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I think ballisticly{energy wise}it's close to the 7mm08.That could make it a little more than a deer and hog cartridge.

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Just got a Rughr No. 1 AH. I loaded 20 rounds with the same formula as joshf303. good looking load. #1 SIL, a former co-worker, and one of my doctors have been telling me for years how they do a number on deer and the doc adds elk to the list. Old bones need a bit less recoil, so here we go. jack


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i really do need to get my 2506 up and running...

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Originally Posted by schoolcraft
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.

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There is no bad to the 25-06. Buy.


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Go ahead School,re-barrel,less recoil and it will kill everything your gonna hunt........win-win situation!!! LOL....

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Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
You guys are making me want to get a 25-06....Sombeesh!!! mad


Winchester is making M70 Sporters in .25-06 now... you can get a LH Ruger Hawkeye in .25-06...


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I think that would the one to get, rather than the featherwieght,i just don't think that you get the full potenial out of a 22" barrel

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The 84L Montana would be nice in 25-06! Great round.


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Originally Posted by KDK
Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
You guys are making me want to get a 25-06....Sombeesh!!! mad


Winchester is making M70 Sporters in .25-06 now... you can get a LH Ruger Hawkeye in .25-06...


Been wanting to do a faux Sporter Deluxe in .25-06 for deer and antelope to match my 7mm


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Originally Posted by Gravestone
I think that would the one to get, rather than the featherwieght,i just don't think that you get the full potenial out of a 22" barrel


Maybe not, but I'm getting 3312fps average with 100gr bullets from my 22.5" T3, which is plenty fast enough for me.

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My son and I both shoot the 25-06 by HOWA.....great caliber and brand ....nothing bad about a 25-06.....NOTHING!!!!

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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
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I think that would the one to get, rather than the featherwieght,i just don't think that you get the full potenial out of a 22" barrel


Maybe not, but I'm getting 3312fps average with 100gr bullets from my 22.5" T3, which is plenty fast enough for me.


Well i'd say you're getting "full potenial" out of a 22" barell.....so much for my theory.

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The "full potential" for a hunter is how it does on game. I hunted for many years with a M77 25/06 with outstanding results. I bought a Marlin early last year because I wanted a lighter weight rifle in the caliber. The deer I killed this year with it didn't know the difference as it dropped in its tracks. Sometimes I think we make too much out of velocity for normal hunting ranges and conditions.


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Bought a Rem 700 BDL 25-06 years ago (40 to be exact) for use as a varmint/deer rifle and it worked really well. A few years later I sold it to my brother who still has it and loves the rifle. After a few years of not having one, I bought another. I've taken several deer with the newer one and IMHO, with a premium 117 or 120 grain bullet, it makes a nice large game rifle. My newer Rem is a bit heavy and I hope to replace it someday with a lighter model, but I will always have a 25-06 in my humble collection.

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Originally Posted by Biggs300
Bought a Rem 700 BDL 25-06 years ago (40 to be exact) for use as a varmint/deer rifle and it worked really well. A few years later I sold it to my brother who still has it and loves the rifle. After a few years of not having one, I bought another. I've taken several deer with the newer one and IMHO, with a premium 117 or 120 grain bullet, it makes a nice large game rifle. My newer Rem is a bit heavy and I hope to replace it someday with a lighter model, but I will always have a 25-06 in my humble collection.


+1 Me too-you a smart dude.


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The only reason I don't have a .25-06 (yet) is I have a .257 Roberts in which I run +P loads. The Roberts is easily my favorite rifle and I suspect you'll enjoy a .25-06 for the same reasons - enough rifle for most everything and light recoil.


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Like most of you, I have more than one rifle. There is just something about the 25-06 that makes me want to hunt with it. My Kimber Montana 270 WSM for example, will out perform it ballistically but I just like what the 25-06 with my accubonds do to a whitetail.

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I just stumbled into this thread AFTER ordering my first .25-06 last week. Now I'm really getting fired up! I've already to the brass, dies and bullets en route. Now I just have to pretend to be patient.


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My brother has a .25-06. I've watched him shoot a bunch of critters with it. It bellers a little louder than my .243 and as far as I can tell that's about it.

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Wow great thread, I plan to take my 25-06 on my next trip to the range it's been to long, I just love the soft shooting 25-06!
You guys have some great info here too.

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