IS THE 25-06 THE HEAT AS FAR AS BEING THE ULTIMATE CALIBER, FOR SOUTHEASTERN BEANFIELDS, FOR DEER UP TO MAYBE 200LBS BUT MAINLY 150 AND DOWN ARE THE ONES COMMOMNLY KILLED. THANKS JUST WANT A NEW CALIBER OF RIFLE IN MY SAFE
Flat shooting and hard hitting. I prefer 100 grain Nosler Ballistic Tiips. I have killed over 100 whitetails and several mulies with mine and all were one shot kills. Some were well over 400 yards. I try to pick only broadside shots, but have hit several in the neck. I have yet to recover a bullet. Some like heavier bullets, but I'm happy with the 100s.
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I owned one for a couple of years but had trouble with loss of accuracy after 4 or 5 shots. Groups turned into patterns. What loads are you guys shooting?
I did real well with a couple of .25-06's about twenty years ago on deer and antelope. Then discovered the .280 Rem and really never looked back. The areas I hunt hold both deer and elk so I really needed something that could shoot heavier bullets. Carrying 140's or 150's for deer with a few 175 Swifts or Partitions works a bit better for me than the twenty fives. BUT for a dedicated deer and antelope rifle its just fine. But what about the .257 Wby?? About the only Wby cartridge that really ever intrigued me.
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Posts: 950 | Location: Cascade, Montana USA | Registered: 11 June 2000
My opinion is there isn't a hell of lot of difference in any of them from 7-08 to 30-06 and I'm giveing myself a lot of room on the bottom side, as I would feel perfectly comfortable with a 250-3000...
If I took shots beyond 300 yds., which I do not anymore but have in my mispent youth, then I would shoot a gun that kills at thoes ranges such as a handloaded 300 H&H and up..nothing less than 30 cal. or 3000 FPS.
I hunt eastern whitetail exclusively at this point. I have used a number of cartridges and they all have killed them pretty dead. I haven't noticed the deer having a preference. That being said, I currently shoot a 25-06 with 115 grain Ballistic Tips and am thrilled at the results. Have taken deer across a 90 acre hay field from 35 yards out to 450 yards. I too have yet to recover a bullet as I get complete pass through. The deer have ranged from 100 lbs to 203lb.s(field dressed). Very impressed with accuracy as well as the punch they pack with as little recoil as they have.
I would think the 25-06 would be a fine whitetail load. A lot of people around here like it for elk but not me. If you prefer a shorter cartridge the 6mm remington might be a good choice as well.
Posts: 10189 | Location: Tooele, Ut | Registered: 27 September 2001
I've shot the .257 Weatherby since the mid-sixties and couldn't be happier. That said, I was always intrigued with the .25-06 also. When I ordered a custom mauser last year, I thought about it, but went with a wildcat, my first, .264 Hawk. It's a kind of a .264-280 Rem, 140 grain nosler at 2,900 to 3,000 feet. Again, its a new rifle and round, couldn't be happier.
