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 -
...I've used one to pop prairie dogs at 300-350 yards...excellent caliber... 0 -
With a 120 gr. bullet @ 2,900 fps. and sighted in at 100 yards I get-* A 3.4 inch drop at 200 yds and energy- 15.84* A 12.6 inch drop at 300 yds and energy- 11.2* A 28.7 inch drop at 400 yds and energy- 9.30 Do to the drop and loss of energy - I would say 300 yds max. The 100 gr. is about the same. A 250 yd shot would be safe to assume a good kill. Good Luck! 0 -
daddo, Don't mean to upset you ar anything, but I've KILLED mule deer in their tracks at 350 yds., praire dogs till I got tired of shoting them at 350-400 yds and whtetails anywhere from 25 to400 yds with a 25-06!! It's the most versitile cartridge being produced at this time. The only other cartridge that comes close based on versatility is th 22-250. Go ahead Swift guys and pick on me!!!! 0 -
Hunter30, Give me a note and I'll send you some of the loads that have worked well for me in various 25-06s for 25 years!! charliemill@earthlink.net 0 -
Hunter30, groundhog devastation is right on-- For groundhogs, I use 52 gr of IMR 4350 behind a 90 gr. speer Gameking (the smallest boattail Speer makes). I don't have a chrono, but my scope is set 3" high at 100 yds, and I can whack a groundhog from 100 to 275 with a dead on hold. For deer, with a 117 or 120 gr. factory load, you're fine to 350 yds+, but bullet placement is important at long range.By the way, I used the above load to whack a pig last summer at 491 yds measured distance. THAT was not a dead on hold !! 0
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