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25-06 or 6.5x55?
I'm debatiing which to buy next. I want the option to hunt the occasional coyote or ground hog and also backup as a deer rifle. My goto deer setup now is a custom shop model 7 in .350 rem mag and I hunt heavy cover mostly for good sized Ontario/Canada deer. My buck weighed 0ver 270 this past season. I also would use it on out of province hunts for antelope, caribou and mule deer but I also already use my 7mm rem mag Finnlite mostly for that. Opinions anyone?
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RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
I would go with a .25-06 because the ammo is more available than the 6.5x55 is, at least in my area, but 6.5x55 ammo might be more common in Canada if there is more European influence in what's apopular firearm.
I think you should also consider the .303 British cal., it's pretty good from what I hear, and the ammo should be pretty common where you are, but in my area it's not uncommon, it seems people down here like sporterized Lee Enfield rifles. |
RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
I have the 25-06 with a 26" barrel and Have used it on deer and elk both ,no problems at all . I also have the 6.5X55 swede in a model 70 classic featherweight . Great gun but doesn't have the range of the 25-06 .
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RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
ORIGINAL: younggun243 I would go with a .25-06 because the ammo is more available than the 6.5x55 is, at least in my area, but 6.5x55 ammo might be more common in Canada if there is more European influence in what's apopular firearm. I think you should also consider the .303 British cal., it's pretty good from what I hear, and the ammo should be pretty common where you are, but in my area it's not uncommon, it seems people down here like sporterized Lee Enfield rifles. |
RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
I'd go with the 6.5x55.
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RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
Well, if you're looking for a mostlyvarmit and good for deerround, you should just get a .243.
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RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
I don't have any experience with the 25-06, but it certainly has a faithful following.
I do have experience with the 6.5 X 55, and I find it to be have a truly WIDE range of applications. I'm not sure how much it trails the 25-06 in terms of flat shooting, but it isn't bad all by itself. I do know that it has won more than a few long range competitions. Halcon, that Model 70 fw in 6.5 X 55 must be a dandy. I'd love to have that set-up or maybe even a 7 X 57. |
RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
ORIGINAL: KonaBoy I'd go with the 6.5x55. |
RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
ORIGINAL: TerryM ORIGINAL: KonaBoy I'd go with the 6.5x55. |
RE: 25-06 or 6.5x55?
For coyotes and varmints, the .25-06 is a great round, especially if you handload. I load mine with 75 gr. V-Max's, and they make some dandy coyote medicine. Not real easy on hides,though. Shoot very flat and fast, and buck wind pretty good. For larger game, it will handle bullets up to 120 grains.
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