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Say what's the deal? Have the manufacturers stopped making 25-06 ammo? I can't find any on the shelves or on the Internet. I've been looking for months.

Grafs has some in stock.

I’ve seen some on the shelves at a few of the smaller LGS’s around here.

I’ll try to remember to keep my eyes open and I’ll send you a pm if I find any.

Good luck. I know that it’s difficult for guys that have something other than 308, 223 or 30-06….not including the new fangled Creedmoors and PRC’s…

Another thing that I notice is less firearms companies offering the 25-06 as a chambering.

I think the .25-06’s popularity (as much as it ever had) is fading.

It was touted as a high speed long range killer yet in 2023, bullet BC is king when it comes to long range. The .25-06’s traditional 1:10” twist kicks it’s ability to handle BC’s much above a .4 G1 right in the balls.

Lots of guys will whine that BC doesn’t matter at normal hunting ranges, but you bought a .25-06 to hunt at long range, right?

Hate to say it, I’ve had an A-Bolt II .25-06 since ‘96. Love the round! But in 2023, a 6mm Creed will do more with less, provided you’re actually hunting “long range”…..

Dammit.....now I want a late 60s early 70s Remington 700 in 25-06

The .257 Roberts seems to be in trouble as well. Is it because of the 6.5 Creedmore ??

kwg

There was a good bit of 25-06 in Academy last week.

I've continued to try and find Federal Fusion loaded ammo ( 120 grains ). They really shot well for me but..............................I've yet to find any anywhere. Oh well I'll just load some others but dang those shot spectacular!

It's hard to be the 25-06 when there's the 270win and field of new 6.5's above you and 243win on the low side. There's light 270 and 6.5 bullets and heavy for caliber 243 so 25cal is a weird place to hangout.

There are already way too many cartridges with too much overlap. I propose we immediately end production on everything ending in an odd number and only keep even numbered cartridges. 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, etc.

There are quite a few shops around here with 25.06 ammo, the local Walmart even has some in stock. The 25.06 is no doubt my favorite caliber and I've been shooting one for around 35yrs. The .260 is my second favorite and that's the two I use 99.9% of the time, i have no need for anything else for what i hunt. I do have a Rem LTR .308 that i punch paper with and an older model 700 ADL 30.06 that sits in the safe which was my very first rifle and hardly ever gets shot. I have a 22mag and 22LR for small game that i shoot quite a bit. I don't see myself ever owning any other caliber as the 25 and 260 covers all my hunting.

Thanks guys. There seems to be several options available.

The .257 Roberts has been in short supply for years. Federal dropped production a couple of years ago and Remington is just Remington. Hornady dropped several popular .257 bullets and not sure if they are producing ammo either. The .257 Roberts for all its virtues is a handloading affair. Not likely to change.

Reloading makes the 25-06 very avaliable! I reload for mine and have never had a problem finding ammo for it.

Yeah maybe but back when the 25-06 was brought out 4-500 yds was considered long range and 300 was getting out there. The definition of what long range in the hunting field is what changed. The 25-06 still does a fine job at what it was made to do. You want to shoot 500 + there is no arguing that high bc for bucking the wind and flattening the trajectory is the way to go. Around here the stores get a supply of 25-06 ammo when the ammo manufactures make a run of it and announce its availibility to distributors. People learn slowly but they do eventually change. Guys who buy 25-06 ammo 1 or 2 boxes at a time haven't learned yet that fellow buyers of 25-06 ammo no longer play by those rules and buy the whole case or what's left of it when they see it. OP KC you been on here long enough to know this. Load your own or buy by the case because that 1 or 2 boxes at a time shid don"t work no more no matter how many people piss about it. Lots a times the truth is painfull if you don't learn from it..mb

I think most people lack the skill in shooting long range to take advantage of the 25-06 in the first place! You can't overcome wind drift or trajectory simply by going to a different cartridge, that takes a lot of improved skill in shooting! Few seem to understand that!

If you're a 25-06 guy, there's no better time than now to start loading your own. And this applies to a lot of great cartridges that are overlooked in this time of low production availability and highly marketed newer cartridges.

A good, basic setup is all you need.

Good shootin' -Al