So I have been working on a project for a long time now a swaged 25 caliber slug and now that I have success my daystate does not group them as tight as I would like. They are 40+ grains. Beautiful bullets but too heavy for the Daystate! Looking for some shooters with high power non choked .25's like the condor to test the slugs free of charge, just post the results here. I will supply each tester with a sample and would like to see them tested in a variety of platforms at 25, 50, and 100 yards if you have access to 100 yards. This will help me make a decision on a purchase and if they work for you I would make them for a trade i.e. diablo pellets that I can run through the Daystate! thanks in advance.
Looking for .25 cal heavy hitters!
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they look beautiful ...would like to try them in my 25 cal wildcat... also have a 25 cal HM1000X on the way,,, ,if you decide to put a price on a 100 ct i would be interested,,,,pat
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I have an ace .25 that has a 1-18 twist.. shoots a bbt sized to .251 @957 FPS. It’s choked but shoots bullets 1-moa @ 100 yards. I believe it’s the same twist rate as the Sumatra rifles. Be interested to see how they shoot.
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Sounds good, I am looking for a .25 that will stabilize these and push them in the neighborhood of 900 fps. I will get some made up, probably at least 500 pieces and give 20 of each weight to those willing to do the legwork of testing. I will also post overall length to make sure they will function through a given magazine. If there are any condor owners out there I would really like to see how they perform in that platform as I have been leaning in that direction anyway but I will keep an open mind until I see the results. Shooting to have them ready in a few weeks!
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Oneshot61 I am not familiar with the ace, is it mag fed and what is the weight of the projo you're pushing to 957 fps?
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Have you tried sizing them down a little?
less resistance before they hit the choke maybe...
and I do believe that a factory. 25 Air force barrel is lothar walther choked .
just has a lot more adjustability and power..
I've also read how the Sumatra rifles do very well with slugs and no lack of power there.
just my two cents!
I'm looking into a high power .25 also for coyote hunting and am very interested in your findings here.
James from Michigan,
less resistance before they hit the choke maybe...
and I do believe that a factory. 25 Air force barrel is lothar walther choked .
just has a lot more adjustability and power..
I've also read how the Sumatra rifles do very well with slugs and no lack of power there.
just my two cents!
I'm looking into a high power .25 also for coyote hunting and am very interested in your findings here.
James from Michigan,
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I recently watched a video of several pcp's shooting a 49 grain cast slug and the condor and Sumatra seemed to perform the best. This is why I would like to find a condor owner to test these, don't know that I would be too fired up about a Sumatra purchase as that is quite a heavy beast!
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"Snake-Eyes"Oneshot61 I am not familiar with the ace, is it mag fed and what is the weight of the projo you're pushing to 957 fps?
It is mag fed, has a revolver style like the Sumatra rifles. Im shooting a 51 grain bobs boat tail. Its like the 357 ace precisions a few guys have on the gta, maybe here too? They imported 10 of the 357, and I believe only one of the .25. 400cc dual tube with the barrel running through the top tube.Its the one on the top.
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I reached out to a couple of condor 25 owners and got word back, so we have a condor tester! I need to make a six cavity core mold to produce the cores faster and then I will be ready to pump out volume. The process is to cast a core which is just a straight cylinder, swage to an exact weight which is adjustable and then swage the core to final diameter and dimension.
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If you are still looking for testers, just imagine my hand up and waving trying to get your attention maybe even doing the sweathog OOOO OOOO!
I am another condor owner.
I am another condor owner.
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DanWho, I think I can handle making a few more and thanks for offering to test. A friend of mine has a 25 caliber marauder and they did cycle through it just fine, only got to shoot three at close range but he said I can borrow it for testing.
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