often see alot of tech,data for different calibers.. BC , sectional density, velocity ect... one supposedly better than the other ect.. On paper i suppose it's true, or possibly ultra long range. But my experience over the years , and countless deer shot by myself ,my sons , my daughter, brothers ect.. has been that there really isn't a nickles worth of difference between calibers when it comes to killing deer. i have seen my daughter drop two good sized whitetails in there tracks, i mean , bang ,flop with a 22-250 (yea i know it is to light for deer) but she waited for a good shot put the bullet right where she needed to. I have also seen her drop whitetails on the spot with her 243 one at a lazered 330 something yards. I have shot many , many deer at ranges of 40 yds to 450 yds with 30-06, most with a 7mm rem mag and 300 mag and the last 8 or so with a 25-06 i have come to the conclusion that the 25-06 kills just as good if not better than the mags, though they look better on paper.I have shot many deer with the mags that go straight down but the 25-06 puts them down just as fast, i mean not even flinch, flat disappear in the scope down. So my experience is there is not a nickles worth of difference between calibers between 25-06 to 300 mag in the field. Anybody else find it that way? would like to hear more about the 25-06, i am very , very pleased with it's performance on deer. It get's the job done without alot of the rip, roar of the mags.
You will not get many to disagree with you on the abilities of the 25/06 on deer.
There appears to be a right caliber for every type of game, and on deer the 25/06 is one of them.
but own other type game it is not.
In my opinion a 7mm rim mag is unnecessary for deer unless you want to shoot over 4 or 500yards
then the mags take over.
I have no doubt the 25/06 or others in its class will kill well beyond that but then the issue
becomes wind ,trajectory.time of flight,energy and bullet performance, All of these factors
contribute to a well placed shot at long distance.
As bullets get better ,Powder choices get greater,Barrels get longer so does the distance
and the requirements to make really long shots.
When the 25/06 was developed most people would not shoot deer beyond 350 yards and
performance was stellar with the bullets that were available at the time. But technology
has changed and extended ranges are now possible but at some point a Larger,Faster,
better(High BC) bullet will be nessary to get the desired performance.
I believe that if you could get with-en a few feet of a cape buffalo with a 25/06 and place the
bullet just behind the shoulder and get the bullet into the lungs he would die. How long and
after how much chaos would it take for him to go is the question?
An arrow is deadly on deer but at much closer ranges. so keep on deer hunting and enjoying
your 25/06 but don't expect the same results on an elk or something as large.
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