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25-06

jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
edited April 2002 in General Discussion
Ok you 'all got me sold on the 25-06 cal for hogs.
Now what brand of gun.

I have heard the ruger 77 m11 is better than most out of the box?

Thoughts??
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any input on 25-06 for hunting whitetail and mule deer.Thank You
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So ive heard that this is probably the most superior varmint rifle available today. Do they make this gun in a semi? What is the best manufacturer out there for this rifle? And maybe some prices if at all possible.

    lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal!
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whats the general opinion on this caliber?? Im geting ready to aquire one in trade and I was just curious about this caliber.

    Thanks,
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  • laxcoachlaxcoach Member Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Let me go on record as a 25-06 nut for varmits and deer (as many on the board know !). Your post will probably start another squabble among those who think other calibers are better suited for varmits, but I won't go there. As to a semi in 25-06, Browning has the BAR chambered in 25-06, but for precision shooting (as in long range warmit shooting) stick with the bolt action.
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would definantly go with the bolt action anyway but I want too see whats out there

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  • varmit huntervarmit hunter Member Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jastr,I have shot Texas white tail with about every caliber you can dream up.Nothing drops them like a 25/06.I prefer a 22/250 or .243 for my varmit work.

    A unarmed man is a subject.A armed man is a citizen.
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You know my father in law is a gun nut such as myself, the man probably know just as much about guns as anyone on here. I could sit there and talk too him about guns for hours. The man served in the korean war and helped design the hawk missile systms still used today, but he happens too be one of those narrow minded folks that we sometimes find around here that thinks you need a .416 rigby too kill a rabbit. and at least a .500 nitro too kill a deer. (just a little exageration on my part) but he thinks anything less that a .30 cal is worthless on anything but varmint. swears by his m-14 till the day he dies( i dont blame him on that one) When I brought up the Question about the 25-06 on deer... He said stick with your 308. The 25-06 is a varmint rifle.

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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    Go get you a 25-06 in any one of many quality bolt actions offered.(I prefer the 700's) but Ruger, Savage or Winchester makes them too. Then take the old man out and show him what he's been missing by not using one of the greatest calibers ever devised!!! GHD
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  • 25-0625-06 Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use a good bolt action with at least a 24" barrel in the 25-06 and any good bullet from 100 to 120 grains, and kill any deer you might encounter. Best handloads will probably be with 4350, 4831, maybe RL-22, or Norma MRP. The Remington 700 has the easiest trigger to adjust to lighter than factory pull. Ruger 77's come with their own rings, which saves a little money, but you may not like the trigger. Winchester M70's are good, but you have to work at getting the trigger down to 3 lbs. And the old ugly Savage will probably surprise you with how good it shoots, but the trigger is a problem on them also. I'd probably go with a new Remington 700 stainless, synthetic, you can carry it in the truck all year and not worry about rust.
    For factory ammo, try Federal Premium with 100 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. My two cents worth, Good luck on whatever you decide.
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  • jastrjastr Member Posts: 463 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the tips.. I wish someone around here had one that I could shoot just too check it out first hand

    lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal!
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Definitely have to get me a 25-06.

    Have never owned a Savage, but in reading various posts sounds like they must be a better rifle than I thought. Would you say they compare to a Remington ADL/BDL or Winchester model 70?

    Any advice appreciated.

    B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze
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  • 25-0625-06 Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Airborne, the Savages are built more as ulitarian guns, although they do make some fancier models. I do not care for the synthetic stocks they use, and that barrel lock nut always looks ugly to me. But most of them I have been around are pretty accurate. For as cheap as they are it is amazing to me. Bob Grennleaf who helped design them had an article in Precision Shooting some time back that explained how they were designed for economy of manufacture and it turned out that these money saving methods actually enhanced the accuracy potential. The trigger is the main drawback to me, I generally replace them with a Sharpshooter which you can adjust down to 2 Lbs. or lower. I also think Savage knows how to make a quality barrel.
    Remington or Winchester sporters shoot about the same to me, maybe out of ten guns of each make, Remington might have the edge in accuracy. In varmint rifles, I'd go with Remington or Savage.
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  • airborneairborne Member Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    25-06

    Thanks for the information. Personally have been a Remington supporter for bolt action type rifles, hard to beat an ADL or BDL. Winchester model 70's, pre 64, are getting ridiculous price wise.

    In the past have hunted primarily with 30-06, .243., .270, etc., but do not currently own anything in 25-06, but give me time and that will change. Guaranteed.

    Will probably begin my search for a Remington or possibly a Browning. Have always been a big supporter in, "you get what you pay for". Of course there's always a bargin out there if you search long enough, "even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then".

    B - BreatheR - RelaxA - AimS - SightS - Squeeze

    Edited by - airborne on 04/18/2002 11:43:46
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