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Is the 25-06 obsolete/unpopular now?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hack" data-source="post: 3939406" data-attributes="member: 51299"><p>From NRA American Hunter:</p><p></p><p><strong>.25-06 Remington:</strong> Adolph Niedner necked down the .30-06 Springfield case to hold .257-inch bullets in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until 1969 that Remington legitimized that wildcat cartridge as the .25-06 Remington. The cartridge found favor with hunters who wanted a single rifle for shooting everything from varmints to deer and even elk. When loaded with 100-grain Nosler <a href="https://www.nosler.com/products/ammunition/product-line/ballistic-tipr-hunting.html" target="_blank">Ballistic Tip</a> ammo, at 3,220 fps the .25-06 hits just 5.9-inches low at 300 yards (when zeroed at 200 yards), and that makes shooting in open country easier. It’s no wonder famed Wyoming gun writer and hunter Bob Milek championed this cartridge. He appreciated the .25-06’s flat trajectory and mild recoil, and he found it to be an efficient killer.</p><p></p><p>I must agree. Years ago, a friend of mine drew a Shiras moose tag in Idaho, and I questioned his decision to carry a .25-06 on that hunt. A few days later he killed his bull with a single 120-grain <a href="https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-line/partitionr.html" target="_blank">Partition</a> bullet. Upon impact, the bull tensed, took three steps forward and dropped. I witnessed very similar performance when my friend and fellow outdoor writer David Draper shot a big aoudad ram across a windy canyon with the .25-06. The .25-06 is light for elk and moose (although it has accounted for several of each), but for hogs, sheep, deer and antelope it’s darn near perfect. It’s also a great gun for predators and varmints, and its modest recoil (about 12 pounds in an average weight sporter rifle) makes it a superb option even for new shooters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hack, post: 3939406, member: 51299"] From NRA American Hunter: [B].25-06 Remington:[/B] Adolph Niedner necked down the .30-06 Springfield case to hold .257-inch bullets in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until 1969 that Remington legitimized that wildcat cartridge as the .25-06 Remington. The cartridge found favor with hunters who wanted a single rifle for shooting everything from varmints to deer and even elk. When loaded with 100-grain Nosler [URL='https://www.nosler.com/products/ammunition/product-line/ballistic-tipr-hunting.html']Ballistic Tip[/URL] ammo, at 3,220 fps the .25-06 hits just 5.9-inches low at 300 yards (when zeroed at 200 yards), and that makes shooting in open country easier. It’s no wonder famed Wyoming gun writer and hunter Bob Milek championed this cartridge. He appreciated the .25-06’s flat trajectory and mild recoil, and he found it to be an efficient killer. I must agree. Years ago, a friend of mine drew a Shiras moose tag in Idaho, and I questioned his decision to carry a .25-06 on that hunt. A few days later he killed his bull with a single 120-grain [URL='https://www.nosler.com/products/bullets/product-line/partitionr.html']Partition[/URL] bullet. Upon impact, the bull tensed, took three steps forward and dropped. I witnessed very similar performance when my friend and fellow outdoor writer David Draper shot a big aoudad ram across a windy canyon with the .25-06. The .25-06 is light for elk and moose (although it has accounted for several of each), but for hogs, sheep, deer and antelope it’s darn near perfect. It’s also a great gun for predators and varmints, and its modest recoil (about 12 pounds in an average weight sporter rifle) makes it a superb option even for new shooters. [/QUOTE]
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