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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Sounds like somebody needs to send ol' Bob some 100gr TSX/TTSX's so he can see just what the .25's are capable of grin


Jordan you got me when it comes to the TTSX and I don't doubt they work well....but I am unlikely to be lugging a 25 cal for my deer hunting....BTDT....I have too many 270 and 7mm bullets and rifles to get through yet..

I have, howoever, seen the Barnes work a time or two.... wink




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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith


Hey Scott,

Which one??? grin

I shot a couple whitetails last fall, but the big one (as well as a smaller one) was shot with the .280 and a 130gr GS Custom HV. I got my MD buck with the .25-06 and 100gr TTSX.


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Sounds like somebody needs to send ol' Bob some 100gr TSX/TTSX's so he can see just what the .25's are capable of grin


Jordan you got me when it comes to the TTSX and I don't doubt they work well....but I am unlikely to be lugging a 25 cal for my deer hunting....BTDT....I have too many 270 and 7mm bullets and rifles to get through yet..

I have, howoever, seen the Barnes work a time or two.... wink


I was just ribbin' ya, Bob smile

But for the record I typically save the .280 and 7Mag for the heavy stuff, and use the wimpy .25 on our "wimpy" AB deer grin I wanted to get some blood on the virgin .280 last fall, which is why I used it on those deer.

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Hey Scott,

Which one??? grin

I shot a couple whitetails last fall, but the big one (as well as a smaller one) was shot with the .280 and a 130gr GS Custom HV. I got my MD buck with the .25-06 and 100gr TTSX.


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Surely you jest - big, Canadian whitetail/md cannot be taken with a 130gr., much less a 100gr. whistle laugh



Ssshhhh!! Don't say that so loud, or my .25-06 might get its feelers hurt... *grin*

I guess I'll have to stop deer hunting since my .25-06 is my dedicated deer rifle. And I don't just use it for dinks, either. grin

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Bob You are giving me a headache.
How can the 25-06 be to small when other people on this forum are saying that a .223 is a good deer rifle?
I'm so confused. crazy
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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith

I guess I'll have to stop deer hunting since my .25-06 is my dedicated deer rifle. And I don't just use it for dinks, either. grin


Thanks goodness you now have a short/fat 7 for the "big" stuff. wink


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Yeah, the long/skinny 7, the .280, the .25-06, and others would have just bounced off anything larger! Now that I've got a 7 shorty on the way I can finally start hunting game larger than our puny deer...

You better make sure you bring your fat 7 when you come or you'll go home empty-handed with nothing but empty shells in your pockets. grin

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Originally Posted by whelennut
Bob You are giving me a headache.
How can the 25-06 be to small when other people on this forum are saying that a .223 is a good deer rifle?
I'm so confused. crazy
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Whelennut: I'm not saying it's too small....just that I like a 270 or 280 better after trying them both....that's all. smile

They all work fine.....I have gotten to the point that I just have narrowed things down a lot when it comes to rifle cartridges. grin




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The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Me too Bob.


JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H

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Raybass: Playing with new cartridges is fun but I would rather spend my range time working on "myself" than another cartridge.

Within broad parameters I have a hard time telling the difference on game anymore......everything I hunt with "kills" well. smile




The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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I really just don't have the time anymore and the only game species I get to hunt are deer, hogs and elk (when I get to go). The only rig I really miss is the Whelen, it was accurate and dependable. I'll get another, it'll be a Remington KS I bet.


JOC was right. The 270 Winchester on a Model 70 is a great combination as is the 30/06 and 375 H&H

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Your signature line speaks volumes..... smile




The 280 Remington is overbore.

The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Originally Posted by Jordan Smith

You better make sure you bring your fat 7 when you come or you'll go home empty-handed with nothing but empty shells in your pockets. grin


If I don't slay a lunker with the 257Roy one of these years I'll be convinced the stinkin' thing is jinxed. grin


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Bring it with you and we'll see if we can't cure that problem smile

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Always amazing how threads about very similar cartridges go on longer than any others. This one's almost a month old and over 150 posts, yet the odds are that most hunters could go a lifetime with either round and never tell the difference.


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