checks. 25 was as large a caliber to make with the old RCBS press and die system. I bought part of a set of 25s with the press in 1958. Bought the rest from Fred in about 1963 from parts he had. He tried to buy that press and dies from me at least 5 or 6 tmes over the years. He sold it originally in 1947. The complete sets I got were 22 and 243. Shame they went down the road. But after Buzz passed it wasn't going to continue
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