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Do you think a 25-06 would bea good fit for in between a 243 and a 30 06?

The 25-06 is a great round! I own one in a Ruger. Have owned several through the years. The 270 is also a great round. I have owned many through the years. For those of you who are stuck on the 270....get yourself a 280 Remington and get out of your rut. That 7mm is a lot more versatile.

Clint

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Do you think a 25-06 would bea good fit for in between a 243 and a 30 06?

Not really that much of a gap there between it and the 243 Win. I never cared for the 25-06 much anyways. Too much overbore.

I love my 25-06. Flat shooter, mild recoil and kills deer like lightening. You won't regret owning one.

As for the 270 lovers? I respond to their main points like this. First, for whitetails and pronghorn a 270 won't do anything that a 25-06 can't do except kick you harder. Second, a 25-06 is a more versatile varmit gun than a 270. And last, if I do ever go after something bigger than whitetails I'd want a bigger caliber than a 25-06 or a 270. So that argument doesn't hold water with me.

You could get real froggy and jump on a .25 WSSM. I've got a Browning A-bolt Medallion in it and it is a great gun. Overall compact size, mild recoil, short bolt throw for a quick follow up if needs be.

It really a fun little gun to shoot.

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Second, a 25-06 is a more versatile varmit gun than a 270.

WRONG!

Is a .270 more versatile as a varmint round? I doubt you'll find many to agree with that!!!!!

a 270 is too big for yotes, Ive seen a few from my buddy, they get pretty messed up.

Yes in my haste I misread that to say the 25-06 was more versatile than the 270. I will agree it has a few more bullet weights in the varmint range, but load up a 90 grain bullet in a 270 and it works very well. You can load a 270 Win with anything from a 90 all the way to a 180 grain bullet.

I've owned/shot a 25-06, but never again. Oh, it was a good rifle, accurate, etc. Did a fine job on antelope, and turned more than a few rockchucks inside out (literally).
But, the rifle kicked as much, and was as loud (if not louder) than most any 270 I shot.
So, I figure I might as well have the slightly bigger caliber as it would be more versatile
for big game. In factory ammo, the heaviest 25-06 goes 120gr., but in 270 I can get
130gr., 140, and 150gr. For varmint rounds the 25-06 has 90gr. & 100gr., and the
270 has the 100gr. load from Remington. If we handload, both have a similar selection
of varmint bullets, but the 270 wins for the heavier bullets available (up to 160gr.Nosler).

As for moving up to a 7mm, why? There's no decent factory ammo avail. for varminting.
As for big game, the difference between these two is .007" bullet diameter (270=.277", and 7mm = .284"). I suppose if I absolutely had to have a 175gr. bullet for something then I'd pick a 7mm (280 Rem., 7x57, or 7mm Rem.Mag.), but a 270 using the 160gr.
Nosler should do nicely for elk and moose. Even with just the 150gr. Nosler Partition as
loaded by Federal, it does the job pretty well. The only real advantage in the 7mm is
the extra velocity given by the 7mmRem.Mag, and that just means a few extra yards.
So, I'll hunt a little harder/get closer, and put up with less muzzle blast & recoil, and be able to shoot more cause the 270 ammo is cheaper too.

Anyway, that's my reasoning on the 270. To each his own, and it all keeps the cash flowing into the coffers of Rem., Win., Ruger, etal.:D