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25-06,270,7mm,300mag..not a nickles worth of difference
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 292439" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>You will not get many to disagree with you on the abilities of the 25/06 on deer.</p><p></p><p>There appears to be a right caliber for every type of game, and on deer the 25/06 is one of them.</p><p>but own other type game it is not.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion a 7mm rim mag is unnecessary for deer unless you want to shoot over 4 or 500yards</p><p>then the mags take over.</p><p></p><p>I have no doubt the 25/06 or others in its class will kill well beyond that but then the issue</p><p>becomes wind ,trajectory.time of flight,energy and bullet performance, All of these factors</p><p>contribute to a well placed shot at long distance.</p><p></p><p>As bullets get better ,Powder choices get greater,Barrels get longer so does the distance</p><p>and the requirements to make really long shots.</p><p></p><p>When the 25/06 was developed most people would not shoot deer beyond 350 yards and</p><p>performance was stellar with the bullets that were available at the time. But technology </p><p>has changed and extended ranges are now possible but at some point a Larger,Faster,</p><p>better(High BC) bullet will be nessary to get the desired performance.</p><p></p><p>I believe that if you could get with-en a few feet of a cape buffalo with a 25/06 and place the </p><p>bullet just behind the shoulder and get the bullet into the lungs he would die. How long and</p><p>after how much chaos would it take for him to go is the question?</p><p></p><p>An arrow is deadly on deer but at much closer ranges. so keep on deer hunting and enjoying</p><p>your 25/06 but don't expect the same results on an elk or something as large.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 292439, member: 2736"] 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. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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