Favorite Antelope cartridge

[EllisonJ]

Planning a antelope hunt this fall and would like to use it for a excuse to purchase a new rifle. I decided on the Nosler Liberty, just need some input on what cartridge you guys like the best. I currently reload for the 308 and 6.5 CM. Not against others, just conversation.

 

[Wingnut00]

25-06 mixed with H-1000 and a little 115 Berger! Fast and flat= dead speed goat.

 

[EllisonJ]

My uncle used that round for them also. Old Ruger 77. Tack driver for sure.

 

[Wingnut00]

I don't know you, but I guarantee you need a 25-06!

 

[Aoudad shooter1975]

257 weatherby....have experience with 2 though..the other was with a 6.5-284...Love my 257 on small hoofed game--it absolutely waxes stuff to 400...just point and shoot.

 

[Kimber7man]

The creed will work great on speed goats

 

[nimrod_gn]

good caliber choices in the liberty rifle. If planning on using for antelope, deer sized game I'd look at 6.5/284, 26 Nosler if you're OK having another 6.5, 280 Ackley would be attractive too

 

[Dzel777]

Straight antelope gun..
I'm building something in 6mm for sure!

 

[Frog4aday]

I vote .25-06 Rem as well. Has to be the best Antelope cartridge ever. (.257 Weatherby is like a +P version, so more 'goodness' there!)

But a visit to Nosler's website shows they don't chamber anything in .25-06 at the moment.

So, perhaps .26 Nosler instead?

 

[lancetkenyon]

I built a .25-06AI 15 years ago specifically for pronghorn. 100 TTSX @ 3620, or 115 HVLD @ 3450. Well...I have YET to draw an AZ pronghorn tag. And in the last 15 years, I shot out that barrel. It killed many deer along the way.

But I rebuilt it last year into a .280AI. Then....I got a NM pronghorn tag 3 months later. Of course. So I used my 6.5SS. This year, I will be using my 6CM for my NM pronghorn.

 

[slv hunter]

My vote is the 280ai, very versatile and Nosler offers it.

 

[manitou]

I use both the 7mm08 and .280 Rem. with excellent results. But then again, the .280 is my fav for everything I hunt.

 

[Pulpwood]

The 25-06 is a excellent goat round although it can get windy in antelope country

 

[Dosh]

.257 Wby got my Az antelope. However, I'm in awe of my son's heavy barrel 25-06. 115 Bergers in both with H1000 in the Wby and Retumbo in the 25-06. Lance, got my Az tag in 7 years and neice's daughter in two. I'm at 12 points now.