People are funny critters.
The 25-06 is not big enough for deer but a .224 is perfect.
I have met people who think 25-06 is good for elk
and others say .270 is not big enough.
I decided to find a box of 225 gr. XFB Barnes bullets to see if they are big enough for deer or not. I will let you guys know ASAP.
I will try these in a 22" barrel Remington 700 Classic 35 Whelen.
If not I may cut a few inches off the barrel to slow them down.
Somebody told me that bullets go through deer so fast that they didn't have "time to expand".
I guess that is why you see so many short barreled carbines. They figure they need to give the bullets plenty of time.
Maybe I should cut off a foot from my .220 Swift. Yuck Yuck.
Whelennut
225s will work. Have taken quite a few with a 338 Win Mag and 225s, though the 210s seemed to be even better for deer. TSX though and then TTSX as I recall.
