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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 2560382" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>I for years used a 25/06 in Rem 721 with a 22" barrel. At that time the range finder were a piece of junk. I used a 2x7 Leupold duplex. I set and built target frames and target that match the deer from top of back to brisket. Set my targets @ 300, 400, and 500 yards. Learn to determine the yardage by how the animal filled the scope at 7 power. Learn where to hold on the animal and what yardage it was or close enough to make a killing shot. The only reason I don't use that rifle today is I am hunting in areas that I can hunt larger game like elk at the same time. You can get a 257Wb,Mag, but that's a lot of gun for under 500yds. Shot placement is the name of the game. 25/06 is easy on the shoulder too. Sorry at that time I didn't have chronographs, so I can't tell you what my velocity were. I determine my ranges and holds to make the shots. Done it several times at the 500yd mark. </p><p>Now day with the scopes and range finders, it has taken that out of the problem. You do need to use both and make sure you can dial in the correct setting to make the shot. It will take sometime at the range or somewhere where you can shoot at longer distances, to know how or what that rifle does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 2560382, member: 101791"] I for years used a 25/06 in Rem 721 with a 22" barrel. At that time the range finder were a piece of junk. I used a 2x7 Leupold duplex. I set and built target frames and target that match the deer from top of back to brisket. Set my targets @ 300, 400, and 500 yards. Learn to determine the yardage by how the animal filled the scope at 7 power. Learn where to hold on the animal and what yardage it was or close enough to make a killing shot. The only reason I don't use that rifle today is I am hunting in areas that I can hunt larger game like elk at the same time. You can get a 257Wb,Mag, but that's a lot of gun for under 500yds. Shot placement is the name of the game. 25/06 is easy on the shoulder too. Sorry at that time I didn't have chronographs, so I can't tell you what my velocity were. I determine my ranges and holds to make the shots. Done it several times at the 500yd mark. Now day with the scopes and range finders, it has taken that out of the problem. You do need to use both and make sure you can dial in the correct setting to make the shot. It will take sometime at the range or somewhere where you can shoot at longer distances, to know how or what that rifle does. [/QUOTE]
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