25-06

I have had a 25-06 for 30yrs or more now. The last few years I have been leaving them in the safe and shooting my deer with 6mm or smaller rifles although. I bought my 13yr old son a 25-06AI last year and he shot his first deer with it. I am only letting him shoot standard 25-06 loads with it although until he gets a bit older and bigger but even in a Tikka T3 he has no problems with recoil and managed a one shot kill dropping his deer right in its tracks.
I am planning on shooting a deer with my 25-06AI this year but have a bit more load development to do over the next couple weeks before I settle on the combo I will use. It is a small bonus that my son fireforms all my brass for me when he is target shooting and all I have to do is neck size it to reload for my use.
 
'Boo said:
If deer were the largest animals on the menu then either will work. If larger animals - say moose or elk - are targeted then the 25-06 answers your question.
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Ok ,mainly for deer her in northern BC. Have a dedicated moose/elk rifle already in .300 Win Mag. Just looking for a flat fast shooting round with low recoil for deer.
 
Rob said:
I buy my 25-06 ammo at Canadian Tire in Oromocto, New Brunswick. (I finally quit reloading after 40 years of making everything from .38 to 45-70. I just don't have the time for it anymore.) I have yet to have a problem finding 25-06 in "common" stores.
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By the way, I only bought 3 boxes and they have plenty more...
 
The Hornady 25-06 Rem (117 gr InterLock® BTSP American Whitetail®) can do three shot 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards in my Kimber Montana.
Each shot from a cold and fouled barrel. Scope is an older 3-12 Swarovski Habicht.
 
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Rob said:
The Hornady 25-06 Rem (117 gr InterLock® BTSP American Whitetail®) will do three shot 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards in my Kimber Montana. Each shot from a cold barrel.
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Well done!! I have a Savage 112 BVSS in .25-06 and using the 117gr Sierra Spitzer BT ahead of IMR 4350, I've been getting very similar results. On it I have a Leupold VX-III, 6.5-20 long range scope with Varmint reticle. I have a scan of a target I'd post but since the photoshop :rolleyes: 'mixup' a while back, I haven't yet made other arrangements. The basics, and my best group of it are, a group of 0.486", shot at 185yds and witnessed.
 
SuperCub said:
That Canadian Tire in Oromocto would not be the norm for selection in other stores. I doubt you could buy 25-06 in Saint John.
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Well, I've been wrong before. Just checked the ammo selection in CDN Tire East here in SJ. Much to my surprise there was two selections of 25-06 to choose from and more surprising was three boxes of 35Whelen.

OTOH .......... It was well stocked with all the usual suspects, but nary a box of the current rage 6.5CM.
 
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