25 06

[maddy]

what are your faverate loads for deer and antalope hunting

 

[std7mag]

I haven't had mine out for deer yet.
That will be this year.
But I'm planning on either the 115gr Nosler Ballistic Tip or 115gr Berger VLD over RL22.

Though I do have some 120 Partitions and HPBT Sierra GameKings I could try out also.

 

[DUCKMAN11]

What twist and barrel length? If it's a factory rifle it's probably going to be a 10tw.

I LOVE the 115vld's in my 10tw.
Retumbo is your friend if you have enough barrel to burn it! 55gr should be a low and safe starting point but do your own research. 3200fps is pretty easy to achieve with retumbo. 25-06rem is definitely "overbore" and does well with slower burning powers. In my experience the book data on most 25-06 loads are very conservative and with a 26" barrel the 25-06 comes alive.

Head stamped 25-06 brass is hit or miss as far as quality goes and a lot of people find that necking down 270win gives you access to higher quality brass.

Nosler has become junk from some accounts and not worth buying. Norma 270win brass necked down is pretty good. Peterson 270win brass is really good. And RWS 270win brass is arguably the best but hard to find.

I've pushed the 115vld's pretty hard with great results. They are very good at killing things!

 

[maddy]

thanks...i have 120 sierra hpbt nowand du pont 4831 powder.rifle is a remington adl 24 inch barrel factory,

 

[MagnumManiac]

I have been hunting with the 25-06 for 30+ years. I have used many bullets, including the Sierra 117g GK with very good results, but most have been with Nosler 100g BT, 110g Accubond and my personal favourite the 115g Partition. I don't really shoot passed 400 with this cartridge, but hits are fairly easy with a 24" drop at 400. This can be stretched to 500, but 600 is about max with those bullet weights. I get 3267fps out of a 115g Partition and for some reason they perform better than the 120g Partition for me.

Cheers.

 

[onpoint]

#butterbean

 

[hhonker74]

I use a Savage 116 with 22" 1-10"twist barrel. I shoot factory Hornady ELD-X 110 gr. It is absolutely the most accurate round I have tried and hammers deer and antelope out to 500 yards. Inside of 200yards it looks like a grenade went off inside of the chest cavity. I believe this is due to speed and the bullet dumping all of its energy. From 200-500 the bullets have passed through and left a nice round exit hole.

 

[waltejaf1]

100gr TTSX or 101gr LRX over retumbo is lights out on deer

 

[remdriver]

tag

 

[Venator]

I see the same factory ammo. Hornady ELDX. Never had a sot out at long range. I don't think a pass through would be a good a good thing. I might want to try something different.

 

[Venator]

SHould say I use same factory ammo.

 

[unclecroc]

90 grain absolute hammer for deer. They do a number on deer at 3600 fps.

 

[19elkhunter51]

I have been shooting a Ruger 77 tang model for over 30 years. I picked a moderate load out of a manual (RCBS?). That load was 50 something grains of 4831. Thought I was off the paper. When I went check the target I had five rounds in the same hole. Never bothered to work up another load. I shoot Barnes bullets in all my other hunting rifles but only use 117/120 Sierra Game King in the 25-06.
Like other posters, I keep the range under 400.

 

[billflangjr813]

what are your faverate loads for deer and antalope hunting

I have been hunting with the 25-06 for 30+ years. I have used many bullets, including the Sierra 117g GK with very good results, but most have been with Nosler 100g BT, 110g Accubond and my personal favourite the 115g Partition. I don't really shoot passed 400 with this cartridge, but hits are fairly easy with a 24" drop at 400. This can be stretched to 500, but 600 is about max with those bullet weights. I get 3267fps out of a 115g Partition and for some reason they perform better than the 120g Partition for me.

Cheers.

You and come from the same leather. 25-06 is my go to round. For the last 30 years. Here in Florida our deer are small. But we do have some Big Boys running around. 201 an a 180 body weight are my biggest. Most are 110 to 140.