New Hornady 25 Creedmoor: Longer Range, Less Recoil

by Luke C.

Published: April 27th, 2025

Join Luke C. ( BallisticAviation) as he speaks with Seth from Hornady at the NRA Annual Meetings (NRAAM) 2025 in Atlanta, GA, about Hornady's newly introduced 25 Creedmoor cartridge. Recently accepted by SAAMI, the 25 Creedmoor joins the popular Creedmoor family of rifle cartridges, known for its precision and performance in cartridges like the 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm Creedmoor. This new .25 caliber cartridge is designed to deliver exceptional ballistic performance, offering shooters a versatile option for hunting, competitive shooting, and long-range precision.

Luke and Seth dive into the cartridge’s development, its unique features, and the carefully selected bullets for Hornady’s factory ammunition, which promise world-class accuracy and efficiency. The discussion also covers the 25 Creedmoor’s potential applications, from hunting to precision rifle competitions, and Hornady’s vision for this exciting addition to their 2025 lineup. Learn more about why the 25 Creedmoor is being hailed as “A .25 for ’25” in this chat right from the show floor.

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SNKN on Apr 28, 2025

The 6.5CMR is popular in part because it can be fired from .308 caliber firearms with minimal modification. This is a big benefit for most gun manufacturers who already sell .308 caliber firearms.
The .25CMR does not seem to have this benefit.

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- Spa85089922 on Apr 28, 2025
  
  6.5CM is not exactly .308 necked down to 6.5, but it's close enough in terms of case head, COAL, etc. to use the same receivers, mags, and bolts. If this is the same thing necked down to .25, why would it not offer the same interchangeability?
  What I don't understand is that every comparison he's giving for .25 vs. 6.5 (lighter, lower-recoiling bullets that are even more streamlined for a given length) is even more true for 6mm. What does this add given 6CM already exists? With no really modern mainstream .25 there seem to be more 6.5 and 6mm components available.
  
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Don Lorenzo on Apr 28, 2025

What problem is this solving, other than giving the marketing dept a false sense of purpose?

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- Gunnar on Apr 29, 2025
  
  25 Creedmoor has been a wildcat for 7+ years. The cartridge is used with heavy-for-caliber bullets for competitive long range shooting.
  
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- David K. on Apr 30, 2025
  
  and so are other wildcats and 6mm CMR or 6.5CMR and a bunch of other new boutique rounds. Just because it's used in competitive long range shooting as a wildcat doesn't mean it needs to go commercial. In fact, it's kinda stupid because the benefit of a wildcat round in competitive shooting is that the load is being custom tailored by the shooter and fitted to their gun's capabilities. When it becomes commercialized, it introduces a lot of loads and new rifles that may or may not support dimensions and pressures and so on of the wildcat loads, and cause some significant issues.
  
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