.25-06
 

Hey guys,

Do you guys have any experience with hunting deer with the .25-06 caliber? I am looking into one and have heard very good reviews. I am looking into the Marlin XL7.

Thanks

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Excellent, excellent caliber. especially for the mid west where shots could go a bit. I would use that caliber up to and including an elk. I have a 25-06 and it is the go to texas, new mexico etc. long range gun.

6mm is pretty damn good to and very much like a 25-06

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my grandpa uses a remington 700 25-06 and loves it. he can drop deer at 500 with it. its a flat-shooting gun and great caliber

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I have a New England Firearms single shot in 25-06 and it is an excellent deer rifle !

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Nothing wrong with a 25-06
Just a 30-06 necked down-.270 necked down further and presto you have the 25-06.The biggest draw back to the 25 is finding ammo in out of the way places and bullet selection is minimal.Other than that ,good coyote gun,flat shooter.

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Whiskeytrain
I have shot at least 50 deer,antelope and elk with my 2506.I have used it down in the brush river bottoms,hayfields,sage flats and rough Missouri River breaks.The 2506 kills way better than the paper ballistics would indicated.My deer and antelope bullets are 100 grain Hornady Spire points.My Elk bullet was the 117 grain Hornady.Twice I grabbed the wrong bullet box and was forced to shoot cow elk with 100 grain Hornady spire points.Lung shots,200 yds.,bang,1 1/2 steps,dead cow elk.I have a 6 power Leupold scope on my rifle.I have recovered 1 bullet from under the hide of a large elk shoot at 331 paces.It was a 117 grain.It mushroom back to the cannaluer and stopped just under the hide on the off side.Most of the shots were lung/heart or neck shots.I have never needed to use any other bullets.My 2506 shots 5 shot 5/8 inch groups at 100 yds off sandbags.I've owned Rugers,Savage,Interarms rifles in 2506 they all shot great.
You will really enjoy your journey with the 2506.Bill

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love my .25-06

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Hard to beat for whitetails andother similarly sizedgame. Have owned at least one for the past 30 years. Flat shooting, plenty of energy, goodbullet selectionand very little recoil.

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The 2506 is a great big game rifle i have gotten bear and deer with mine and none went further than 10 yds after being shot.

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I love my 25-06 good caliber.

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Love my 25-06. The only downfall is finding ammo at times. You can always buy ammo online but if you happen to forget ammo on a trip sometime you may have trouble finding ammo.

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A fine choice for deer.

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Great Gun you picked. YOu will love it. I just picked one up and its proving to be a great gun at a great price.

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Thanks, guys. Im stoked about the gun but NO ONE has it in stock. It is even hard to find if you try ordering it. Looks like I will be waiting a while

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i love my 25-06. excellent on deer with minimal recoil.I took a 275lb boar back in december. dropped it in its tracks. 115gr ballistic silvertips are the best bullets for it in my opinion. i want to try the 110gr accubonds but they are kinda hard to find. i know sportsmans warehouse carries them but not bass pro. my 25-06 is a ruger m77 hawkeye and i got it chrismas 2007 so i have only had it for 1 full hunting season. took 3 deer and a hog this year.

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Mine (Cooper 52M) likes Barnes TSX.

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My newest rifle is my 25-06 (2 years old)and I havent picked up another one since I got this one, In the last couple years I have put several animals down with the biggest being a 250lb Sika buck and the Sika didnt go 20 steps... Good round, My wife and 8 year old daughter both shoot this rifle....