Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Looks like as close to dead even as it gets to these eyes, and I don't have a dog in the fight.
25-06 A dead Calibur ?
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Looks like as close to dead even as it gets to these eyes, and I don't have a dog in the fight.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
While I don't know for sure, Douglas might have one, he seems to favor .284 based cartridges.
nowarningshot
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Individual use of one rifle in a collection is completely choice. For many years now the default has been a T3 30-06 that was my fathers last rifle. We pick what we carry for many reasons, what we are after, at what range, are we on stand/quad/walking.
My Ruger M77 varmit/target in 25-06 is a heavy beast. It has next to no recoil, yet shoots 120's like a laser. I can literally write my name on the target. I would not hesitate to take on a Moose at close to medium range. It also has a significant advantage over the 243 for terminal performance with the disadvantage being the weight for a youth or woman. A excellent quad or beanfield rifle for the south province where deer, black bear and spike Moose are the likely game.
Who was it that said only accurate rifles are interesting. My 25-06 is interesting.
My Ruger M77 varmit/target in 25-06 is a heavy beast. It has next to no recoil, yet shoots 120's like a laser. I can literally write my name on the target. I would not hesitate to take on a Moose at close to medium range. It also has a significant advantage over the 243 for terminal performance with the disadvantage being the weight for a youth or woman. A excellent quad or beanfield rifle for the south province where deer, black bear and spike Moose are the likely game.
Who was it that said only accurate rifles are interesting. My 25-06 is interesting.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Average 25-06 guy shoots a 115gr Partition @ 2900 fps..........
You're right the Partition has an atrocious history on game, especially when propelled at strong velocities.
And how well does the 6.5 shoot a 75gr HP? Both are equally "good", they just have different edges of the niche, which is a very small niche naturally. Anything a 140gr will kill, so will the Partition you mention. And the .25s shoot just as flat as the 6.5s, even the hot ones like 6.5-284, and will counter your .264 Win Mag with .257 Weatherby. What do we expect when they're the same bullet, with a sheet of paper's thickness difference between them? It's amusing how caught up we get in the tiniest differences... but where would this forum be without $%&^ hair dimensional differences! I suspect we'd all have .270s in Savage Axis', and meet or exceed anything we're arguing about here.
Ha ha, thank you for proving my point!
Average 25-06 guy shoots a 115gr Partition @ 2900 fps..........
Strange, I loaded for two 25-06s and had no problem reaching 3100 with bullet weights of 115, 117, and 120 using MRP and H1000 without pressure signs..
M12shooter
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- Location
- East St. Paul, mb
I have carried a 25-06 every deer season since 1985. Sako Hunter AV. As of late I've been pushing 100 grain Barnes TSX to about 3200fps. Theses shoot bug hole groups off the bench and are deadly on the biggest whitetails. Love the "quarter bore". Is it a dead calibre...not to me!
bearkilr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
110 get vs 130 gr. hmmm.......
I guess you can choose whatever bullet weights you like to "prove" your point about the 25-06's prowess.
Hint: Believe it or not, it'll work for most calibers out there.
there is a 6mm Remington or 6x57 out there.
Same cartridge. Different name. Both originally come from the 8x57 Mauser. 7x57, 257 Bob, 6mm Rem. All the same case
Not sure what you're getting at with this reply but if you re-read my post (and the one before it...) you'll see that my post was pro 25-06.
Not sure what you're getting at with this reply but if you re-read my post (and the one before it...) you'll see that my post was pro 25-06.
I AM agreeing with you, simply disagreeing with the " pales in comparison " comment from another poster...
burnt_servo
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- right in the middle of b.c.
undo the barrel nut , unscrew the barrel from the action .
( it might be tight the first few times )
screw in the new barrel , insert what ever you are using to set the headspace , and close the bolt .
turn the barrel down until it is snug .
tighten barrel nut .
open bolt and put a 2 thou piece of shim stock behind whatever your using to set the headspace , try to close bolt .
if you can't fully close the bolt you are good to go .
it you can close the bolt , you didn't get the barrel snug enough .
this is how I do it .....
this is also assuming your using cartridges with similar case head diameters ( ie 30-06 family , magnum family , 223 family ect.... )
if your going to switch family's you will also need to swap out bolt heads .
depending on what rounds your switching back and forth from , you may also need a different magazine and trigger guard for the axis , as well as being aware that the guide for the bolt head needs to be turned one way for short rounds ( 308 length ) , and the other way for long rounds (30-06 length ) .
once you do it a few times it is easy .
btw all small shank savage barrels work with the axis
burnt_servo
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- right in the middle of b.c.
the axis headspace in the exact same manner
