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6.5 Creedmoor or 25-06 for Deer
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<blockquote data-quote="Sammydog" data-source="post: 1391880" data-attributes="member: 76413"><p>I personally wonder if you really have ever hunted deer with a 25/06. If you did you must have gotten a Lemmon from the factory. Mine have been extremely accurate, sub .5" groups have been common. In a moment of stupidity, when I was younger, I killed a quail at over 300 yds with my old 25/06 and a 100 gr Nosler Solid Base Boat Tail. I have killed 75 or so Mule deer with the several I have owned over the last 40 years. Anywhere from 50 to 700 yards. The 25/06 is a spectacular deer killer. At least 90% have gone down like they were hit with the hammer of Thor! I dont normally Hunt elk with them but I have killed 3 elk with he 25/06 with decent results. I have also killed deer with the 7mm Rem, the 280AI and the 30/06. None of them have equaled the 25/06 in the bang flop arena. The 7mm Rem has come close and certainly shines at super long range . But for deer, my favorite gun has been the 26/06. I don't have a Creedmoor, so I can't personally compare the two but I have experienced a great deal of joy behind the 25/06. It certainly stands on its own for deer!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammydog, post: 1391880, member: 76413"] I personally wonder if you really have ever hunted deer with a 25/06. If you did you must have gotten a Lemmon from the factory. Mine have been extremely accurate, sub .5” groups have been common. In a moment of stupidity, when I was younger, I killed a quail at over 300 yds with my old 25/06 and a 100 gr Nosler Solid Base Boat Tail. I have killed 75 or so Mule deer with the several I have owned over the last 40 years. Anywhere from 50 to 700 yards. The 25/06 is a spectacular deer killer. At least 90% have gone down like they were hit with the hammer of Thor! I dont normally Hunt elk with them but I have killed 3 elk with he 25/06 with decent results. I have also killed deer with the 7mm Rem, the 280AI and the 30/06. None of them have equaled the 25/06 in the bang flop arena. The 7mm Rem has come close and certainly shines at super long range . But for deer, my favorite gun has been the 26/06. I don’t have a Creedmoor, so I can’t personally compare the two but I have experienced a great deal of joy behind the 25/06. It certainly stands on its own for deer! [/QUOTE]
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