Originally Posted by BobinNH
...It never blew my skirt up.

Nothing wrong with it but I'll take a 270,280,or 7x57 any time.

It's popular in New England but eyeballing ammo sales and rifles I'd say it's behind the 30/06,308,and 270 and it ain't even close.


This is where I'm coming from: I have NOTHING against the 7-08 at all. I'd take it before the 308 - just me.

Here are the latest stats that "I've seen".


Nifty Two Fifty posted on P 5 of Why 25-06 isn't more popular:


Based on ammunition sales, the 25-06, as good as it is, didn't make the top ten:

Here are Federal’s top sellers from 2014:

1. .223 Remington/5.56mm NATO
2. .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO
3. .30-’06 Springfield
4. .30-30 Winchester
5. .270 Winchester
6. .243 Winchester
7. .300 Winchester Magnum
8. 7mm Remington Magnum
9. 7.62x39
10. .300 Winchester Short Magnum
11. .22-250 Remington

But the 25-06 did make #10 on the RCBS rifle die sales list for 2012, the only year I found:

RCBS 2012 Top 10 Rifle Reloading Die Sales

By Chuck Hawks

Curious about the popularity of centerfire rifle cartridges among reloaders? There usually isn't a dramatic change from year to year; it is more like a glacial movement. Regardless, here is RCBS's 2012 sales list (first published in 2013) for their top 10 best selling rifle reloading die sets:

.223 Remington
.308 Winchester
.30-06 Springfield
.243 Winchester
.270 Winchester
.300 Winchester Magnum
.22-250 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-30 Winchester
.25-06 Remington
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Nifty-250



You'll note the 7-08 is NOT in either list.

I have some 'statistical' basis for my comment.


Otherwise anyone could say -- __________ is the BEST/TOP or among the top 5 cartridges.


Opinions are just like belly buttons, everyone has one.


Jerry

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