A .25 for '25

[coldboremiracle]

I love the 25-06, and this one needed. little nudge into modernity.

A .25 for '25 Custom 25-06

 

[Malxwal]

Faster twist barrel ?

 

[Ronin]

They certainly have an appeal

Used one for several years

 

[Chris Richardson]

one calibre i always fancied , a freind had one might have to scratch that itch one day ......

 

[deeangeo]

I used a .25-06 for many years - superb round

 

[sauer]

Had .25-06 for 20yr
BAT HR left hand action kreiger barrel
But barrel the usual 1 in 10

As malxwal asks what modernised it ?
Faster twist ?

Paul

 

[guns 6br]

Loved my 25-06 flat shooting hard hitting and kicks like a 243

 

[HonestJohn]

So many ‘had’ and ‘loved’ and ‘used’ - why no longer?

 

[Heym SR20]

So many ‘had’ and ‘loved’ and ‘used’ - why no longer?

The fell out of fashion

 

[guns 6br]

Blaser didn't offer barrels at the time so when I solid all my other rifles i let it go

 

[Malxwal]

The 25 cal renaissance is on, with chamberings like 25 Creedmoor, 25x47L and 25GT. It would be great to see quality brass for 25-06 and the faster twist barrels now available to run the new bullets available from Berger, Sierra and Hornady.

 

[guns 6br]

Sold

 

[coldboremiracle]

As malxwal asks what modernised it ?
Faster twist ?

Paul

Yessir, faster twist, 1:7.5, as well as the lightweight carbon fiber barrel.

 

[Yorkie]

Just completed my custom rifle in 25-06, taken a while to get finished but done now.

Now that copper bullets are to be forced upon us, the 25-06 with its high velocities may see a resurgence. Unfortunately, factory offerings are few and far between, so handloading would seem the way forward.

Nosler and Norma offer brass for those wanting a little better quality, some would suggest they are the same.

I have got some Vertus and Barnes bullets to try. 80 grain Barnes at 3700fps should be interesting.

Standard 10 twist on mine though.

 

[Yorkie]

I love the 25-06, and this one needed. little nudge into modernity.

A .25 for '25 Custom 25-06

Hi.
That is a very handsome rifle. Could you give a breakdown of the components please? Action, barrel etc.

Congratulations on your daughter's deer. Is that a Whitetail?

One of the nice things about the 25-06 is the modest recoil in relation to its performance.

 

[scrumbag]

Fast twist 257 Roberts sounds good too

 

[Malxwal]

All sorts of 25 experimentation going on over the pond, with 25PRC (necked down 6.5) being a common one.

 

[coldboremiracle]

Hi.
That is a very handsome rifle. Could you give a breakdown of the components please? Action, barrel etc.

Congratulations on your daughter's deer. Is that a Whitetail?

One of the nice things about the 25-06 is the modest recoil in relation to its performance.

Thats actually my cousin's daughter

The rifle is a bone stock 700 action, a Proof Research carbon fiber 20" 1:7.5 twist barrel. And the original fiberglass stock cut to fit the young lady. The scope is an Arken 6-24. The rifle shoots 134 Hornady ELDM bullets just under 2900fps

 

[HonestJohn]

Just completed my custom rifle in 25-06, taken a while to get finished but done now.

Now that copper bullets are to be forced upon us, the 25-06 with its high velocities may see a resurgence. Unfortunately, factory offerings are few and far between, so handloading would seem the way forward.

Nosler and Norma offer brass for those wanting a little better quality, some would suggest they are the same.

I have got some Vertus and Barnes bullets to try. 80 grain Barnes at 3700fps should be interesting.

Standard 10 twist on mine though.

Fox factory 100g stabilises in 1:10 and is superb

 

[Klenchblaize]

I'll just leave this here from 2004:

K