Originally Posted by whelennut
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



Those 225's are way to big for deer. They will never expand. .35 caliber hole in, .35 caliber hole out. Unless of course you like to shoot your deer the long way, then it's just the right size.

You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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