25/06 what does it do best?

It's a great long range gopher gun- tough to see your hits though.

I sold mine and got a 257 wby.

I took a lot of deer, coyotes, and the occasional gopher with it when I had it.
 
I'm just getting into the 25-06 bought a used stainless T/C Prohunter from a buddy a couple months ago couldn't get over the gangly long 28" barrel so it should be arriving at Guntech's door in the next couple of days to get shortened to 24".

Once its home the plan is to use it for long range coyotes with 90gr Sierra Blitzkings and the local blacktail deer with 115gr - 120gr loads.

If it doesn't do what I want I'll sell it and my other sst Prohunter with 22" barrels in 30-06 & 375H&H cause I hardly ever take them out due to always grabbing my much smaller T/C Contender carbines.

As to versatility my buddy that has a 2500 acre ranch here in BC that has to dispatch coyotes and black bears occasionally asked me what round would best reliably do both I told him a 25-06.
 
75 gr vmax for the small stuff and 117 gr sst for everything else. They are my go to guns for everything from squeaks to elk unless I want to save coyote hides, then it's the 22-250. Not the best for dangerous game but thats what nitro expresses are for.
 
bearkilr said:
The 25/06 excels at nothing other than exposing the superiority of the 257 Wby.
It's one of those calibers the world could do without, much like the 270 Win and 7mm RemMag. :)
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Depending on where you live, the 25/06 would be a better choice for deer hunting at ranges where the 257WBY velocity is not required. The 257WBY might be a great choice for Sask, but hardly so here in the Maritimes or Northern Ont. or Que.

As for the other two chamberings mentioned, they aren't as popular as they are for no reason. In some respects the 270 and 7mm are more versatile than the 25/06 for the one gun owner offering heavier bullets.
 
SuperCub said:
Depending on where you live, the 25/06 would be a better choice for deer hunting at ranges where the 257WBY velocity is not required. The 257WBY might be a great choice for Sask, but hardly so here in the Maritimes or Northern Ont. or Que.

As for the other two chamberings mentioned, they aren't as popular as they are for no reason. In some respects the 270 and 7mm are more versatile than the 25/06 for the one gun owner offering heavier bullets.
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I'm right, you're wrong, and nothing you say will change my mind.

Am I starting to sound like a Fudd? :)
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
Can't argue that one...:)
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Really? You sure can! The question was "what does it do best?" "Mice to Moose" is just a silly answer. It's not best for either, and it's not best for very much. It WILL do a lot, but that was not the original question, and there are LOTS of rounds that will do many things reasonably well.

I repeat myself, but it has a very specific usefulness in the "smaller big game" category, and that is it. It is hardly the "best" in even that small, specific use. Bullets are too light for big stuff, too heavy and destructive for varmints, recoil is more than anyone would want to absorb for 200 rounds on a gopher shoot, and there are several rounds that shoot flatter for long range anything. It's a reasonable "jack of all trades" for several applications, but it is "best" for very little. I prefer more ideal rounds for whatever I am doing.
 
rral22 said:
Really? You sure can! The question was "what does it do best?" "Mice to Moose" is just a silly answer. It's not best for either, and it's not best for very much. It WILL do a lot, but that was not the original question, and there are LOTS of rounds that will do many things reasonably well.

I repeat myself, but it has a very specific usefulness in the "smaller big game" category, and that is it. It is hardly the "best" in even that small, specific use. Bullets are too light for big stuff, too heavy and destructive for varmints, recoil is more than anyone would want to absorb for 200 rounds on a gopher shoot, and there are several rounds that shoot flatter for long range anything. It's a reasonable "jack of all trades" for several applications, but it is "best" for very little. I prefer more ideal rounds for whatever I am doing.
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I have used most of the so called "ideal" rounds for critters over the years but it all boils down to putting the pill designed for the job in the right spot & at the right distance for the shooter. Hell, any half decent reloader can taylor the .25-06 for most any critter in N.A. and a pile of overseas game as well.

Natch, you don't want the small bores in a charging, dangerous game situation.
 
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