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Is the 25-06 obsolete/unpopular now?
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<blockquote data-quote="diggler1833" data-source="post: 3872787" data-attributes="member: 48072"><p>The .25-06 suffers from not being the "new hotness" that a few cartridges have developed over the past few years. It is still an extremely effective and flat deer cartridge.</p><p></p><p>Limiting factors include a little less barrel life, which isn't a factor for those who shoot 60 rounds to sight in and another 10-20 per year. Also, the availability of quality hunting bullets is less than the .243 and .264 diameter options. Plus, most factory twist rates were/are 1:10 (IIRC, don't quote me), but it does keep one from using some of the new, sleek bullets without a rebarrel to a faster twist rate.</p><p></p><p>However, the lighter recoil (compared to .30-06, .270 etc...) make it a dandy cartridge for younger, smaller, and less experienced hunters. Plus that flat trajectory and maximum point blank range is hard to beat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diggler1833, post: 3872787, member: 48072"] The .25-06 suffers from not being the "new hotness" that a few cartridges have developed over the past few years. It is still an extremely effective and flat deer cartridge. Limiting factors include a little less barrel life, which isn't a factor for those who shoot 60 rounds to sight in and another 10-20 per year. Also, the availability of quality hunting bullets is less than the .243 and .264 diameter options. Plus, most factory twist rates were/are 1:10 (IIRC, don't quote me), but it does keep one from using some of the new, sleek bullets without a rebarrel to a faster twist rate. However, the lighter recoil (compared to .30-06, .270 etc...) make it a dandy cartridge for younger, smaller, and less experienced hunters. Plus that flat trajectory and maximum point blank range is hard to beat. [/QUOTE]
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