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I've had both.The 7mag is way better.It can shoot a wider range of bullet weights,more bullets to choose from,very flat shooting,hits much harder and recoil isn't too bad either.
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Of the 2, I'd pick the .25-06. The only use I'd have for a 7 mag would be as a donor action to screw a 27" .264 Win Mag or .257 Wby barrel on.
But either will kill critters just as dead, so if you like the 7...well, it's yer money and yer rifle.
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I own, shoot, and enjoy both but my favorite is the 25 caliber bullet in the 7mag size case....257 Weatherby. None better for long range, low recoil fun!
Only problem is you either reload or go broke!
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.25/06 indeed. It'll do everything you need within the parameters you mentioned, and gentler on your ears and shoulder. You'll find yourself using it more than the others, especially if there are some varmints in the mix. (It'll handle the two-legged kind just fine, too.)
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25-06 with a 100-120 grain bullet of your choice. Somebody has been taking notes. The blind leading the blind... Comparing a .25-anything to something in a 7mm is ludicrous.
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We're talking deer here, right? Granted, I've never shot an Auodad, but it's pretty tough to beat a .243 or .25-06 for deer-sized game. Now if you're talking about chasing elk and moose, then I have a use for something bigger like a 7Mag! And I love 7Mags.
Smaller guns are more fun to shoot, cheaper to shoot, and flat out amaze at how well they kill with proper bullet selection, placed in the right location.
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For wide open country, it is hard to hang with a 7mag...unless you are packing a 264. 
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I'll agree with that, pending which bullet in each! But, the 115gr Ballistic tip at 3150 from a 25/06 isn't a bad choice for that same open country, either. I guess now its just a matter of getting within range of a sweet buck, which is my issue more often 
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The 25-06 is a joke when it comes to bullet selection. Why bother? I'd rather have a 270...Gasp!
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I guess that's why I own a 7mm too but I haven't needed to look much further than the 100 and 115gr NBTs for the .25. They are fun ones to blast around with.
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For wide open country, it is hard to hang with a 7mag...unless you are packing a 264. There is no question that the 7Mag is superior when it comes to external ballistics and terminal performance, but after what I've seen the .25-06 do, I have no reservations about using the .25-06 on coyotes and deer-sized game out to 1000 yards in ideal conditions. The reduced noise, blast, recoil, and cost make it more pleasant to rack up the round count with the .25, too. Now if I wasn't limited to the .25-06 or 7Mag, I'd be recommending the .243 and a good bullet for deer, but the .25-06 is a great choice, too. I've seen too many deer, bear, and coyotes hit the turf from 15 yards out to 942 with the .25-06 to think otherwise!
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No comparison..... The Big 7 all the way. Ive really had no use for my 25.06 thats why i got rid of it. My .270 out shot it every time. You already have the .270 ballistic twin in the 7/08.....so get the little 7's big brother. One gun that will do it all......awwww hell....get both....too many guns are never enough.....
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25-06 with a 100-120 grain bullet of your choice. Somebody has been taking notes. The blind leading the blind... Comparing a .25-anything to something in a 7mm is ludicrous. Having used 25 and 7mm for lots of stuff for a very long time I disagree completely. They both remain stuck in the middle of mid-range... which means either is capable of just about everything. Day before yesterday I shot an average bull caribou with the 25-06 and an 80gr TTSX. It was down and out without a wiggle instantly. It touched a little bone and I recovered the bullet. It is the second one I have recovered of many sent through critters... I doubt the West Texas stuff is going to be any larger than a caribou... and none will have harder bone.
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A 25-06 is a great choice. However, in Texas the .270 Win outsells the other calibers.
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An 80gr TTSX in a .257 has the BC of a dog-turd.
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It's a good thing dog turds kill like lighting... 
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I like the little bullet because caribou are often in large herds. Keeping the bullets light reduces the chance of killing an unseen animal behind the target. The one I just shot was in a herd of about 100 and most passed within 25 yards. My shot would be measured in feet, not yards.
At 25-06 velocities a little turd-flinging is still lethal...
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Since you already have a 7mm-08, I say 25-06.
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It's a good thing dog turds kill like lighting... The 25/06-Deadliest Dog-Turd Flinger in the West...
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