Anyones primary deer rifle a 25-06? Thinking of picking a 700 up in this caliber. Is it more of a reloaders caliber or does some of the factory ammo perform well?
Everything is more
of as a reloaders caliber.
I've had 4-5 .25-'06s, 5 .257 Roberts, 1 .257 Weatherby, and a couple of .25-35s. I guess I like 'em.
The only Remington .25-'06 I've owned was a SS Sendero with a bad stock and a bad barrel. (The others were all Rugers.) Despite that experience, I think it is not a bad way to go. I wish they'd offer the CDL-SF in it. SOME of the factory ammo performs well in SOME guns. Anyone guaranteeing you're going to be able to find a factory load that is accurate in YOUR rifle is themselves a fool or is playing used car salesman. Assuming an accurate factory load, I'd be happy with either 115 or 120 grain partitions or 100 grain X bullets. I'd stay away from the Accubond, it's fine in some calibers but the 110 grain .25 caliber behaves like a varmint bullet. It's no better or worse than the 100 grain ballistic tip or 100 grain CoreLokt.
Tom
