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

is that a HP Savage????round I spy there...

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

is that a HP Savage????round I spy there...

That’s a poor mans Swift. 22-303 full length. In Aussie there were one or two shorter lengths. I am using hornady 75 sst in that one


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thought it was too big n fat for a savage hp....... you DO like speed LOL.

Originally Posted by gregdudehunter

Sorry the photos are upside down. So the first photo is of my 25 as it is today. The only scope I have ever had on it which is a tasco 4-12x56 Ausinel bridge mount. Barrel and action coated by HPC in Brisbane and bolt Parkerised by Status guns in Invercargill so you can see why i don’t want to touch this gun @257weatherby. The next shot is the new Boyd’s stock I bought for the project and the doner action and 30/06 barrel which i will get pulled when lockdown is over. What I was hoping @257weatherby was that you would talk me into using your namesake instead of the 06. Lol. Have you tried both? I just did the cartridge comparison between the 224 I use and 30 cal. I like fast guns and fast cars which I can still handle but have given up on fast women


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Load the 25/06 properly and you can get .257 Wby mag book velocity, you really gain 150-200 fps at most, if, you know how to get it in the first place - been there/done that, prefer 25/06, feel like I need one again.

Thanks mate I appreciate your advice


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Originally Posted by 257weatherby

.257 Roberts in a modern action would be nice too.

+1

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

.257 Roberts in a modern action would be nice too.

you read in the US stuff about the occasional batch of Winchester 70's (I think) that used to come up in 257 Roberts. Went like hot cakes

A good read!
My 25-06 seems to bowl over anything I put in front of it. Haven't stretched it's legs beyond 250m as I tend to get closer where possible. Smacked another deer over the weekend. Bang flop. Playing with handloads and currently have got it grouping .6 of an inch so far. Still trialling seating depths.

I like the v8 analogy someone said earlier...yes it uses a bit of fuel but that just adds to the overall experience!

just like the 6.5 06

Originally Posted by Strummer

A good read!
My 25-06 seems to bowl over anything I put in front of it. Haven't stretched it's legs beyond 250m as I tend to get closer where possible. Smacked another deer over the weekend. Bang flop.

Almost as good as a .223!

Greetings All,
I am really surprised that this thread has gone on so long. I don't own a .25-06 and never have but here is my two pence worth anyway. I think that the basic problem for the .25-06 is that it doesn't do things much better than a lot of smaller cartridges like the .257 Roberts and not quite as well as larger cartridges like the 6.5 mm and .270. The standard 1 in 10" twist limits its projectiles to 120 grains and rightly or wrongly it has gained a reputation as a barrel burner. Some of the current crop of 6.5mm cartridges leave it for dead. It's that simple.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
I am really surprised that this thread has gone on so long. I don't own a .25-06 and never have but here is my two pence worth anyway. I think that the basic problem for the .25-06 is that it doesn't do things much better than a lot of smaller cartridges like the .257 Roberts and not quite as well as larger cartridges like the 6.5 mm and .270. The standard 1 in 10" twist limits its projectiles to 120 grains and rightly or wrongly it has gained a reputation as a barrel burner. Some of the current crop of 6.5mm cartridges leave it for dead. It's that simple.
Regards Grandpamac.

Showing off how much you don't know.

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Showing off how much you don't know.

....Please enlighten us, where is he wrong?

Greetings 257 Weatherby and All,
I didn't say the .25-06 is not a good cartridge but that it was not popular due to the reasons I outlined. I just checked the current offerings from Reloaders and out of 92 rifles none were 25 calibre let alone any in .25-06. 18 6.5mm, most of them Creedmoor's were listed. I believe it was more popular in the past but not today. The OP asked the question why it was not more popular so perhaps that is what needs to be addressed.
Regards Grandpamac

I was persuaded a while back when getting a custom rifle built, to consider a 6.5 - 06
So put simply, a 6.5 projectile sitting on top of a 25 06 case
At present Ive got a 143 Gr ELD X at 2870 fps and grouping about .4 of an inch at 100 yds. Not being a benchrest shooter, small groups and reasonable velocity are only important to allow me to knock over what I put the crosshairs on. So far the 6.5 06 has proved to be a great choice even though I was sceptical at the start; I can confidently kill an animal at 100 yds and then dial up a bit of elevation and repeat the process out to (so far) 480 yds.
While there might not be a lot of popularity now for the 25-06, if you replace the 25 with 6.5 then you've got a pretty much perfect calibre for anything you're likely to come accross. Only downside is there is no factory ammo available so this will be the one single issue that will disadvantage the 6.5 06. Certainly worth considering if youre a handloader