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

G'Day Fella's,

Tahr, you may be disturbed to know that this thread, is now up to 6 Pages!

In the distant past when I was more wild and woolly, I used to shoot lots of 87 and 90 grn bullets thru my .25-06.
These were smokin along at 3590fps.
After a while I noticed that the bore in front of the chamber, was getting a bit rough and the rifling was disappearing.
So to try and prolong this factory barrel a bit longer, I went to 100grn bullets (Nosler B/tip and Barnes X) at ? fps.
This Rem 700, would still shoot these into 1/2" to 5/8" 3 shot groups and the critters kept fallin over so.........
So a word of advice, Speed Kills both Critters and Barrels!

Doh!
Homer

No 25.06 ever deserved 5 pages

yes thats exactly what I mean, most american reticles are set up for fast and slow loads, i.e in the burris ff2 bal plex the 7mm rem mag has a 140gr or a 175 grain and as such the sight in difference is different..

hahaha hostility?is that how your taking it?

You guys do make hunting a technical experience. A .25/06 is an excellent hunting cartridge for deer. I have more drop in the tracks kills with a .25/06 (and the .243) than any other. A .25/06 with 115 or 117grains bullets, either interlocks or SST's is a stone cold killer on deer, and coupled with light recoil, about the same as a 6.5x55, is a very friendly rifle to shoot.
The .25/06 Remington is one of the perfect deer rifles for New Zealand.
AS for velocity in a short 20 inch barrel; who is a Girl Guide here and cant carry a 24 inch barrelled rifle? I never did understand what the loss two or four inches of barrel was suppossed to achieve in the short rifle fad nowadays. I have had 20 inch barreled rifles and even an 18 and a 17 inch and it never made that much difference to me to be perfectly honest.
(None of this need concern a Long Range Shooter, who I sort of equate with artillerymen rather than hunters. I also imagine them wearing berets, I am not sure why. So they can recognise each other I suppose.)

As for why is hasn't caught on so much, I can only hazard a guess that it has not simply because its reletively new, only a factory round since 1969, and as such doesnt have much of a track record, plus, compared to new rounds like the 7mm08 and so forth, I just dont think they pushed the round hard marketing wise in NZ. I'm just guessing but I bet they didn't really offer it much to NZ shooters through the seventies, although I would have to go back through the old catalogues to check that out. I mean it took us long enough to get push button telephones forget about a new cartridge.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

You guys do make hunting a technical experience. A .25/06 is an excellent hunting cartridge for deer. I have more drop in the tracks kills with a .25/06 (and the .243) than any other. A .25/06 with 115 or 117grains bullets, either interlocks or SST's is a stone cold killer on deer, and coupled with light recoil, about the same as a 6.5x55, is a very friendly rifle to shoot.
The .25/06 Remington is one of the perfect deer rifles for New Zealand.
AS for velocity in a short 20 inch barrel; who is a Girl Guide here and cant carry a 24 inch barrelled rifle? I never did understand what the loss two or four inches of barrel was suppossed to achieve in the short rifle fad nowadays. I have had 20 inch barreled rifles and even an 18 and a 17 inch and it never made that much difference to me to be perfectly honest.
(None of this need concern a Long Range Shooter, who I sort of equate with artillerymen rather than hunters. I also imagine them wearing berets, I am not sure why. So they can recognise each other I suppose.)

As for why is hasn't caught on so much, I can only hazard a guess that it has not simply because its reletively new, only a factory round since 1969, and as such doesnt have much of a track record, plus, compared to new rounds like the 7mm08 and so forth, I just dont think they pushed the round hard marketing wise in NZ. I'm just guessing but I bet they didn't really offer it much to NZ shooters through the seventies, although I would have to go back through the old catalogues to check that out. I mean it took us long enough to get push button telephones forget about a new cartridge.

+1

Originally Posted by trooper90

+1

Mine....Remington SS 700 24" barrell, love it, although I haven't been hunting (deer) nearly as much as I should have. Use reloaded117gr BTSPs. Hope I'm fit enuf when I retire to get out there.

Originally Posted by nightowl52

Mine....Remington SS 700 24" barrell, love it, although I haven't been hunting (deer) nearly as much as I should have. Use reloaded117gr BTSPs. Hope I'm fit enuf when I retire to get out there.

That's what I use to , or for a bit more thump the 120 corelokt work wonders on Tahr , iv never played around with mine much I got an accurate load using the 117 & 120 so just stuck with it zeroed 3inches high at 100 , always toyed with the idea of trying the 70gn just for kicks maybe on some pesky goats or something but then that would be like starting from scratch figuring out a load & rezeroing so maybe not , anyway its a good cal & used to stand out a bit from the likes of a 308 with less recoil ,but you don't notice it much these days with suppressors .

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

That's what I use to , or for a bit more thump the 120 corelokt work wonders on Tahr , iv never played around with mine much I got an accurate load using the 117 & 120 so just stuck with it zeroed 3inches high at 100 , always toyed with the idea of trying the 70gn just for kicks maybe on some pesky goats or something but then that would be like starting from scratch figuring out a load & rezeroing so maybe not , anyway its a good cal & used to stand out a bit from the likes of a 308 with less recoil ,but you don't notice it much these days with suppressors .

Just put a Sonic 45 on mine and put a few sighters through it last weekend, was great!! Recoil felt less too.

It's been proven by a colmar brunton poll on one news that 25-06 owners have more doubts about their sexuality than owners of any other calibre

Originally Posted by Pointer

It's been proven by a colmar brunton poll on one news that 25-06 owners have more doubts about their sexuality than owners of any other calibre

It's contagious, you catch it from .270 owners..........

Originally Posted by Pointer

It's been proven by a colmar brunton poll on one news that 25-06 owners have more doubts about their sexuality than owners of any other calibre

Haha! Excellent! Oh wait.....I've got one!

DING DING DING!!! Next round 25-06 vs 270 owners!

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

DING DING DING!!! Next round 25-06 vs 270 owners!

No contest! 25-06 wins as the .270 isn't a proper calibre...........

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

DING DING DING!!! Next round 25-06 vs 270 owners!

that's not a fair fight........... I cant believe I read the entire thread........... my head hurts

2506 just was never really advertised or pushed here.
270was a culler caliber so stands to reason stronger following even if it is no better or worse.

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