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25-06,270,7mm,300mag..not a nickles worth of difference
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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 296524" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>Going back to the original post: "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?"</p><p></p><p>I've seen the same basic thing with my hunting pards when we're hunting at "normal" ranges. The little guns like my .25-06 and the 6mm Rem that my son uses have actually made more instant kills than the guys with the .30-06 & even the fellow who totes a .350 Rem mag. It's more about shot placement and bullet construction I think, rather than sheer power when it comes to dropping deer on the spot. Actually I can't remember a mule deer that didn't drop instantly when hit with either our 6mm or the .25-06 during decades of hunting... </p><p></p><p>Really, really hard to beat "instant" death, no matter how much power a fellow is messing with. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, stretch the range, and the little .24 & .25 cal 100 - 120 gr bullets don't perform as well. That's where the big cases, hurling big bullets come into their own I believe. </p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 296524, member: 8622"] Going back to the original post: "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?" I've seen the same basic thing with my hunting pards when we're hunting at "normal" ranges. The little guns like my .25-06 and the 6mm Rem that my son uses have actually made more instant kills than the guys with the .30-06 & even the fellow who totes a .350 Rem mag. It's more about shot placement and bullet construction I think, rather than sheer power when it comes to dropping deer on the spot. Actually I can't remember a mule deer that didn't drop instantly when hit with either our 6mm or the .25-06 during decades of hunting... Really, really hard to beat "instant" death, no matter how much power a fellow is messing with. On the other hand, stretch the range, and the little .24 & .25 cal 100 - 120 gr bullets don't perform as well. That's where the big cases, hurling big bullets come into their own I believe. Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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