.25-06 & .57wtby

tnhunter211984

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Seen and heard the funniest thing today. Two grown men argueing to the point of fighting to which gun was better.. A few of us stuck our nose in it and stated both will kill so why does it matter. boy did we get a look.. i ment .25-06 & .257wtby
 
I think there is an article here that states "100fps more but with 40% more powder" no thanks! I will take the 25-06
 
sorry to burst any bubbles but i own two of each and loaded optimaly the 257 outpaces the 2506 by substantialy more then a 100fps.
 
I own both. The biggest problem with the Roy is finding bullets that can hold up to what this bad boy can dish out. Not a problem with my 25-06.. That being said, no way would I give up my 25-06. just too much fun to shoot. However if I had to choose between the two as my "go to" gun......the Roy reigns far supreme!
 
Load the Roy with 100 gr tipped triple shocks!! Great from point blank to 600 in my experience !
 
3400 sounds a little optimistic to me! I can buy 2 vanguards for the price of 1 sendero! Both mine shoot sub moa:)
 
you either have a faulty chrono or are loading to a pressure level so high you sure wouldnt get me to pull the trigger on that bomb! Even 3200 with that same bullet is pushing it using a recipe out of a loading manual.
3400 fps from my 26" Sendero 25-06 with RL-17 pushing 115 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips. Never owned a Roy and I'm sure it's a great round, but with that kind of performance I'll stick with the 25-06, considering components, dies, etc.

Mark
 
3400 does sound high. I to have owned both both great rounds. That being said the Roy is much. better IMO. Yes more expensive to shoot, but so what. I bought it for the performance no other reason. Ite not something I put lots of rounds through. If it was my only rifle i would w..ant the 25-06. Both are awsome rounds cant believe people get fighting mad about it.
 
you either have a faulty chrono or are loading to a pressure level so high you sure wouldnt get me to pull the trigger on that bomb! Even 3200 with that same bullet is pushing it using a recipe out of a loading manual.

Here we go.... The chrony is not faulty and the load is quite safe. I have fired a lot of those rounds and it's just fine. Took a nice buck antelope with one too and as far as I know there are no recopies for that load in any manual.
 
3400 sounds a little optimistic to me! I can buy 2 vanguards for the price of 1 sendero! Both mine shoot sub moa:)

Not sure about the purpose of your comment, but I'm a big Vanguard fan as far as factory rifles go. I bought my Sendero used for a very good price and have shot a lot of sub 1/2 MOA groups from it.
 
3400 does sound high. I to have owned both both great rounds. That being said the Roy is much. better IMO. Yes more expensive to shoot, but so what. I bought it for the performance no other reason. Ite not something I put lots of rounds through. If it was my only rifle i would w..ant the 25-06. Both are awsome rounds cant believe people get fighting mad about it.

3400 is very high compared to most other loads in the 25-06. It's also out of a 26" barrel. As for which one is better... I guess it depends ones perspective. And I agree, not worth fighting over.
 
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