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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 232636" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I have hunted many years with a 7mm RM and have shot a couple dozen deer and antelope with it, a large 6 pt bull elk and a B&C bighorn ram. Nothing ran off more than 50 yds and most dropped in their tracks. All one shot kills excepet the ram which I put 3 into, but he was dead after the first one, just didn't know it, and didn't go anywhere but a couple steps down hill. </p><p> </p><p>As for the 25-06, I've never shot one but I know a lot of guys who like them. They are a popular cartrdige and I came close to getting one in a Cooper. But after looking at the ballistics between that and a 2700, I decided I liked the 270 a little better. It can push a 110 gr bullet 3450 fps out of a 26" bbl and a 130 gr bullet at 3100.</p><p> </p><p>As others have said, the 25-06 is a great deer and antelope gun but not my pick for an all around. You could take elk with it, but you would have to be picky about shots and a larger cartridge would make me feel a lot better. IMO an all around rifle would be something lika a 300 Mag and the 25-06 would great to take varmitting, antelope and maybe deer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 232636, member: 11717"] I have hunted many years with a 7mm RM and have shot a couple dozen deer and antelope with it, a large 6 pt bull elk and a B&C bighorn ram. Nothing ran off more than 50 yds and most dropped in their tracks. All one shot kills excepet the ram which I put 3 into, but he was dead after the first one, just didn't know it, and didn't go anywhere but a couple steps down hill. As for the 25-06, I've never shot one but I know a lot of guys who like them. They are a popular cartrdige and I came close to getting one in a Cooper. But after looking at the ballistics between that and a 2700, I decided I liked the 270 a little better. It can push a 110 gr bullet 3450 fps out of a 26" bbl and a 130 gr bullet at 3100. As others have said, the 25-06 is a great deer and antelope gun but not my pick for an all around. You could take elk with it, but you would have to be picky about shots and a larger cartridge would make me feel a lot better. IMO an all around rifle would be something lika a 300 Mag and the 25-06 would great to take varmitting, antelope and maybe deer. [/QUOTE]
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