I have a 25 in .223. I'm wondering if its worth the time and effort to try and make this gun a reliable 300-500 yard shooter (range only) or should i just look for another platform to start with. thanks
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I have a 25 in .223. I'm wondering if its worth the time and effort to try and make this gun a reliable 300-500 yard shooter (range only) or should i just look for another platform to start with. thanks
Some of them are super accurate. If your is then you should be good to go!
To answer your question, the 25 is very capable of being accurate out to 300-400 yards, but if you want to take it to the next level and really shoot some small groups you're better off starting with the 10/110 action. There are very few upgrades available for the 25's and the action isn't on par with the 10/110s. I own a 25 in .17 hornet, and I've built a custom 6.5 creedmoor on the 110 action and it isnt even worth comparing. It all depends on how far you're willing to go for a little more accuracy, and it also depends on how deep your pockets are...Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfiat
What looks like a target gun and what shoots like a target gun don't have to cost the same or look alike.
My 25T is very accurate, the only modification I found to be necessary was surgery on the trigger for a 1.5 pound pull.
Today I managed to get five rounds into .320" (center to center) at 100 yards, a bit under 3/8".
I was shooting Black Hills 75 grain HP Match loads in my Savage 25T in .223 Winchester.
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This was my best group ever, beating a 3-shot 3/8" group I fired with a 30 pound bull gun chambered in 30-30, back in the late 1980's.
A lot of the readers here shoot better than this on a regular basis, but it was a real milestone for me to beat 3/8".
Whether this would translate into good long-range performance is hard to say. The 75 grain bullets may not stay stabilized long enough. From what I understand, the 1-9" twist is only supposed to be reliably fast enough for 65-68 grain bullets. I only have access to 100 yard facilities, so somebody else will have to find out about what a 75 grain bullet out of this gun might do at long range. I can report though that after 80 rounds at 100 yards, I have seen no evidence of yawing or key-holing.
I almost always shoot 100 yards, occasioanlly two hundred. My model 25 will shoot 3/8" at 100 yards on a good day. 5/8 even 7/8 on a bad day depending on ammo. Federal factory is the 7/8" Freedom reloads shot the 3/8" and My 55 gr SP reloads. Remington 60 gr will shoot in 1/2" all day long. PMC new 55 fmj are about 5/8". These are cheap around here. Most of my shooting is offhand, so its more of balance, trigger and scope. Trigger is awesome.
Its a T 25VLT :p
I just bought a box of 60 grain V max to try.
David
Not sure what the Black Hills ammo is loaded with but the Serria 77gr bthp match bullet will do fine in the 9 twist. My 9 twist keeps them stable out past 1000 yards. Not sure about other brands of bullets tho.