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I have never shot either... What's the difference in recoil ? Any?
Memento mori ( remember you must die) enjoy every day for tomorrow you may not wake
You can always borrow and pay the money back but you can never get the time back
Everyone hunter should own a fine rifle, life is short.
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200yd shots? Not like flat shooting matters. 270 with 150gr Partitions with big black bear in mind. Or use a 115 or 120gr partition in the 25-06. The 115NP a favorite of mine. Other than the .270 pokin a bigger hole in a critter? Whatever floats your boat. Nothing wrong with havin one of each. 
Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an
attack on the Second Amendment. You will suffer the consequences.
GOA,Idaho2AIAlliance,AmericanFirearmsAssociation,IdahoTrappersAssociation,FoundationForWildlifeManagement ID and MT.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I've taken many deer with a .25-06 and never felt the need or desire for a .270. If I am hunting anything larger than deer then I go for a .30 cal.
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I'm trying to warm up to 25-06, but we haven't rounded first base yet.
I enjoy quarter-bores in the form of 250-3000, but limit them to varmint loads. I live in the northeast where 200yds is a WAY long shot.
But I just can't see where a 25-06 does anything a 270 won't do. What am I missing? The .270 which is 6.9x63 is ballistic duplication of our legendary 7x64. Surely that is enough reason to pick that instead of 25-06. BS we didnt duplicate anything. we just out performed...... its called an 06 and it bailed a whole bunch out of a tough jam.
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I haven't hunted with either one of them but would choose a 270 first.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I've never tried a 25-06 but I've shot a bunch of deer and elk with a 270. It does it all. For deer, a 25-06 is great but I like to use the same gun for everything.
I finally settled on 150gr bullets for everything (I didn't hunt varmints with it, though). A 150 will shoot almost as flat as a 130 and hits harder when it gets there.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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BS we didnt duplicate anything.
we just out performed...... its called an 06 and it bailed a whole bunch out of a tough jam. Good grief that has nothing to do with this discussion. The 303 British did as much "bailing" btw. I like both the 25-06 and 270 Win but the 270 Win is definitely more versatile.
Gerry.
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This is just a subset argument of my thread about best deer cartridge from the '06 family.
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I could grab either one as my "One and Only" deer rifle. Always had the hankering for a Fly-Weight 25-06
Remmy 700 action - Trued and Slicked up
Fluted Bolt
Skeleton Handle
24" Mountain Rifle Contour...
Edge ADL in Mountain Rifle Pattern, OD Green and dabbed with sea sponge and black Krylon.
2.5 lb factory trigger
6x42 CDS with Talley LW
1" Montana Sling
TTSX 100's and a full case of a slow burner
Back Straps
Big Camp Fire
Hot Coals
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Crown on the rocks
Bourbon, neat.
Dammit! What was the question? Fuggin ADD kicked in again... Small edit. 
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I'm trying to warm up to 25-06, but we haven't rounded first base yet.
I enjoy quarter-bores in the form of 250-3000, but limit them to varmint loads. I live in the northeast where 200yds is a WAY long shot.
But I just can't see where a 25-06 does anything a 270 won't do. What am I missing? If you're hunting deer and 200 yards is a long shot, then what you're missing is the 250-3000 slinging a good bullet is pretty good itself.
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I've always figured a .257 Roberts or .25-06 were the best dual purpose varmint/deer (including antelope) cartridges.
And that the .270 Win was about as good as it gets for a dedicated deer cartridge.
My Roberts has taken 'yotes out to 500 yards with 75g V-MAX and antelope up to 373 yards with 110g AccuBond. It has been my favorite rifle since I got it. A long throat and +P pressures gets me ~3600fps with the V-MAX, 3230 with 100g TTSX and 3160 with the 110g AB. When hunting elk it gets a 120g A-Frame at 2947fps.
A .25-06 is just a little more of the same.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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