Thread: 25-06 why hasn't it achieved fame and success in New Zealand?

Ahhh yes the numbers you say....

I had developed recoil flinch going from a 17hmr which dad bought as the first firearm in the house and going to a 7-08 tikka,I missed 3 deer as a result on a guided deer hunt and after that I decided that dad and I could simply not use the 1 tikka, he could shoot sub MOA with it!and still does.....

so based on that I was after something abit easier on the shoulder,so i was looking at 243's and similar calibres when someone.... I can't remember who or where suggested the 25-06, we had a look at chuck hawks rifle recoil table and noted that there was 1 lb or so of recoil diff between the deer loadings, the 25-06 has superior energy at range,goes quicker and for something to use to 450m like to buy one deer rifle it fitted the bill nicely, Dad got me a howa 1500 with a 22" barrel(I know) millspec coated and gw supressed with the hogue grey stock and I could shoot sub inch groups with it confidently so I'm partly thankfull because it cured my flinch....

Since then I've bought a sako 75 in 25-06 and swapped the supressor over from the howa and popped a vx 3 4.5-14x40 B&C....

I'm tall and essentially built like a greyhound so hence the recoil affecting me,being 19 I'm yet to fill out but am going to the gym and eating protein and carbos to help it along....

So based on that and the fact that my sako loves federal power shok 117gr's which are cheap and effective I can't fault it for my needs, yes its not a 6.5/7mm so it doesn't get the super BC bullets but for what I'm after as a meat hunter and someone who is confident to 400m its ideal...

.25-06 Remington

Nathan has great info on most calibres and again he reiterates what I mean by minimal recoil with effective energy levels