RE: 25-06 and its effectiveness on Deer
I have only shot one deer in my life with a 25-06, and it went down like a French prize fighter. I think I was shooting 117gr or 115gr (I don't know why 117 sticks out in my mind) soft point bullets. It was a big doe in western South Carolina. I was in college and borrowed the rifle from a friend of mine whose family farm we were hunting on. Gun shot extremely well. I'd certainly say that for any medium sized game the 25-06 will certainly do the job nicely.