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| Well, might as well wade in here. I use a .25-06 regularly here in Colorado for pronghorn and mule deer. On the lighter animal, I've used the Hornady and the Nosler Ballistic Tip 100 grainers. On mule deer, and if I'm hunting bucks instead of does, I like a little more weight. The 115 and 120 grainers seem to have a bit more follow-through, especially if bone is hit. My heavier bullets are usually Nosler partitions or one of the X-bullets. Here's to your success.
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| 100gr. Nosler Partitions, or even better 100gr. Barnes TSX's. They work fine for me on every thing from deer to moose and elk, drive for the boiler room and they will die just as quick as anything else. |
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| You are fine with the interlocks. Have fun!
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| I have shot several mule deer here in Utah, and quite a few antelope in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, with the 115 gr. Nosler partition. Two friends borrowed my rifle and each made a one-shot kill on cow elk with the same load, although in my opinion the .25-06 is generally a little light for elk. I use Rem. brass, 54.5/IMR-7828, and the Fed. 215 primer. This load has been extememly accurate in several different Rem. 700s. I have also used the 100 gr. partition on antelope and it worked fine. I have settled on the 115 gr. partition for everything I shoot with the .25-06 except varmints. The 87 gr. Rem. PLHP is a great bullet for rockchucks. |
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| I use either the 115 or 100 grain Nosler Ballistic tips. I have seen little difference in the performance side by side with these two bullets. I load the 115 to 2950 fps and the 100 gr to 3050 fps. |
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| If you're happy with the 100 Gr. Interlocks on Whitetail, you'll be happy with them for Muleys.
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| As already mentioned, if you are having good success on whitetails then your load will work on mule deer. Having said that, I have seen 100 grain Hornady spire points come apart on small California deer on a couple of occasions. I have to admit this was a while back, possibly before the introduction of the Interlock feature, not sure. If you like the 100 grain bullets, I would suggest switching to the 100 grain Nosler Partition. My buddies and I have shot LOTS of stuff with these. Just last week we shot two more wild hogs with them. Very good performance every time. However, there is something to be said for the heavier bullets. The load that Dale lists above for the 115 Nosler Partition would be about perfect for mule deer. I have shot several wild hogs and antelope with the 115 Partition and 115 Ballistic Tip and could not tell the difference in performance. R F
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| I'd doubt that the "average" mule deer was 50lbs bigger than the average whitetail. Not enough of a difference to worry about in regards to bullet constuction for sure.
Because I hunt in BC, and I might well encounter a Moose, Elk or Bear while deer hunting I usually use a "penetrating" type bullet in my 25-06. I've had great luck with 100 and 115 grain Noslers. I love the new Barnes TSX's in 100 or 115 grain too.
If it were me, and I wouldn't worry about any decent bullet - what's worked so far for white tails will be ideal. But, if being in the mountains means you might encounter a bear, elk or moose and be able to take it - think about one of the heavier Barnes's or Noslers. |
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