RE: .25-06
I have handloaded the 25-06 for a friend. Every shothas beena hit and an instant kill. One thing he does not care for and that is how much meat you lose with this cartridge. We would use 117 to 120 gr bullets, but that bullet is really moving. If I hunted varmints, coyotes, deer andmaybe elkand wanted only one caliber, I would go with the 25-06. If I wanted just a deer/elk rifle, I would go with a caliber that is bigger with a slower and heavier bullet (7mm-08, 308, 270, 280, 30-06).