What gun for 2011 antelope hunt ?
04-19-2010, 01:48 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,780
I beleive that those two are the best antelope rounds available. I narrowed it down to those two when it was my time to choose, and ended up with the .25-06. Neither of them has a great deal of recoil. The .25-06 recoils just a bit more than a .243 - and just a bit less than a .270 Win. The Weatherby does kick and fuss a little bit more than the .25-06 - feels more like a .270 Win to me. I am very comfortable at ranges to 400 yards or so with my .25-06 with 100 grain bullets, beyond that it can be tough in the Wyoming wind. Either would be a great choice.
04-19-2010, 07:29 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: West NE
Posts: 1,455
I'd like to see what a screaming 80gr TTSX would do through a 25 on lopers. A friend of mine was toting some 75gr hdy HPs over a modest load of varget in his 25-06 and got his farthest kill shot at about 500yds slant range. Them bitty bullets going fast do a number on deer, too.
04-19-2010, 07:57 PM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 604
Since you already have a 270 Weatherby I would go with the 25-06. The 270 Weatherby will actually match the 257 weatherby trajectories at 400 yards due to the higher BC bullets available in 270 caliber. The 25-06 will offer some separation in performance from the 270 Weatherby but it is still more than adaquate for antelope at 400 yards with the right bullet.
04-20-2010, 07:48 AM
#17
Giant Nontypical
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You can either shoot what you already own or use this as an excuse to buy something new.
For pronghorn, it would be hard to beat a .25-06 or a .257 Weatherby., but lots of cartridges will work, from the diminutive .243 to the demonstrative .338 Win Mag (probably no more meat damage than a .243 or .25-06, as the .338 Win Mag will probably pass through with no expansion). Or use your .338 Lapua -- same idea, bullet won't expand so probably won't damage meat much -- just drill a .34" hole right through the pronghorn. If it is as accurate as you say it is, you can skip directly to "ready-to-go" with a load that works well in your rifle.
Generally you don't need to shoot 300-400 yards.
For pronghorn, it would be hard to beat a .25-06 or a .257 Weatherby., but lots of cartridges will work, from the diminutive .243 to the demonstrative .338 Win Mag (probably no more meat damage than a .243 or .25-06, as the .338 Win Mag will probably pass through with no expansion). Or use your .338 Lapua -- same idea, bullet won't expand so probably won't damage meat much -- just drill a .34" hole right through the pronghorn. If it is as accurate as you say it is, you can skip directly to "ready-to-go" with a load that works well in your rifle.
Generally you don't need to shoot 300-400 yards.
Last edited by Alsatian; 04-20-2010 at 07:54 AM.
