Needing a bit of imput. 25-06 vs 270

I would consider availability of ammo, if you don`t reload. .270 is a more common caliber and can be bought more places. I hand load for my 25/06 because a lot of the smaller weight bullets can be impossible to find. If you are able to find them, take out a second mortgage. Try to find 25/06 in a small town hardware store and you more than likely will be out of luck. All this being said, my 25/06 is on my list of never sell guns.
 
Too late to ask if you will be alone in grizzly country I guess? My son dropped a med sized 3 pt' bull elk at 400 yards with his 25-06 and my 120gr Hornady HP's handloads.The bullet entered the ribs destroyed the lungs and broke ribs exiting.Elk made it 50 yards..DOA.....Harold
 
Nothing wrong with 25-06. A good bullet and it's dead right there..... I shoot a browning bar semi.... Hand load. Barns tsx bullets and it's like a lazer beam!!!!!!its good for 400meters .... My girlfriend uses it for deer hunting .... Bigger cal's do more damage!!! And kick way harder... I bought it for deer cause I was tired of getting lots of sh@t for ruining meat on deer .... Now only problem is my girl friend bagged her first buck with it and now she just loves it .... And I can't get it out of her hands....don't kid your self the 25 does lots of damage too at 3140 fps .... I guess I got lucky with mine ... It's a browning!!! Like they say the best there is!!!!enjoy your 25-06
 
I got a .270win. I like it. *Thumps up*

I reload so my .270win is only shooting at about 2700fps with 43.5 gains of IMR 4064 and 130gr Speer BTSP. The deer doesn't notice the difference from factory to my load.
 
Mumbles Marble Mouth said:
I got a .270win. I like it. *Thumps up*

I reload so my .270win is only shooting at about 2700fps with 43.5 gains of IMR 4064 and 130gr Speer BTSP. The deer doesn't notice the difference from factory to my load.
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I have used 49.5 grs of Imr4064 and a Horn 130 SP for a deer load - worked well for years ! RJ
 
Yukon'er said:
Thanks everyone!! I went with the 25-06! Thanks for all the information.
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Good choice! That said, they're both good choices and you'd probably be hard pressed to find the real world difference between the two. Other than the aforementioned fact that .270 Winchester ammunition stuffed with 130gr cup and core can be found in every Mom and Pop shop from Nome to Mexico.
I'd like to get another quarter bore to go with the 257 Bee, but I'm eyeing the 257 Roberts. More because I always wanted one than anything else. I did spend the first few years of my deer hunting life whacking whitetails with a 700 ADL in .270 though. It never failed to do the job, could send three old Imperials into 3/4" at 100 yards, great rifle, hope to pass it to the kid one day long into the future...
 
I've used a .270 for everything from does to bull moose, and with Nosler Partitions or Accubonds it always knocked them down. Ammo is found everywhere and it's inexpensive...and for starting out the family you can get Remington Managed Recoil ammunition that makes the .270 shoot like a .243...and still work effectively out to 200 yards. Not that your choice of .25-06 is bad, it's just that the .270 is a bit better. Happy hunting!
 
I sold my Winchester FN Model 70 in .270, and replaced it a few months ago with a Kimber Montana 84L in .25-06
The Kimber is sooo light, balanced perfectly, so quick to point .. and VERY accurate.
And, in .25-06, the Montana has almost zero recoil! ... so what's not to like?

Well I do like it .. love it in fact ... but .. but it just sits in the safe month after month.
Why? ... maybe the other Kimbers get my attention more? .. I don't know.
Thinking it's just about perfect in every way .. but I will still sell it.

(sooner or later, I sell everything .. and yes, suffer seller's remorse)
 
Rembo said:
120 grains at 3000 or 130 grains at 3000......can you see the difference?...I can't see the difference....the deer won't see the difference either.
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Nor will they feel the difference ...cause dead is dead.
Providing the shooter does their part.
Browning A-bolt would be my recommendation for the gun of choice too, blk.synthetic stock.
Of course they are hard to come by, but had to toss that into the equation too .
Tight Groups,
Rob
 
I would definitely go with the 2506.I have used one for over 25 years and it has never let me down yet.I have used on deer ,bear and even moose,i shoot barnes ttsx 100 grain or Nosler 110 Accubonds.I have personaly taken over 30 animals with the 2506.even 6 moose.You don't need a magnum caliber or a bigger bullet.Ist all were you put that first shot.You put a 25 cal bullet behind the front shoulder and it is a dead animal period.My uncle started me in the 25 cals and he has shot over 30 moose with a 25-303 epps improved.Equal to a 257 Roberts Ackley Imp.
So go with the 2506 and never look back.
shoot once and make the shot count always wins.
 
I am a huge fan of the 2506 but have moved on to the 264wm ,I am still looking to add a 257bob to my locker ,,I shot a ton of deer in the north with the 270 and the 308 but I just have a thing for the odd balls ,,good luck with your 2506 ,,Dutch
 
35 years ago my first centrefire was a 270 , with it I shot groundhogs to moose (2) ,using the same rifle for everything I became pretty good with it . Nothing shot went far , since then I have shot 10 more moose with an assortment of bigger magnums , none any deader but with the bigger guns and good shots they dropped quicker especially at longer ranges . With the assortment of animals you might encounter in the Yukon a 270 with a wide range of bullet weights that will be a lot easier to find both loaded and as components will be a lot more versatile than a 25/06 with lighter bullets . At the same velocity lighter bullets have less recoil but depending on range and bullet design heavier bullets are generally more effective on heavier game .
 
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