Hi fellas !
One question:

Do you prefer the 100 or the 120 gr. nosler partition as a general hunting bullet intended for deer to caribou/reindeer size game in your 25-06 ? Do you get the same accuracy with both bullets and similar performance on game ?

My 25/06 is a Wby. Vanguard. With 100gr Partitions & IMR4831 it shoots .750" at 100yds.
With 120gr Partitions I have tried IMR4831,RL17 and RL22. The best I have gotten is 2.5" at 100 yds.
As far as game goes the only animal I have killed with this rifle is a Red Stag cull.
188yds lasered
neck shot-bang/flop
GOOD LUCK and GOOD SHOOTING!!!

I shoot the 115 NP's in my 257 Wea. with excellent results.

I'm in the process of working up a load for my .257 Roberts, with the 110 grain Nosler Accubond.

I feel that the 100 grainer is a little light to take advantage of the power of the .25-06, so I would opt for the 115 or 120 grain Partition, provided all shot equally well in the gun.

I shoot a 115 grain Ballistic Tip in mine, however its use is limited to whitetails and coyotes. It performs nicely on such targets, but if I were stalking reindeer I would prefer the Partition (or perhaps Accubond).

My old factory 722 .257 Roberts will shoot the 120's subMOA. Have shot a few deer with them...certainly an acceptable load. Gonna let my wife shoot an elk with it if I ever get her onto one!

For the standard 25-06 I used the 115gr loaded with RL-22 for 98% of all shooting I did with it. I gave that rifle to my daughter the year they came out with the 110gr Accubond. I used the exact same load only substituted the 110 for the 115. Accuracy for either was around 1/2" at 200yds on a calm day.

For deer sized game the 100gr will work real good.
For any game larger you will like the 115-120gr better,they will hold up a little better at the speeds you will shoot with the 25-06.YMMV

My .257 Wby loves the 115 or 120 grain Nosler Partitions. RL-22 powder with Fed 210M primers and 3450 to 3500 fps respectifully, depending on the bullet, works very well. My grandson shot a 180 Lb Deer last year with the 120 grain pill, hitting it between the shoulder and neck, head on. We found the bullet perfectly mushroomed in the opposite side ham, stretching the hide trying to exit. Good shooting.

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Originally posted by phurley5:
My .257 Wby loves the 115 or 120 grain Nosler Partitions. RL-22 powder with Fed 210M primers and 3450 to 3500 fps.

What did you chronograph that with? A stop watch? After over 40 years of shooting and reloading the larger .264 Winchester, I can assure you that it won't do those velocities (out of a 26" barrel) with a 120 grain bullet, so I find it less than plausible that the .257 WBY will.

Stonecreek ----- My chronograph is an Oehler 35-P, that I have been using for five years. I wore out two Chrony's, a Beta and a Gamma model. I chronograph 99.9 % of all my shots while preparing loads. My listed speeds are averages of 500 plus rounds fired through that Weatherby Accumark rifle. I shoot on my private benchs three days a week, weather permitting. You would be more than welcome to come shoot with me. Good shooting.

Okay, I wasn't doubting your word, just puzzled at the high velocity. How many firings do your cases last?

I am resizing some of my cases for the 5th time this winter. I also have some new brass I save for those special occasions. I find that usually my most accurate loads are from once fired brass, therefore before a hunting trip I will fire the brass once, then reload with my top accuracy load and hunt with that. During load developement I will shoot any brass as long as it is still sound. I resize, prep, prime all my brass on the long winter days so that when shooting time comes, all I have to do is put in the powder and seat the bullet I am trying out. An interesting thing about the .257 Wby. I started out shooting a 110 grain Berger target bullet. On shooting it my shooting buddy was spotting for me and said, hey there are two holes in the target. The bullet was coming apart before it hit the target. All I can say is the Weatherby churns them out pretty fast and you better shoot a tough bullet, even for target shooting. I have a 6 X 24 Burris Signature scope on this rifle, my grandson swares he can count the fleas on a Bucks balls at 100 yards.Good shooting.

the Barnes 100 TSX is a good bullet.

120 grain partitions and 48.4 grains on IMR 4350 are sub MOA out of my 25-06 and have accounted for five whitetails and one antelope in the last four years. Longest shot was 301 yards (the antelope) and the closest was about 125. Only had to shoot one animal more than once (a big whitetail buck on a dead run - he kept running so I kept shooting) and the furthest any of them ran was about 75 yards. 3 were bang/flop. I have been experimenting with hornady interlock 117 gr. spbt lately, and they accounted for my wisconsin whitetail this year. With the same charge of powder they shoot equally well, seem to perform fine on deer size game, and are about half the price as the noslers.
Dawg

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Do you prefer the 100 or the 120 gr. nosler partition as a general hunting bullet intended for deer to caribou/reindeer size game in your 25-06 ?

120s for sure....except my first choice is the 120 Hornady HP....not the NP.

In my 257 Ackley I have used 100 grain Nosler Partitions, 100 grain Nosler solid base SP's, 110 Accubonds, 115 Ballistic Tips and Partitions as well as the 115 Trophy Bonded bullets, 117 Sierra Pro Hunter, 120 grain partitions, All with excellent results on game under 400 pounds. When shooting the larger deer spieces I must however recomend the heavier .257 bullets.