25-45 sharps load data Help with 117gr Hornady Round nose

[StumpGrinder]

I have 5-600 vmax’s squirreled away. I’ll have to give them a try. All Ive ever used them on is prairie dogs out of the 25-06.

The V Max, SSTs and cup and core bullets work fine on deer at lower velocities but at high velocity they come all apart like a varmint bullet should.

 

[StumpGrinder]

I have no idea what the velocity requirements of the speer 87 grain soft points are but they are a tough bullet. Probably because it’s a deer bullet and I don’t think I’ve had a coyote stop one yet. I am running right at 2940 out of a 24” custom bolt action. They don’t blow up like a varmint bullet but break bones on the way through and blow holes and pieces and parts all over. I hunt a lot of open pastures and most of my shots are over 200 and many are 300 farther. Bullet performance even at distance is surprisingly impressive.

Ok, I finally got around to looking at my Speer manual and it claims the hot core bullets hold togeather much like bonded bullets.

 

[El Jefe]

Found my chrony data from late last summer. Cooler weather during the season gave me the 2940ish fps.

Should add…
24” barrel. Starline 223 basic brass formed into 25-45. Rem 7 1/2 primers.