25-06 to or not to

[mick204]

I am thinking of getting another rifle for everything ( Varminting,ferals, pigs,goats and deer) i am thinking of a 25-06 i will have around $1500 to $2000 dollars to spend hopefully someone here has one and can let me in on some info

Thanks advance Mick

[Buffy]

Model 70's your man!!!

cheers BB

[ogre6br]

id choose a 6.5x55 seeing you have deer in the mix
but if you are set on a 25/06- go for it

for $2k you could just about build a custom gun


but KJD's 7/08 could do all you want as well and it's been built by a quality smith and will give years of service

Later
p

[dave]

Had a rem sendero in this cal and it was fearce varmint rifle, smoked anything it was pointed at. One of those ones you think hmmmmm should have i gotten rid of that......

[mick204]

Have not thought about the 7mm08 a mate is getting one in a few weeks will take a look i already have a 308 and a 204 looking for some thing in the middle of those two pref with a shorter barrel for when i am spotlighting My long barrel on the 204 was giving me greif all week last week..

Cheers Mick

[Rinso]

id choose a 6.5x55 seeing you have deer in the mix
but if you are set on a 25/06- go for it

for $2k you could just about build a custom gun


but KJD's 7/08 could do all you want as well and it's been built by a quality smith and will give years of service

Later
p

Ogre,

You would recommend a 6.5 something for an elephant gun

mick,
The 25.06, 25.06AI are outstanding for long range varmit work .. they will take care of goats and pigs as far as you can hit them.
As for deer they are more than capable of dropping deer and are commonly used for deer in the USA.

cheers
Rinso

[ogre6br]

Ogre,

You would recommend a 6.5 something for an elephant gun
cheers
Rinso

you know me so well

P

[Model70]

25-06 would be pretty hard to pass up, shoot well with a variety of loads
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And for that sort of money, you can get a very good 2nd hander, you couldnt possibly go wrong!

[ogre6br]

Ogre,

You would recommend a 6.5 something for an elephant gun

cheers
Rinso

well been thinking about that over night

6.5x68 with a custom 160 grain Barnes monolithic solid doing 3100+ fps

that should go all the way into the skull for a clean kill

not my first choice for an elephant gun- i wont ever shoot a elephant- but certainly doable with something like that

later
P

[JP]

The 25-06 is an excellent cartidge, flat and hard. And with a .204 already it fits perfectly in the middle of your next step up and third rifle which is likely to be one of the 30 cal's ...

[Brad Y]

I once cut a small tree down in three shots with a 25-06. Very impressed. I would love one in a ruger number 1 as a long range varmint gun. But i have no need for it. You should also see what is on my want but dont need list

[brad]

absobloodylutely !!
i replaced my first(shot out)25/06 with a 25/06AI ! and i love it !
kills like lightning, easy to shoot, easy to feed !


not bad on varmints



the boolits are sexy too !



and they shoot pretty well also

87gn HP's

117gn SST's

[Model70]

Gee Brad that one in the top pic (AI?) looks sweet!

[brad]

Gee Brad that one in the top pic (AI?) looks sweet!

yeah mate 25/06AI - actually i think that top group was the 85gn Nosler BT's you sent me !
it looks good and shoots great but unless you get it reamed at mates rates( i did !) its probably not worth the expense, plus the dies are dear as sin if you want a full set. but i still love it - fur to pizza with one finger

[Model70]

Thanks brad, I like mine the way it is without molesting it!!