.25-06 Ammo for deer

[Lungdeflator]

Ok guys, I am picking up my rifle next week and would like to get out and shoot ASAP. Hornadys are out for me. What have you guys had success with?

Also since I never got into coyote hunting like I thought I would, I've been thinking about trading in the .25-06 for a Bergara B14 hunter in .300 winmag. I've done some light research on the Bergaras, and they seem to be a great rifle for the price point. Whats the word on the Bergaras?

 

[Rowdie]

Never sell a gun, just buy a new one and keep hold of the old one.......I've had really good luck with Federal ballistic tip in 25-06. I think they are 110 gr.

 

[Kurtr]

the best that i have loaded are the 117 interlock from hornady with 117 sierra game kings and for factory guys seem to like federal fusion.

if i get a 300 the 212 grain eldx will be on the top of the list. No sense in shooting light bullets when the horse power is there to fling heavies

 

[Allen]

The 25-06 is a great rifle round.

I have shot Federal PowerPoint (?), Winchester PowerPoint, Core-Lokt, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip, Noslear Accubonds, etc out of mine.

The Core-Lokt and Power Points are kind of OK, but nothing special. The Ballistic Silvertips and Accubonds were both very accurate and fast, but that came at a cost with the BSTs in that they didn't hold together very well when I'd shoot something at under 100 yds. They would fragment like a damn grenade.

I switched some 12-13 years ago to shooting Barnes TSX rounds out of handloads. They offer a good deal of accuracy and definitely hold together, so that's a positive.

 

[SDMF]

I’d certainly give the Barnes Vor-Tx 100gn TTSX ammo a try. I’ve had very good lock with handloaded 100gn Barnes in the 25-06.

 

[sierra1995]

my dad uses an 87 gr. Nosler Ballistic tip out of his, but that gun only likes light bullets. Anything over 100gr doesn't shoot very well.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Mine likes the 117 grain Sierra Gamekings loaded by Federal. It just knocks them down for some reason.

 

[Srputz]

100 gr barnes x

 

[rodcontrol]

I have been seriously thinking of switching to a 25.06 for a coyote rifle. Ive read there is a big difference in brands of rifles and performance. I don't handload so maybe this would be a bad caliber to buy. Any recommendations maybe I should get a .22-250??

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I have been seriously thinking of switching to a 25.06 for a coyote rifle. Ive read there is a big difference in brands of rifles and performance. I don't handload so maybe this would be a bad caliber to buy. Any recommendations maybe I should get a .22-250??

22-250 would be my choice, 243 would be an option as well

 

[PrairieGhost]

Lungdeflator like you for many years I didn't like Hornady ammunition. I also cant get the SST bonded to shoot in anything. However the new Precision Hunter shoots extremely well for me and I see they make it in 110 gr for the 25/06. If the velocity is high enough it will stabilize in a less than perfect rifling twist rate.
I agree with Kurt on the 300 mag. I have a 28.25 inch barrel on my custom and I currently shoot 210 Berger VLD, but there is a box of 212 ELD-X on my loading bench. I tried a half dozen before deer season and the stayed on an eight inch steel at 1000 yards along with the VLDs. I didn't get a good velocity read on them since my Chrono said 3130 fps. I'll run them over the Chrono again this coming summer.
I think one of the perfect rifles right now is the 6.5 RSAUM. It will push a 143 ELD-X over 3100, but my son talked with a bench rest guy with many trophies that said he thought the ideal velocity for accuracy out of a 6.5 with 140 gr is 3000 fps. I would like a 6.5 RSAUM, but my 6.5 X 284 is pumping out the 140 at 2960 fps so it's hard to justify.
I have no experience with the Bagara, but they look very good to me too.

 

[Kurtr]

6.5 saum is going bye bye the 6.5 prc is now taking its place with George G behind it now and hornady making factory ammo