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TOOLS AND THE SHOP => GUNSMITHING/ KNIFEMAKING => Topic started by: ken w. on February 17, 2019, 09:55:18 PM

Title: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: ken w. on February 17, 2019, 09:55:18 PM

I went to a tiny local gun show Saturday and came home with some Sako  25-06 ammo made in the 1960's or 70's. Blue & black boxes. There's not a lot of info on these boxes of ammo. It's marked 6 gram bullet.

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: bonneyman on February 17, 2019, 10:01:36 PM

A 25 caliber bullet with the powder charge of a .30-06. Bet it's a speedster!   :-\

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: jabberwoki on February 17, 2019, 10:11:53 PM

Sako brass is said to be bloody good.

https://sakocollectors.com/forum/

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: DeadNutz on February 18, 2019, 12:31:29 PM

Nice hunting ammo there Ken. I used to be able to buy tons of Norma cheap years ago. I liked shooting the .44mag carbine rounds that had a 180gr bullet in my pistol instead of the 240gr that is the other option.

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: Rural53 on February 18, 2019, 10:00:23 PM

Quote from: bonneyman on February 17, 2019, 10:01:36 PM

A 25 caliber bullet with the powder charge of a .30-06. Bet it's a speedster!   :-\

100gr at about 3,200ft/s with 2,300ft.lb.

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: Rusty on February 19, 2019, 05:09:57 AM

110 gr 30/06 3448 ft/s using max load of varget

Title: Re: SAKO AMMO FIND
Post by: gtermini on February 19, 2019, 10:07:06 AM

Quote from: Rural53 on February 18, 2019, 10:00:23 PM

Quote from: bonneyman on February 17, 2019, 10:01:36 PM

A 25 caliber bullet with the powder charge of a .30-06. Bet it's a speedster!   :-\

100gr at about 3,200ft/s with 2,300ft.lb.

That's a pretty conservative load too. My good friend pushes 85 gr Noslers @ 3600 and 115 gr @ 3200 his 20" 25-06. My 20" 270 really likes a 90 sierra HP @3650, burning just shy of 58 gr of H414. Granted, case life on my load is awful and leaking primers are a common sight.

All the -06 parent cartridges are fast buggers. A slow twist 6mm-06 is on my bucket list as well to send 55 gr Varmageddons at warp speed.

Greyson