25-06...up to what size animal to shoot?

1899 said:
I think you'll be fine, especially considering the 5% moose hunting thing. Use premium bullets and hit them behind the shoulder. You'll have be eating moose steak if you do your part. My dad shot his first moose with a 25-06 and factory Winchester 120gr PEP.

Moose aren't that hard to kill, and with a 115gr X or 120 Partition you will have enough penetration to cleanly take moose on a broadside or 1/4-ing away shot at the distances you mention.
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I agree, for your application, a 25-06 would certainly work well. Other options are as BigRedd said, and use a 270, and match the bullet to the task at hand.

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hmm...now im thinking of 270 again :confused:

so, basically both the 25-06 and 270 is adequate for moose from what you guys tell me so really it just comes down to what i want to get. ill start looking at the local places where i can buy ammo to see what my choices are for each caliber since i dont reload yet.

should be getting enough to pay for a new gun, scope, and other crap in a couple weeks so ill wait until then.

which one is generally more accurate with factory ammo? like i said for moose the farthest shot might be 200 yards so accuracy doesnt really matter too much there. but, i obviously need something accurate enough to naila groundhog or coyote out far. where i hunt its possible to shoot up to 500 yards.

thanks for all the help guys

i have owned 3 bushnell banners and have had no probs. is there any point in getting the next one better? legend is it? or would you guys recomend a different brand?

im guessing a 3-9 or 4-12 would be good all around?
 
i was just looking at remingtons ballistic tables and i learnt something new...the 25-05 is better than the 270 overall?

25-06 120gr
coefficient - .362
velocity 100 yards - 2730fps
energy 100 yards - 1985ft/lb
300 yards - 1351ft/lb

270 150gr
coefficient- .261
velocity 100 yards - 2504fps
energy 100 yards - 2087ft/lb
300 yards - 1185ft/lb

i thought that the heavier 270 slug would retain more energy at longer distances but at 300 yards the 25-06 has something like 170ft/lb more energy. also drops quite a bit less at longer ranges.

90% sure of 25-06 now...
 
That data for the 270 is for a roundnose bullet. If you load 140 gr accubonds or 140 gr tsx, i was driving the accubonds at 3000 fps in my son's Tikka last year, there is way more punch than a 25-06 and way more downrange energy. The JBM site lists that load as still going over 2000 fps at 500 yards and delivering 1342footpunds of energy at 500 yards in the 270. The 25-06 is a deer rifle, you can shoot a moose with it, but it sertainly isn't the best choice for the job.
 
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I love 2506, hunt deer with it! Wouldnt personally use it for moose ... but I do hunt with a guy that moose hunts with a 2506, shoot whatever ammo he can find and Id figure he`s` shoot probly 25-30 moose with over the years. So I guess Id say in the right hand its a moose caliber.:eek:
 
I love 2506, hunt deer with it! Wouldnt personally use it for moose ... but I do hunt with a guy that moose hunts with a 2506, shoot whatever ammo he can find and Id figure he`s` shot probly 25-30 moose with over the years. So I guess Id say in the right hand its a moose caliber.:eek:
 
martinbns said:
That data for the 270 is for a roundnose bullet. If you load 140 gr accubonds or 140 gr tsx, i was driving the accubonds at 3000 fps in my son's Tikka last year, there is way more punch than a 25-06 and way more downrange energy. The JBM site lists that load as still going over 2000 fps at 500 yards and delivering 1342footpunds of energy at 500 yards in the 270. The 25-06 is a deer rifle, you can shoot a moose with it, but it sertainly isn't the best choice for the job.
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It is very hard to argue with the added bullet weight of the 270 versus the 25/06
considering they have the same case!

If I had a choice between the two in would be the 270 for sure....
Cat
 
Go for the 270. Many places sell the ammo (even Crappy Tire). It has more oomph when it comes to big game. It gives up very little in trajectory to the 25-06 when shooting varmints. It's entirely legal in SW Ontario for hunting.

As an aside...reloading is the best way to go. So is a good rangefinder and target turrets on your scope.

Terry Perkins
 
25-06 CAN kill bear and moose, given good shot placement and good bullets (100-115 gr. X's, 120 Partitions, similar - at ranges of 300 yards and closer).

That being said, buying a 223 for varmints and a 270 Win for moose would make more sense to me. Cant have enough guns.
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todbartell said:
25-06 CAN kill bear and moose, given good shot placement and good bullets (100-115 gr. X's, 120 Partitions, similar - at ranges of 300 yards and closer).

That being said, buying a 223 for varmints and a 270 Win for moose would make more sense to me. Cant have enough guns.
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Now here's a man after my own heart!! Stevens .223 for the varmints. & Tika .270 for big game.

And my Ruger #1 .25-06 for 'yotes and deer........ which are either varmints or game, depending on my mood! :D
 
Check out the ammo sites, ie Winchester.com, I don't know if too many companies were making bullets larger than major ones. Also if you are looking into reloading check out hornady's site, the bullet list there might give you an idea.
 
120 grain is the heaviest for factory load or handload (although Barnes used to make a 130 gr. 25 cal IIRC in their now defunct 'Original' line - and Remington used to make a 125 gr. 'Extended Range' factory load)
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Richard Graves of Wildcat Bullets in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, makes bonded hunting bullets for .25's in 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 and 150 grains. The are made with Hairfield jackets, .030 in thickness, and come in boxes of 50.

He makes makes heavy for caliber bullets in most calibers. I am currently playing with his bonded 325 grain .338 bullets and I have tried several of his bullets in 4 different calibers so far. Very accurate.
 
it would be interesting to see how a 1:10" twist 25-06 or 257 Wby shoot the 130-150 gr. bullets.

Hornady made the 25 cal 117 gr. SST a flat base rather than a boat tail because it would be too long to stabilize in a 1:10" barrel, IIRC :confused:
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I suspect most of the over 120 grain bullets are getting used by the long range crowd shooting custom rifles chambered in the big .25 wildcats with loooooong barrels.
 
I have a native buddy in Ft Nelson that uses a 257 Rob for evrything he shoots. let me elaborate, he has always been a very ethical hunter when I've been with him and can spot game with an uncanny ability. He scouts a lot and knows where the animals will be at most times. I've seen him shoot that rebarreled (10-1 twist)Rem 721 at moose, elk and bears well over 200 yds. It's the only CF rifle that he owns (he also handloads) and knows its performance inside out. He practices with it at different distances and under different weather conditions on a steady basis, some of his contemporaries think he's nuts. I think he's just interested in quick clean kills and likes to shoot and rather (because of finances) than have several rifles, just learn to shoot what he has. As the above statement by 303, bullet placement is everthing, no matter how big your bullet is. The only other issue that I can see you haveing is getting and useing well constructed bullets and practice until you know what that rifle will do under all conditions that are required of it. bearhunter
 
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