25-06 is and can be very hard on bullets with the speed it makes. Not that it matters on vermin, but big game needs a more robust bullet design.
For years, we always used partitions in the 25-06. Mostly The100 gr. Nothing but dead game and that's including a big ol' lead cow elk the wife snipped at 250 yards a few years back. Bullet cleaved almost four foot of elk on an angled shot before busting the left front leg and stopping again the hide of the leg.
There was one whitetail buck she shot @100 yards broadside with a hornady 100 gr. Interlock as it made its way up the opposite side of the draw from her. Buck Instantly dropped dead with not even a quiver and no exit hole. When we skinned the buck, the bullet had hit farther forward than she planned, hitting the spine just in front of the facing shoulder, turning that bullet into mostly unrecoverable lead and jacket shards. I did'nt blame the bullet, I blame the over 3000 f.p.s it was traveling when it hit the deer. Same bullet is just flat reliable in the 257 roberts, regardless of game.
Shot up most of the partitions now and made the move to the 115 gr. Accubond in the 25-06. The bonded build, weight and design of this bullet seem to be near perfection for the 25-06.
