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It just might be the one that started Life as a Bob,then went Better Bob and setback to 25-284. The heaviest one I ever built,as the other (2) were muchly lighter. Hint.
75 V-Max,75 X's,100 Blue Meanies,if'n I recall and I likely do. Hint.(grin)
Fhuqking LAUGHING!................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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I’m hunting with a Browning B78 in 25-06, 26” octagonal barrel. With little or no load development it’s shooting just under an inch with 117 Hornadys. The only downside is that it isn’t a light weight rig for hunting in the mountains.
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Only have 1 & it's my go to, once conditions get nasty. Works great for making meat & loves the 117gr SST's, that the deer hate so much !!
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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My favorite 25-06 is a Kimber Montana. It is just about the perfect whitetail rifle - easy to carry, easy to shoot, knocks down deer with authority.
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I’m starting to lean towards a 25-06 for some deer hunting this year What’s your favorite set up??? I’m thinking one with a 22-24” barrel and would like to stay in the 7.5-8lb range but the lighter the better Good cartridge availability of rifles and brass isn't good. .25-'06 seems to be fading. I don't see a rifle still in production that I really want to take home. Best would be a Win 70 but they list with a 22" barrel and for .25-'06 I want a 24" barrel. I'd like to have one in the Kimber mountain ascent. A 700 with the XCR coating would make me happy, too.
Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip.
Here be dragons ...
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you dont like nosler brass
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I had a Savage package gun, that I swapped out for one of their excremental plastic stocks, and that hideous thing shot like it had eyes. It only weighed about 6.5 pounds, even with the Weaver V-9 I had on it (I threw away the scope it came with, a Simmons). It shot really well and carried really well, too. I used 100gr. NPTs, which are plenty for any whitetail I want to shoot. Cram some 4350 in a case, put in a 100 Nosler, and go kill stuff. It had a 22" barrel, but that didn't matter anyway. I finally got tired of looking at the hideous thing and sold it or traded it off. I kinda miss it, though, it was light, accurate, and easy to carry. It actually carried better than the Marlin 336SC I have now (as a second rifle to my M70 .270). Yep, should have kept it.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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kchuntwork, Think mechanics,rather than Retardation. The 338 Twat-Six has vastly superior boolits available to it. Fhagg likes to print my pictures,hang them on her wall and practice saying "I could too",as she stares at them. Hint. 250 Skinners is WICKED Bitches. Hint. Fhuqking LAUGHING!................... Next you're going to try to tell me you don't like my 30-30 with TSX 150s!
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Only 25-06 I own at present, is a Remington 700 stainless. [img]http://https://photos.app.goo.gl/dgHv5bE5VvUnJLGZ8[/img] It works well with every bullet weight I have tried, given a bit of load development. From 60 grains up to 120 grains it seems to have its sweet spots for accuracy, which is my primary concern when developing loads.
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Tikka T-3 with a new aftermarket stock obviously. This one loves 117 Hornady interlocks.
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Nice rifles.
I don’t own anything chambered in 25-06 but I remember reading Bob Milek writing about that cartridge as a kid and always thought that it was cool.
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I’m starting to lean towards a 25-06 for some deer hunting this year What’s your favorite set up??? I’m thinking one with a 22-24” barrel and would like to stay in the 7.5-8lb range but the lighter the better Good cartridge availability of rifles and brass isn't good. .25-'06 seems to be fading. I don't see a rifle still in production that I really want to take home. Best would be a Win 70 but they list with a 22" barrel and for .25-'06 I want a 24" barrel. I'd like to have one in the Kimber mountain ascent. A 700 with the XCR coating would make me happy, too. About the only factory offering is Wby Vanguards in various configurations. All with 24” barrels. You’d need to act soon as I think they may discontinue soon.
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I’m starting to lean towards a 25-06 for some deer hunting this year What’s your favorite set up??? I’m thinking one with a 22-24” barrel and would like to stay in the 7.5-8lb range but the lighter the better Good cartridge availability of rifles and brass isn't good. .25-'06 seems to be fading. I don't see a rifle still in production that I really want to take home. Best would be a Win 70 but they list with a 22" barrel and for .25-'06 I want a 24" barrel. I'd like to have one in the Kimber mountain ascent. A 700 with the XCR coating would make me happy, too. About the only factory offering is Wby Vanguards in various configurations. All with 24” barrels. You’d need to act soon as I think they may discontinue soon. You can still get the winchester model 70 in 25/06 in various configurations. Browning makes rifle both bolt and auto. Mossberg and savage makes rifles in it aswell. I dont think it's going anywhere.
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Mine is a Rem 700 CDL and it loves the Speer 120gr Hot-Cor.
Life's Tough, God's Good, Pray Hard!
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Nice rifles.
I don’t own anything chambered in 25-06 but I remember reading Bob Milek writing about that cartridge as a kid and always thought that it was cool. That is where I first read about the .25-06. I still use Milek's pet load, a 120 grain Speer bullet over 54 grains of H4831. It puts game down fast. I have never had a death run from the game shot with the .25-06. The just fold up and drop in their tracks.
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Campfire Ranger
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The 25-06 with a 110 Accubond does real well down here on pigs and white tails. Impossible! The 110 Accubond does not boast a .777 BC.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Kchuntis, Extrapolate same to a 21" FC 243 Kreed' and a .620 BC 112gr at 3050fps and get back to me. Don't discount the superior brass,20-ish less grains of powder,lower ES/SD,improved Terminal Effects,reduction in recoil,reduction in noise,vastly superior flight characteristcs and greatly increased relative FUNTITUDE. Hint. Pardon my simply shooting all and then some,as you drool aloud. Hint. Fhuqking LAUGHING!...............
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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Kchuntis, Extrapolate same to a 21" FC 243 Kreed' and a .620 BC 112gr at 3050fps and get back to me. Don't discount the superior brass,20-ish less grains of powder,lower ES/SD,improved Terminal Effects,reduction in recoil,reduction in noise,vastly superior flight characteristcs and greatly increased relative FUNTITUDE. Hint. Pardon my simply shooting all and then some,as you drool aloud. Hint. Fhuqking LAUGHING!............... Riddle me this. Yes or no ...,.. will the 25-06 with a 110 AB at 3200 fps kill a deer from 0 to 400 yd ??? cuz I've done it multiple times and I have multiple pictures of both deer and antelope. I'm not arguing whether or not your cartridge of choice might have more residual energy velocity less drop or less wind drift I'm just asking if it's at all possible.
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Nine pages of 25-06 rifles for sale on GB right now........
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