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Thinking buying or having built a .25-06.

Always heard good things about the cartridge, just never owned/used one.

I would be hunting deer and hogs with it.

I would appreciate any good or bad info about the rounds performance on game and any favorite loads.

Thanks in advance,

SCHOOLCRAFT

My long time favorite.

The good..

A good shooting, fast 100gr BT or other quality bullet drops deer size game and hogs like a used rubber. I have been using the 110 gr Accubonds over 54gr of IMR 4831 in a Rem Varmint Special for last 5-6 years. That rifle loves that load, its running around 3280fps on avg. It was my go to rifle for culling and CWD testing, etc. I have an AI build in progress now,but dont plan on ever not having a plain, vanilla 25-06. I have never run the 120 Partitions, but thats plenty bullet to get the job done on a little bigger game. It kills just as good as many others out there. The Weatherby is out there, but just have never had much desire for one.

The bad...

Cant think of anything!

I Run 120 Partitions and they kill hogs and Deer with boring regularity.

Gentle recoil, good bullet selection and flat shooting. The 25-06 is my favorite Long Action cartridge.

JM

Have a 257 weatherby, use the 120 partitions. Have shot 3 elk and several deer.

worst thing i can thing of is one will heat a barrel up fast! but for normal hunting not an issue

Used a 25-06 for the last five years hunting whitetail's. Used 100 gr. Rem. CL, 115 Winchester BT, 120 gr. Rem. CL. All worked equally well, took about 20 or so deer with it. 100# does to 230# bucks.

My son has shot a ton of stuff with a 25-06. No recoil, very flat shooting, rolls elk on down well. Still not sure why I don't have one.

Lotss of stuff dies down this way by way of the 25-06, mainly of the big, brown, and elky variety. Heckuva cartridge...

IMO it's the perfect deer/coyote cartridge, leaning more toward the deer end of things. It'll work on bigger game, too, but I have bigger guns for bigger game

I've had a few .my one now is a Savage axes 117 federal preamum group at 3/4 inch at 100 yards off the bench love this one

I can't speak to hogs, but the .25-06 is a lethal deer slayer. It is easy to load for and shoots a variety of powders and bullets well. I have one that I bought years ago from a fellow member here and have had a blast toting it around.

I have a youth stock that came off a Remington M700 in .270 that was my son's and now he is up to the regular size stock but I have that stock, so I have been thinking of a .25-06 for my daughter. Anyone had any luck loading the .25-06 down a bit for a new hunter? Maybe a 100 gr. bullet at 2700 or so?

Rebarrel the NULA

Duckster, a 100 grainer at 3200 still has very negligible recoil. I'm betting she would shoot it just fine.

I have a 257 Roberts in a Remington M700 Classic. I never thought that it may be built on a long action and therefore fit into the youth stock? I know my handloads for that rifle with the 100 gr. Hornady at about 3000 fps don't kick much, but she is just a slightly built 9 year old and I don't want her to develop a flinch. Will start with .22 LR, then .22 mag first.

Oh God....here we go.....

Yes you can load them down to 257 Roberts or 250 savage go with 75 gr bullets they are great killers with these down loads

I've taken many whitetails and hogs using the 117gr Hornady SST with good results. Hunt with confidence!

About '04 I came to the realization that mostly I hunt mule deer and coyotes. Bought a .25-06 rifle...

Since then a half dozen mule deer as well as coyotes have fallen to it. There is no real downside. Easy to shoot. Easy to produce accurate loads. Very lethal, none of my deer even took a step after being hit.

I shot a few with the 100 gr Barnes loaded to 3340 fps w/H4350. Shot the rest with the 115 Berger VLD loaded to over 3100 fps with Retumbo. Good accuracy and flat shooting.

Sighted-in at 300 yards, held on hair and still killed a mulie at 400 yards instantly.

Also killed one at 25 yards. It will work near or far on deer sized game.

Go for it! Guy

You guys are making me want to get a 25-06....Sombeesh!!!