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    Help me pick which .25-06 ammo for hunting.

    I got to the range yesterday with the new Savage Axis II in .25-06. It was very cold, about 8 degrees. I tried 5 different factory loads. The 120 gr Fusions and the 117 Sierra Gamekings grouped poorly, but all three 100 gr loads grouped well: Nosler Partition, Nosler Ballistic Tip, and Barnes...
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    • .25-06 hunting bullet choice savage axis ii
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    Best factory ammo to try in Savage Axis II .25-06

    I have a new Savage Axis II in .25-06 that I will eventually hand load for. I'd like to buy a few (three to five) boxes of different factory ammo to prove whether the rifle will shoot before I begin working up loads. The rifle will be used as a hunting rifle mostly for northern whitetails...
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