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25-06?

  • 07-02-2008 11:59am
    #1
    Sharpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Does anyone have any experience with a 25-06? It seems to be a very interesting round in terms of flatness and energy at distance. I’m doing a bit of research for a buddy and at the moment it is between this and a 308 for a few longer shots. There also seems to be a reasonable variety of bullet weights available from what I can make out.

    Anyone using it or know a bit about it?

    Sharpie


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  • #2
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Targets and/or hunting ?


  • #3
    Sharpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Sharpie


    bunny shooter wrote: »
    Targets and/or hunting ?
    Hunting, sorry I should have said. Deer mainly. It is not the fellas only gun as he has a 243 also and will probably hang on to it, but looking to go a step up for something with more power at longer ranges.


  • #4
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Sharpie wrote: »
    Hunting, sorry I should have said. Deer mainly. It is not the fellas only gun as he has a 243 also and will probably hang on to it, but looking to go a step up for something with more power at longer ranges.

    243 is good enough ?


  • #5
    Sharpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Sharpie


    bunny shooter wrote: »
    243 is good enough ?
    243 is a great round and will definetly work with the right shot placement out to good ranges. I'm looking for something with a bit more for big deer at range on the hill.


  • #6
    Double Barrel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Double Barrel


    Sharpie,
    Good information on this thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055222635

    The .243 Winchester, 25.06 and 6.5x55 SE are excellent deer calibers. Look for rifles with at least 22 inch barrels for use with hunting weight bullets (.243 & 6.5x55). The 25-06 Remington's barrel should be at least 24 inches with hunting weight bullets.


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  • #7
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    Ballistically, .243 and .25-06 are very similar; the .243 can go down to lighter bullets and the .25-06 can go a bit heavier, but there's not an awful lot to pick between them.
    Would going up to 6.5x55 or .308 give more significant 'real world' results?


  • #8
    Sharpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭Sharpie


    Thanks for the info DB and Rovi. The 25-06 just looks very interesting when looking at the stats on paper, but I do wonder a bit about the 'real world' (well put Rovi).

    Right now i'm gone back to the 308 after reading what ye have to say and chatting with a few people and he has just went and ordered that.

    I'm shooting a 6.5X55 myself and find it great. He just wants to be different.:rolleyes:

    Sharpie


  • #9
    John Griffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 270 ✭✭John Griffin


    This same question was asked a couple of weeks ago see link below.

    http://http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055222635


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