Your feelings on the 25-06....
05-19-2006, 03:49 PM
#21
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
For use on deer or smaller game the 25-06 will do anything that the 270win can.For elk or moose,both will work,but neither is ideal.
For use on deer or smaller game the 25-06 will do anything that the 270win can.For elk or moose,both will work,but neither is ideal.
You can also be in bumland, nowhere and always find .270 ammo.
05-19-2006, 04:01 PM
#22
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
I have a couple of friends that love the caliber, but I personally don't see enough difference in 25-06 to my 270 to justify purchasing a gun in the caliber. If I were starting from scratch, I would probably study it alot harder. I have always viewed it as an "in between" caliber to a 243 and a 270, and since I have both, oh well...JMO
05-19-2006, 09:09 PM
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
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ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
For use on deer or smaller game the 25-06 will do anything that the 270win can.For elk or moose,both will work,but neither is ideal.
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You are contradicting yourself.You agree that on deer or smaller gamethe 25-06 will do anything that the 270win will,and you agree that neither the 25-06 or the 270win are ideal for elk or moose.So since the 25-06 produces less recoil and shoots a smaller bullet that is more suitable for coyotes and varmints,it is the 270win that has no point other than to fill your gunsafe with another weapon.
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
For use on deer or smaller game the 25-06 will do anything that the 270win can.For elk or moose,both will work,but neither is ideal.
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Yes I agree.
The .270 does what it does but better so I can't see the point of the 25.06 except to fill your gunsafe with another weapon;
05-19-2006, 09:30 PM
#26
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
I have taken quite a few mulies with the 25-06 and the 270. Two of my favorite cartridges for that purpose. However my my expierence the 270 is a far better choice for big deer. In all my years of using the 270, I have not nor even considered using it for varmits. I will agree that there is no reason it wouldn't work but as a dual purpose deer/varmit, the 25-06 would be my choice. But on another note, I feel the 270 is efficient for elk and moose as well. Just use the right bullet.
05-19-2006, 10:32 PM
#27
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
North Texan are you reloading the 75 gr or buying factory as this ballistic chart doesn't show a 75 gr?
05-19-2006, 11:02 PM
#28
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RE: Your feelings on the 25-06....
However my my expierence the 270 is a far better choice for big deer. In all my years of using the 270, I have not nor even considered using it for varmits. I will agree that there is no reason it wouldn't work but as a dual purpose deer/varmit, the 25-06 would be my choice. But on another note, I feel the 270 is efficient for elk and moose as well.