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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08 View Post
    My first rifle was a P14 303...all I could afford. As soon as the student loan $ came through I bought one of the first Browning A-Bolts (factory fluted bolt) and after much research in 25-06. It shot thar, wallabies, and a big close to 40x40 stag in the upper Waimak. 117gn hornady were good but I switched to 100gn hornady with 50gn 2209 - great load. The lack of a good bc and limited downrange energy are downsides.


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    If it has those major down sides.

    They why did you get it. Doesn't seem like it's good for anything in particular
    Last edited by Russian 22.; 16-03-2020 at 06:32 PM.

 

 

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