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I was looking over my collection recently, and realized the only .25 cal I had is a 25-06. Not trying to fill a void or anything practical, just getting some ideas for the next time I get the bug and some hidden funds.
What are your thoughts and favorites in .25 ?
Thanks

You have a 25-06 already,the 25-06 will do all you want a 1/4 bore to do.Now if ya just want to by another rifle don't let me stop ya <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

you have to have a 25 WSSM a 25-3000 257 roberts also. or you are an outcast... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My only .25 is a 257AI that is very close ballistically to the 25-06. This is probably my favorite rifle and is used for everything from coyotes to deer. If a wildcat interests you, give it a try.

If you want a wildcat a 25-284 is a good one. The 25 WSSM is something that kinda gets my attention, ....don't know why?

I'm relatively new to the quarter bore. My Dad used a .25-06 for many years with great results, and I've had a .257 Bob for a couple years now. Mine is a 700 Mnt Rifle. It carries well, and shoots lights out! It's a joy all the way around.
Other .25's that hold interest to me are a .25-08, .257 SAUM, and the .25-.284. Don't know if I'll ever get around to building any of these, but they're on the To-do list! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My first rifle was a .25 Stevens and except for a nice 25-35 High Wall that I traded off thats it.

About the time I had my own money the 6mm's came out and otherwise it's .30 cal country here.

To each his own.

I have one of two .257 Roberts' I have owned. I have none of the four rifle I have had chambered for the .25-06. I can't really explain why, other than that the Roberts just seems "right" to me. I really enjoy shooting it, loading for it, and now that my son has taken his first deer with a .257 Roberts, I suspect the one I have will stay here for some time. Very low recoil, very low noise, very dead deer.

The Roberts is my favorite .257.

I have used a .25-06 in the past, and have great respect for it. I have acquired the "quarter bore bug", and plan on satisfying it with a .250 or .257 barrel for my Encore.
Will

You need one on either side of that 25-06, therefore, you need to obtain a .257 Roberts and a .257 STW...

My first rifle was a .25-06, made and given to me by my dad. I'm thankful that such a versatile and accurate gun is on my "never-lose" list.

There is something really good about the .25 rounds. I have also put a .257 Rbts in the rack and now a .250 Savage. Something about low recoil and heavy bullet weights makes for very dead deer and fun shooting.

Good shooting,

My favorite bullet for the 25-06 is the Hornady 120 hollow point game bullet. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> lights out.

Every self-respecting quarter-bore fan needs a 257!

I think you need one of those cute little Winchester lever action rifles in 25-20.

Factory .25 calibers currently run from the .25-20, through the .25-35, the .250-3000, the .257 Roberts, and the .25 WSSM, up to the .25-06 and the .257 Weatherby. Obsolete (as in not currently loaded for) .25 bores include, among perhaps others, the .25 Rimfire and .25-36 Marlin.

Wildcats run from the AIs (.25-20, .25-35, .250-3000, .257 Roberts, and .25-06) to the .25-08, .257 STW, .25-284, and .25 WSM, among a few more obscure.

For what the best quarter-bores are (long range varmint, antelope, and deer rounds), they are very, very hard to beat. The give up a ton on stuff larger than deer, although the .257 Roberts (SAAMI and AI), the .25-06, .257 Roy, and .25-284 and .257 STW can and do take elk with little problems if handled correctly by a shooter who uses premium bullets and has the discipline and skill to know their rifle and their ability.

One day, soon, I will have a quarter-bore. Like either a .257 Roberts or a .25-06. In fact, if I were not selling stuff off, a certain H&R break-action with 26" barrel and .25-06 bore would likely have found it's way home already. Very accurate.

Hmmm... maybe that pre-64 M70 sticks around and becomes another member of the '06 family...

I hear good things about the .25's...............

You say a lot of good things about the .25s...

Might be a correlation there......................

Figured as much... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Ain't no flies on the .25 ointment for what they're for. Hard to justify one if you've got something like a .22-250, .223AI, or .220 Swift AND a .270, .280, or 7RM.

Then again, if you have something like a .25-06, .25-284, .25 WSM/WSSM, or .257 Roberts AI, it's hard to justify the other two...