25.06

[fox digger 1,086]

hows it goin lads, i have a few guns, beretta ultralight delux, 11-96 remington light contour semi auto, 22 anchez hornet, 22 cz, and finally a tikka 25.06. im knocking alot of deer with it and find it a mighty yoke but how do they compare to other calliber deer rifles??? i have experience with the 243 but thats about it in larger calibers. any opions gladly appriciated.

[danw 1,748]

I have had .243/6.5x55/.270/30.06/260rem/.308/.300rum over the last 20 years and in all that time never once have I thought of changing my 25.06 my current 25 has just been rebarreled and is a sako 75 with a stainless shilen match barrel with a 1 in 13.5 turn to match the 85gr bullets I use.All the calibres have good and bad points but the 25 suits my style of shooting some will disagree but it is all personal preference.I might add I have shot with the exception of chinese water deer all the uk species of deer with the 25 and have no doubt in its ability

[cunninghamb 2]

I have had .243/6.5x55/.270/30.06/260rem/.308/.300rum over the last 20 years and in all that time never once have I thought of changing my 25.06 my current 25 has just been rebarreled and is a sako 75 with a stainless shilen match barrel with a 1 in 13.5 turn to match the 85gr bullets I use.All the calibres have good and bad points but the 25 suits my style of shooting some will disagree but it is all personal preference.I might add I have shot with the exception of chinese water deer all the uk species of deer with the 25 and have no doubt in its ability

 

Spot on, that's all we use.

[fox digger 1,086]

I have had .243/6.5x55/.270/30.06/260rem/.308/.300rum over the last 20 years and in all that time never once have I thought of changing my 25.06 my current 25 has just been rebarreled and is a sako 75 with a stainless shilen match barrel with a 1 in 13.5 turn to match the 85gr bullets I use.All the calibres have good and bad points but the 25 suits my style of shooting some will disagree but it is all personal preference.I might add I have shot with the exception of chinese water deer all the uk species of deer with the 25 and have no doubt in its ability

 

Spot on, that's all we use.

 

 

cheers danw, as i said i didn't have anything to compare it to really as its the only gun ive taken deer with. I have taken reds, fallow and sika, stags and doe's at some very good distances and find that 9/10 of them will fall on the spot, very very odd one will go a couple of paces but very seldom happen. I use 120grain fusion bullets in it and find it deadly accurate, only thing is there is a nice bit of carcass damage if you get a heart/chest shot, but it isn't an issue really, alot more severe than my mates .243. mine is a tikka m695, like new, with carl zeiss conquest 3-12 x 56 ot it. find it a mighty machine. thanks for the reply again and atb.