25-06, anybody use one?

My dad hunted with one for years. It was a savage and he never had a problem with it. I think he shot the 120 grain corelokts? He switched to a 270 later but not due to the fault of the 25-06.

I had a tikka .25-06 for two years that I parted ways with. The gun shot well and recoil was very mild even in that light arse rifle. I used hornady 117gr SSTs and they were horrible. I killed four deer and a 305lb hog with it and the only exit I got was a neck shot on one of the deer while it was flopping around on the pipeline.

Now I am by no means blaming the caliber but rather the load I was using. If you end up with a .25-06 I suggest you avoid them like the plague.

Also you have to be careful when shopping for ammo because there are usually varmint loads on the shelf right next to the deer loads.

Find the right load and you might start hanging up your 7mag in favor of the quarter-bore. They are a real pleasure to shoot.

I have used one for years. It's a youth rifle I was given at 8. Shot a .270 for a few years and went back to the .25-06. I like it because its small and compact, and most of my hunting is done out of treestands. I've shot a handful of deer in the #250 range without tracking more than 20-40 yards. I don't take many long shots, but I've wacked a few out to 150 yards. You won't here any complaints from this guy.

I've not shot a xl7, but i've heard they are not bad guns. Probably on par with most of the $300-400 rifles.

25-06 - 120 gr 2,990 ft/s 2,382 ft·lbf

7mm-08 - 140 2,800 ft/s 2,437 ft·lbf


and people love the 7-08

I love my wife's 7mm-08