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ITs the one i have , RemingtonBDL . Typically described by many like a bolt lightning hitting the target. Its that fast for a small bullet.
 
fairly low recoil, good velocity, fair bc's... it works well on deer.

be careful on bullet selection - improper bullet use provides explosive results.

the 25 cal, especially at 25-06 and faster velocity, is right at that breaking point between varminter and big game hunter.

i've killed a few deer w/ a 25-06... it works as well as you do.
 
I had a .25-06 Rem in a Vanguard VGX. It was quite accurate, low recoil. I sold it and purchased a .257 Wea. Mag. The 100 grain projectiles were best in both cartridges.

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The .25-06 is an excellent deer cartridge. I have personally taken numerous deer with 100, 115, and 120 grain bullets in my plain Remmington 700 ADL. It's a great shooter with low recoil.
 
For deer, it's hard to beat. Extremely flat trajectory, relatively light recoil and more than enough oomph to get the job done at any practical range. My 700 BDL C/D .25-06 was my first rifle, bought on my 18th B-day, and I'll never part with it. It's topped with a Leupold VX-III 4.5-14x, I've tailored a number of handloads to be well under MOA at 200 yards, and I'd confidently take a shot at a static game animal from distances up to 600 yards with a steady rest. The 117 gr. Sierra Gameking at 3,200 FPS is my pet load. With some variation in results due to altitude and atmospheric conditions, the bullet will only drop 60" at 600 when zeroed at 200 and still retains 1,000 ft/lbs.

I also use this rifle for elk, though some feel it is a bit light. Bullet selection and shot placement is a little more critical (though always important, regardless of caliber), but the .25-06 can cleanly take elk sized critters.

I doubt you'd regret getting one. The cartridge has had a strong following for over 40 years for good reason.
 
25-06 75 grain vmax to the head of a buck....from a bi pod rest ....reared up and fell over dead.

same bullet into the rear of a feral cat turned it inside out and backwards. The rifle doesn't belong to me. If I didn't already have a 22-250 and a 30-30 I'd get a 25-06 ....or maybe a .270.
 
i will sell you a marlin xl7 with scope and:

nosler 100 grain ballistic tips
hornady 117 gr. sst
sierra 100 gr gameking
sierra 120 gameking bthp

some once fired brass and some new brass

for $500
 
sorry i didn't mean to just jump in trying to sell you something. The 25-06 is great if you like long action guns. I personally don't favor the long actions unless it is a magnum round. If you don't want a barrel that gets hot with the first shot don't get one. Even the 120 gr. loads were heating up the barrel so quickly I had time to sight in two other guns between shots.
 
I remember shooting a raccoon at 15 yds away eating away the deer corn. I used the 100 gr Nosler BT and what a gruesome sight after i check the remains. the back half of the raccoon exploded to smitherens including the internals. The entry was a tiny hole. That BT bullet expanded as designed and acted like a grenade !
 
Indeed the .25/06 is an excellent cartridge.

For me though, it's an "in between" -.25

I've got two .257Roberts and a .257WbyMag.

The Roberts with handloads are indistinguishable from the .25/06 and the .257Wby though on paper somewhat "more", again isn't really that much better.

Don't let the "nay sayers" convince you that the ballistic coefficient of the .25's are "too low". Also, don't let the 6.5 clubbers convince you that the sectional densities are too low.

There isn't much a .25/06 can't do with the correct bullet.

That said, I've got essentially one load for all big game for my .257 "Bobs". It's a 117-120gr bullet over 45.0gr of IMR4831. This more or less duplicates the factory .25/06 loads at 3,000fps. I've killed dozens of deer, several pigs, and other assorted game with this load or equivalent.

One aquaintaince knows a female guide in Canada that routinely uses a .25/06 w/Nosler 120's as a back-up rifle for Moose. She's also downed a number of grizzly bears with it too. Personnally though, the .25's wouldn't be my choice for that task. For that, I've got a .338/06........

The difference in terminal performance between my .257's, 7mm's, .30's, and .338's isn't really that great. Bullet weight and constuction is the determinant.

For anything smaller than a Moose, the .25/06 will work!

Shot placement, shot placement, shotplacement.............

BTW: for loooong range prararie dog shooting, it dosent get any better than the .25/06 (.257Roberts) than the 85gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at 3,400-3,600fps. Also, I took a fat Muley doe in Montana in '93 at 378yds with the Nosler 85gr B.T. Broke the spine and exited...... Klled over 50 prararie dogs with same load two days later..... Some at over 400yds.
nuff said !
 
Love mine and my 257 weatherby too. We do crop damage shooting and those two rounds tend to dump deer in there tracks better then about anything. They tend to do a bit more meat damage but when a guy is shooting a 100 deer a year a bit of bruised sholder isnt a big consern. Its a fair trade for not having to track deer. My bullet of choise in both is the sierra 117 pro hunter flat based spitzer with the nos ballitic tip 115 a close second. the 100s work great too but they can really be bombs when one comes in closer then a 150 yards.
 
I have recently become a big 6.5 guy but my very first gun was and still is a .25-06. I really had a hard time getting any accuracy from it with factory loads. But then I got into handloading and let me tell you... I LOVE the .25-06. There is just something fun about shooting fairly big bullets that fast with almost no recoil. FUN FUN FUN.
 
The .25-06 Rem is an excellent cartridge for varmint / deer cartridge. And yes you can use it for larger game if you use the right bullet and shoot it well. Shot placement is very thing.
I like the .25-06 a whole lot more the a .243.
 
I like it. Last October, we put a bull elk on his belly with one shot through the shoulders. It also seems to affect coyotes in the same way.
 
The .25-06 is a wonderful deer round, but ignore anyone who recommends less than 100 grain well-constructed bullets for deer. The 117 - 120 grainers are even better. As far as elk, it will work, but don't expect the same results as you'll get from a larger caliber. Elk, like deer, will often run after being hit and a .25 caliber hole doesn't leak as much blood to follow and won't result in as quick of a bleed-out as a larger wound channel. I suspect people like CoRoMo live in elk country, know the terrain well, and routinely hunt elk. I know people like that and they seem to do pretty well with relatively light cartridges as long as their bullets are of good construction. The rest of us, however, would probably be better served with a larger caliber on elk.
 
I have a win super grade in 25-06 from about 10 years ago given to me as a gift by my shooting mentor. Leupold VXIII 4-14. For whatever reason it really like win silver box think 115 grns have tried some other hi dollar ammo and groups not as good as that win ammo I don't handload so.... Recoil is low and its like a lazer beam trajectory make up for slop skill on long shots. It will do for most NA game. I'd just as soon take my 30-06. Because ammo is cheaper.
 
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