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25 gr Hornady HP loads
Can anyone please suggest some good loads for this bullet in a 17 Fireball
The platform is a Ruger #1 with a 1:8 Lilja barrel. EDIT:I have not heard really good things about the 25 gr V-Max as it relates to use on coyotes. The Kindr bullets are no longer available, and, Berger has really mixed reviews. I know Chan is supposed to have some really great stuff and I intend to contact him. Thanks in advance.
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Single shot shooters only shoot once....... Bruce A. Hering Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor (retired) Shotgun Team Coach Southeastern Illinois College SCTP Collegiate Coaches Chairman NSCA Level III Last edited by Huntschool; 08-26-2017 at 09:43 PM. |
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Which 17 cartridge???
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Fireball, My bad, real bad.... Duh......
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I use 18.5 gr benchmark, WSR or CCI 400, in my Sako .17 Mack IV (fireball), with both the 25 Hornardy HP and v-max.
I shot one deer (yearling fallow deer), and several goats with the 25 HP, 8-10" penetration. |
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17 MIV load
My formula was 19.1 gr of H335 with Rem 7 1/2 primers for the 25 gr Hornady HP. Only 3750 fps out of my gun during the summer - very safe. Could go to 19.3 gr in the cool weather of Spring.
Note: This using very old H335. Not sure what the new formulation would be like. Chuck |
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Thanks guys.
It seems 3750 is the velocity bench mark with the 25 gr bullets. Is that a good accuracy load or the load worked up for both accuracy and pressure ? I have some load data from Reed with 26 and 30 gr bullets but no velocity was specified. I am obviously concerned with terminal performance at my yardage but like many want the accuracy also. I realize with these "little devils" a tenth of a gr can make a big difference. Thanks for the info so far.
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very similar to the recipe Chucks listed, 19.0 H335 with Rem. 7 1/2 primer with the Hornady 25 hp. I loaded to this load for accuracy and been using it to shoot prairie dogs, mostly because the Hornady bullets are so cheap. I believe it would work just fine on coyotes, but I've not tried it because I have a .17 Rem. and .17/204 that I use on them.
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