Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by Caplock
Useful but sales lagging...I've had one ever since Remington made it a factory cartridge.

Another under that category is the 204 Ruger.

Sadly, the 204R is a short lived cartridge. Not that I'm going to say that about the 25-06, because it's been around for quite a while now. I know some guys that love that 204, but it is one that falls on its face after 300 yards. I've found the 22-250 to be a much better cartridge. But I digress...

Yep its been around 104+ years. Neidner in 1920 but some sources say that Springfield Armory developed a 25.06 during WW1 and thats where Neidner and a bunch of other gunsmiths got the dies and other tooling. Niedner also built the first 257 Roberts rifle for Ned Roberts. The problem for the 25 Niedner and a boon for the Roberts was the powder selection was to fast for the 25 Niedner but worked fine in the Roberts. IMR powders in the 30’s cured both.


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