Shawnee
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What varmints and game have you taken with your .250/3000 Savage or your .257 Roberts or your 25/06, and at what distances ?
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Rock_Steady
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I'm in the 250/3000 Savage camp, and I have only taken one game animal with mine - a large whitetail doe. Roughly 100 yards in West Virginia, shooting up about a 20% grade.
Fell, kicked, DRT.
Fell, kicked, DRT.
Shawnee
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Hi Rock Steady...
LOL ! That's usually how it happens with the .250 Savage.
I should have asked what rifle people used too. :banghead:
LOL ! That's usually how it happens with the .250 Savage.
I should have asked what rifle people used too. :banghead:
skinewmexico
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I've taken a couple of deer in the 30-100 yard range with a M700 Classic in 257. The buck I shot at 30 yards shook, trotted casually off about 20 yards, then collapsed after about 15 seconds. I thought I missed. I've got a takedown Model 99 in 250-3000, but I don't see well enough to hunt with it anymore. Last year, I shot a mule deer at 410 yards (lasered)with my Howa 2506, and I shot a Sika running down a ridge at 300+. Dropped like a rock.
Midway has 250-3000 barrels on sale for Savages, and it's taking all my control not to stick one on my extra Stevens M200.
Midway has 250-3000 barrels on sale for Savages, and it's taking all my control not to stick one on my extra Stevens M200.
MCgunner
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My .257 Roberts has taken two deer over 300 yards. My grandpa took one at about 350 and I took one just over 300. Most of the many deer the rifle has taken have been inside 200, though. It's almost all I hunted with until about 15 years ago. It's a 3/4 moa gun and spits a 100 grain game king out at 3150 or a 117 Hornady at 3050. That's enough juice for anything around here, really, even hogs, though I use a .308 a lot now days.
I've killed coyote, hog, deer, and bobcat with it. The gun is a 50 year old Remington M722 short action, pre-M700. Action smooth as a baby's butt.
Oh, I forgot the rabbit I shot, once. LOL We were walking in after a morning hunt and a rabbit jumped and ran toward a brush pile. I just instinctively drew down on him, reamed that rabbit. LOL! Amazingly, the way I hit him, didn't ruin a lot of meat, but the guts were sure a mess.
I've killed coyote, hog, deer, and bobcat with it. The gun is a 50 year old Remington M722 short action, pre-M700. Action smooth as a baby's butt.
Oh, I forgot the rabbit I shot, once. LOL We were walking in after a morning hunt and a rabbit jumped and ran toward a brush pile. I just instinctively drew down on him, reamed that rabbit. LOL! Amazingly, the way I hit him, didn't ruin a lot of meat, but the guts were sure a mess.
Oohrah
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Winchester 1917 Enfield with a 25-06 Douglas Surpreme barrel, 10 X
scope. Hundreds of ground squirrels at 100 to 400 yards. Badger at
175 yards. All were pretty much were rings of fur! One muley deer
at 375 yards. Mostly Sierra bullets 87 to 120 grains.
scope. Hundreds of ground squirrels at 100 to 400 yards. Badger at
175 yards. All were pretty much were rings of fur! One muley deer
at 375 yards. Mostly Sierra bullets 87 to 120 grains.
i don't know how many whitetails my 25-06 has taken. a few, anyway. closest one was maybe 2 or 3 feet, longest was around 350.
i don't know how many prairie dogs, either. longest being around 600 yards.
mule deer, maybe 5 or 6. closest at around 70 yards, longest a little over 400 yards.
257 roberts has taken quite a few deer and antelope, too. roughly the same ranges as the 25-06.
they killed what i wanted them to. on some of the bigger bodied deer they were not as decisive as i like, but they did kill.
i don't know how many prairie dogs, either. longest being around 600 yards.
mule deer, maybe 5 or 6. closest at around 70 yards, longest a little over 400 yards.
257 roberts has taken quite a few deer and antelope, too. roughly the same ranges as the 25-06.
they killed what i wanted them to. on some of the bigger bodied deer they were not as decisive as i like, but they did kill.
Shawnee
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Anyone using a .257 Weatherby Magnum ??
I know a couple Wyoming Pronghorn addicts who have been using the same .257 Weatherbys for years and would likely dismember anyone who tried to swipe 'em.
I know a couple Wyoming Pronghorn addicts who have been using the same .257 Weatherbys for years and would likely dismember anyone who tried to swipe 'em.
Except this year, have used a 257 Wby for deer the past 12 years. It's a Japanese Mark V synthetic with 26 in medium heavy barrel. Has a Leuopold 4.5-14 scope on it (never shot a deer using above 4.5 power). Deer taken from 50-300 yards, using 100 gn Nosler Partitions, or various forms of Barnes 100 grain x bullet. It is sighted on at 250 yds. Only use it in a stand, it is too heavy to be free hand shooting or walking around with.
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You'll find there's a cult following of the .257 Bob...
The 25WSSM is a screamer, how about 85gr at 3500fps?
The .25-06 is a fantastic round, but it can be quite troublesome to shoot accurately with factory ammo (unless you're lucky) in my experience. If you can live with a couple hundred less fps, the 6mm or .264 can be quite a bit more accurate.
The 25WSSM is a screamer, how about 85gr at 3500fps?
The .25-06 is a fantastic round, but it can be quite troublesome to shoot accurately with factory ammo (unless you're lucky) in my experience. If you can live with a couple hundred less fps, the 6mm or .264 can be quite a bit more accurate.
ACP230
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I've killed most of the deer I've taken with my Ruger 77RL in .250 Savage.
The closest shot was about 30 yards and the longest 200, or a bit more.
Most kills were one shot and many of the deer dropped on the spot.
The ammo was either Remington factory with the 100 grain PSP Core-Lokt bullet, or my reloads with the same bullet.
I have also killed a few snowshoe hares with the .250 when I came across them while deer hunting.
The closest shot was about 30 yards and the longest 200, or a bit more.
Most kills were one shot and many of the deer dropped on the spot.
The ammo was either Remington factory with the 100 grain PSP Core-Lokt bullet, or my reloads with the same bullet.
I have also killed a few snowshoe hares with the .250 when I came across them while deer hunting.
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