25-06 as a precision round

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do many shooters use this round?
i know its a 6.5mm projectile, is it inferior to the 6.5br as far as accuracy and range ?

i dont see many people building rigs in this calibre . many hunters here use it , but i dont hear much else

looking for opinions on the round from those more experienced than i am ( which is pretty much everyone here :D )
 
Apparently the primary reason that .25 rifles aren't much used for target shooting is the lack of true match grade bullets.
6.5-06, a wildcat - has seen limited use. Performance is similar to 6.5x.284.
 
25/06 is a great round. But as stated above there isnt a large selection of High BC match bullets offered in .257.
 
If you truly want an accurate rifle, a match quality barrel is a must. And if you are going to this expense and effort, reloading makes a lot of sense.

Berger now makes a 115gr VLD bullet allowing this cal to be very accurate.

The 25-06 is a very big case but will easily push the 115gr bullet to 3000fps in shorter barrels.

I would suggest a wildcat based off the 308 family. The 25 souper is one I have heard of. wouldn't need to run high pressures and would get going very well in 26" and longer barrels.

You should be able to use the 6XC, 6.5X47L and Creedmore, 22/250 as parent cases to get the job done very nicely when operating at 'br' pressures and longer barrels.

Would have no issue going to 1000m

Jerry
 
I recently bought a barrel for an upcoming F Class rifle, and very nearly went 257 Roberts just to be different. With the 115 VLD Jerry mentioned, it could be great.

But common sense won out. It would mean building a gun around one bullet and hoping that the rifle liked that bullet. The lack of Lapua brass, a match reamer, etc. It just didn't make enough sense to justify.
 
.25-06

Gidday mate.
As for hunting; I've used both the .25-06 and the 257 Roberts on game (mostly in the South-Isl of NZ) in the past and have also tried most other cal's. over the yrs. However, I've taken most game very effectively with the 6.5 bore-sizes: reason this is still my favorite cal.. Aspecially the new 6.5X47 Lapua is not only an awesome performer in a neat, small & very efficient case for target-range practise, but it has already proven itself very succesfully on game during this years hunting-season!
*The .25 cal might be a great performer on game and be able to shoot out to ranges of 600mtr plus; however so do most other calibers with some practise! When it comes to Longrange target-shooting: projectiles in the .25 cal. bore size are lacking several things the 6mm, 6.5mm & 7mm's ( plus .30 & .338 cal. to a slightly lesser degree) do have!
*Most importantly: It all starts with a great selection of Match bullets. Check your BC's & SD's on your .25 cal. bullets and compare them to that of the 6.5 & 7mm bullets? You'll notice that there is quite a difference in the nr's; reason manufacturers won't produce them for your favorite cal. mate.
I guess the .25 cal. would need Match-bullet weights of around 130-135gr. to get near the 6.5's /140-144gr figures and this would be an awfull long pill: comparable to the 6.5 /155-160gr. props!
Who knows: maybe in time they will put out some heavyweight .25 cal. Match-projectiles?
Cheers,
Jan
 
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