#1778633 - 02/10/10 08:35 AM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Locksley
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I built a 25-06 for Deer hunting and yote calling hunting . I built it on a model 98 mauser action with a douglas xx barrel. I like the 30/06 family of cartridges. The 25/06 , 270 Winchester , 30/06 , 35/06 0r 35 Whelen are all good cartridges for our American hunting.
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#1787973 - 02/14/10 11:03 AM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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BigCountry71
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winchester 115 grain ballistic tip...works great for me
Ditto!
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#1979520 - 06/30/10 09:02 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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FOOTER
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winchester 115 grain ballistic tip...works great for me Ditto!
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#1979622 - 06/30/10 10:14 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Braggin Rights
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I bought my 25-06 when I was 18. I said I would get a higher caliber rifle if I ever lost a deer. I haven't bought a new rifle yet and I am 31 now.
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#1980610 - 07/01/10 09:25 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Boone 58
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I dont have one but i have never heard anything negative on it and in my opinion will do as good a job as anything you can own in a deer rifle
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#1989138 - 07/11/10 05:05 AM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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10mm4me
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I was really tempted to get a 700 in 25-06 the other day, I still may .
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#2987768 - 10/18/12 03:37 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Hunter 257W
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I always wonder about these - "shot 50 deer so far and never a one took a step" claims - but then I'm not going to get into that. 
I hunted almost exclusively with a 25-06 for 17 or so years. It did drop some deer instantly or almost instantly but then like any cartridge, some would take off like a rocket for 50 yards or so. I liked the 115 or 120 grain Nosler Partitions myself. The nose blows off and does big damage while the base goes all the way out the other side.
Speaking of droping 'em in their tracks. I have deer hunted a fair amount of time with a 460 Weatherby(don't laugh) loaded with full-house 300 grain Barnes bullets. 2,850-2,900fps I've hit several deer with that beast and had the bullet expand to 75 caliber or more and penetrate all the way through with some staying inside too. You can't get much more energy dumped inside a deer than that and STILL I've had some run the typical 50 yards. I had one that ran aver 100 with me hitting it 3 times using this load. The 1st shot was too far back though....the 2nd and 3rd were perfect behind-the-shoulder broadside hits at 100 to 125 yards. The deer was running across an open field. So I don't see it being realistic to expect a rifle to drop every deer right where it stands.
Anyhow, having said that, the 25-06 is one of the very best all around deer rifles there is in my opinion.
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#2994221 - 10/22/12 09:42 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Backwudz
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I have a 25-06 Ruger M77 and the 25-06 set up for the TC Encore...I love them both ! I use Hornady Custom 117 grain SST ammo.
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#2994318 - 10/22/12 10:48 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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Great White Stalker
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My brother has slayed many deer with one.
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#2997721 - 10/24/12 08:34 PM
Re: Anyone using a 25-06 for deer
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agelesssone
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Loc: Tennessee, USA
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Hit'em where they live and they won't go far. Should be no problem being a 300 yard gun. Light recoil, just as good as a .243. Deer here in TN are pretty small bodied anyway. 22-250 works just as good.
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