Thread: 25 Cal these days

Originally Posted by kiwi303

I think there is a future in 25 for LR competition and hunting again with these new projectiles on the market (there will surely be more projo options available soon enough)

For hunting a 130 ish grain round is tame enough but carries some energy to distance.

From the PRS side it is popular because it bridges the gap between 6 & 6.5. slightly more recoil than a 6 but much better wind bucking ability and more energy on target/splash to correct from. some guys find 6.5 to be too much so a .25 is doable.
A few of us will be changing to 25 this year so keep an eye out at matches, even ask to have a shot after a match if you are curious.

It sounds like the trend in the US is starting to go away from fast and light bullets and back to heavy and slow.

Turns out I was right to use stick with 6.5CM and 147s.

If I were to build a new rifle I'd definitely be considering 25GT or 25CM. But at the same time I quite like the idea of 22BR. Hence why I just stuck with 6.5CM....

But for a hunting/target/do everything rifle, 25CM would be pretty hard to beat.