25-06
Is this a rare round these days? I have been to a few stores Cabels & Bass Pro to name a few and they only have a few. I was wondering why, it is a versitable round and shoots really flat?
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Hi,I just bought a 25-06 today & it should be here next week.I bought it for varmits & whitetail hunting.I was just wondering what is the max range for the 25-06 & what kind of accuracy everybody was getting with there 25-06?I can't wait to shoot the gun. Thanks! 0 -
not the 25-06,but the 257 roberts. hornady 115 gr sst kills deer at 2700 fps so i think that bullet at 2900 fps should do the same,only a little better. mr myopic.. 0 -
Yes it will work fine. I taught a buddy to load for his NEI in 25-06. It would shoot sub half minute groups. Heavier bullets do better on big game. 0 -
Great cartridge I Had failures with factory Remington ammo the first year Remington chambered the rifle in this caliber 87 grain would Expand on the skin and not reach bone while 120 grain would not expand just drill a .257 hole and had to track long way to find deer
SWITCHED TO RELOADING with nosler partitioned bullets turned this rifle to the best performer on deer ever. Federal sells a factory load with this bullet if you don't want to reload your own I have harvested over 50 deer with mine [^]0 -
Concur with previous comments. I use both the 25-06 and 257 Roberts for deer. I don't like Remington's Core-Lokt or Winchester's Power Point bullets because they fragment too easily and just don't penetrate. I can say the same for vintage Winchester Silvertip ammo in my Roberts. I nearly lost the biggest Whitetail buck of my life because, despite a shot to the boiler room, the bullet left a little 257 diameter hole going in, broke up, and fragments didn't penetrate enough to provide immediate knock-down power. The deer ran nearly 300 yards in heavy brush and left very little blood trail. I have since started using Nosler Partitions or Barnes TSX bullets with much better results. I love the 25-06 and the 257, but recommend premium bullets for deer. 0 -
The 25/06 is one of my favorite deer rounds. I've been using SPEER 100 BTSP loaded to 3200(+) and the energy and trajectory are awesome. This load is very close to the generic 257Wby ammo out of a 24" barrel.
I've killed some big bucks and laid out several coyotes with this load. Younger Son killed a 6x6 elk with a couple of 115 grain Nosler Partitions out of my 110FP. The Savage 110FP(heavy barrel) shoots cloverleafs consistently with Remington 100 grain factory loads. This load is a decent combination deer/coyote load if you're using factory stuff.
I've developed an affinity for the 25 caliber and currently hunt with a 257 Rob carbine, 25/06, and 257 Wby.0 -
I concur with Fairlane-- I and my son have been shooting our 25-06's exclusively for 15+ years, and have never had a deer step out of its tracks, but NEVER use Remington or Winchester loads. Nosler Ballistic tips in 100 or 117 grains are the only loads we shoot. 0 -
A friend has one that I load for...a Tikka T3 stainless, and I have a 25 WSSM, which is the ballistic twin. I use pretty much exclusively in both, the 115 grail Ballistic Silvertip, which is a coated 115 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip. Extreme accuracy, and awesome terminal performance. 0 -
Deer, antelope, elk, and one moose. Baruns 115 gr. tsx.
Bullet placement is the key0 -
Berger 115 Hunting VLDs and H-4350 will do anything that needs done.... 0 -
One of my favorite chamberings, especially when with quality hand loads and well placed shots. Have used light rounds (75-100grs.)well with ground squirrels, jackrabbits, fox, bobcat, coyotes. Have had the best results with the 115-120grs. for antelope, blacktail and mulies. Everything , every time downed with one shot, no problems, no search, no trail, nothing lost, all stayed where they were. The .257 and Improved, or the 25/06 and Improved = all excellent for my purposes. Very accurate and fun to use. Good bullet construction (and weights) and good loading ladder = a great package. Have used H-4350, IMR-4350 and IMR-4831, the later was most useful for my purposes. Used Berger, Speer, Sierra and Nosler - I prefer Sierra and Nosler for this application. YOUR choice - all work well. I've NOT worked-up any of the most recent powders for these chamberings. 0
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