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Which one and why?
Is one more effective or is it more "half a dozen of one, 6 of the other"
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I won't drink the swirled Kool-Aid
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An early 70s Remington M700 in .25-06 is all a man could ask for.
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The quarter bore for sure, that way the venison wont be a "rainbow of colors".
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The quarter bore for sure, that way the venison wont be a "rainbow of colors".  Then he should use a 7mm Mauser. 
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As long as it's in a McSwirly it's all good Damn, beat me to the punch right out o' the gate.
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As long as it's in a McSwirly it's all good Damn, beat me to the punch right out o' the gate. .....comedians
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I like both for whitetails.. The .25/06 is one of my 3 favorite calibers, BUT if I were only hunting whitetails and had to choose, I think I would opt for the .270...
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As long as it's in a McSwirly it's all good Damn, beat me to the punch right out o' the gate. .....comedians You've been a member here long enough to see this question asked how many times?
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I can't keep track of all this stuff
That's why we are called rifle LOONIES
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The 25-06 was originally built for killing muskrats on Venus. Some have even suggested that extraterrestrial intelligence was used for its development. Although it has been successfully deployed into roles other than that it was designed for, I would not choose it over the greatest whitetail caliber of all time...on any planet! 
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270. Unless you are a recoil sensitive type. And if you're not recoil shy, why f around? Go for the jugular, go 30 Gov't 'o6.
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The answer to this question is "yes." But, if I had to choose I may go 25-06.
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Flip a coin...I like my .270, but I would like it just as well if it were a 25-06 or a .257 Bob...that being said a 130gr pill at 3k sure knocks the stuffing out of a whitetail...
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So does 117/120 gr out of the .25 at something over 3k! At least it did on caribou.
Why? I couldn't find a .264WM in the shop at the time I was buying. I'd go 270 now tho. No particular reason except bullet weights available.
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"half a dozen of one, 6 of the other" Ballistically very close. Have never hunted with a .25-06 and only very limited with .270. I would lean towards the heavier bullet weight in the .270, but suspect the '06 would be better at really long range. Would like to hear from some of the experienced .25-06 guys here however.
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No significant difference in a 120 or 130 gr partition at about the same velocity.
I like the 25/06 because recoil is just light enough that I can see the reaction of the deer. A significant advantage, IMO. YMMV
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