Any .25 cal guys out there?

If you have to scratch your head you'll never understand. Maybe the fact that the quarter bore was killing stuff (250-3000, 25/35, 25-20 and more) before either of the ones you mentioned were a gleam in someone's eye.
 
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Klebanoff said:
I have several friends who insist the .25-06 hung the moon as a varmint cartridge. If you're one of them, more power to you. For my part, though, I'm not a fan. Both the .270 Win. and 6mm Rem. best it in any use that matters. Given that the .270 is more versatile and has cheaper easier to find ammo, I often scratch my head over exactly what the the .25-06 has to offer.
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Perhaps it's in the mind of the user. I've had a 270 and it just never excited me other than the rifle it was in. I also have a 25-06 and it only really turns me on with heavier than 115 gr bullet's. H have a 6.5x06, a 6.5x55 and a 260 Rem and prefer them over the 25-06 for the heavier weight bullets for hunting. I also have had and still do a 243 Win that in my mind make a better varmint rifle than my 25-06. The 2770 simply doesn't turn me on for lack of bullets. For better bullet's than 6.5 I much prefer the 7mm's. Have had several 7x57's, a 280 Rem and 7mm mag. All handle better bullet's than the 270 if need be. Of course that is simply all in my mind and doesn't really mean a lot! Just to many cartridges simply to close to each other to make a wrong pick, especially on animals like deer!
 
I would not consider myself a ".25 cal guy" but I do own a 257 WBY Mag. My input to share is that it seems to be very finicky round to load for. I've gotten good groups with 90gr GMX/CX but I need to snake my barrel after every group to keep it shooting good groups.
 
Looks like i am still sticking to the .25 for the rest of 2024 .

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I’ve always wanted a .257 Robert’s. I have a couple 6mm Remington’s and love them. It would be nice to have one in the parent case….
 
25 wssm was my choice. Best part is the mini action makes a real handy rifle
 

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I always thought the 25 WSSM was a superb round that should have done much better than it did. Being able to shoot it in an AR or build a svelte little Sporter and still have the capabilities of the 25-06. My nephew used one to take his AZ javelina this year and is his favorite for deer.
 
806 guns said:
What chamber? I have a 25 saw 1:7.5 I'm going to try these in for yotes. Or a 25gt or 25x47L
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The .25x47L Cal. would be a pretty efficient powder burning BadAss in a .257 .. HAhaaLOL . but I shooting much slower Vel. than your Cal. choices . I shooting a .25x45, just a .223 neckup . 16" / 1-10 . The 87 TNT's are devastating hard hitters on Dogs, and I only hitting them with 2750 Vel. @ the muzzle FPS.
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IndexFinger said:
The .25x47L Cal. would be a pretty efficient powder burning BadAss in a .257 .. HAhaaLOL . but I shooting much slower Vel. than your Cal. choices . I shooting a .25x45, just a .223 neckup . 16" / 1-10 . The 87 TNT's are devastating hard hitters on Dogs, and I only hitting them with 2750 Vel. @ the muzzle FPS.
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I will shoot these in my 25 saw and see how they do. It's based off the 308 case. I'm thinking 3200 fps
 
806 guns said:
I will shoot these in my 25 saw and see how they do. It's based off the 308 case. I'm thinking 3200 fps
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heard of it, but Not familiar with details of SAW cal. cartridge . .
.308 parent case, ( sounds like ? ) maybe 'similar' to a Creed. necked to .257 ?
I would guess, with lighterweight 87 tnt's, 3200+fps 'easy' pretty comfortably . BC would be a little sucky, but who gives a shit if it pushing like a laser with accuracy .
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IndexFinger said:
heard of it, but Not familiar with details of SAW cal. cartridge . .
.308 parent case, ( sounds like ? ) maybe 'similar' to a Creed. necked to .257 ?
I would guess, with lighterweight 87 tnt's, 3200+fps 'easy' pretty comfortably . BC would be a little sucky, but who gives a shit if it pushing like a laser with accuracy .
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Is the 25 SAW much different than the 25-08(25 Souper) from the 1950s?
 
Glad you guys mentioned the 25 Sooper. I was thinking about it but couldn't remember what it was called. I have a 25-06, nice deer cartridge but I also have a 243 and prefer it to my 25-06 for varmints! 243 does well with a 75gr V-max! Have used some 70gr bullet's from it and they too shoot very well. But I'm not big on varmint hunting or I'd get something like a 22-250! Like my 25-06 but just doesn't get to a varmint cartridge for me! Of course years ago I used a 338 Win Mag for ground squirrels in Montana. We were all young once!

BTW, when Jim Carmichael worked on the 260 Rem he also came up with a 22 cal. cartridge on the 308 case. Can't remember what he called it!
 
Tjkiller said:
Recommended cartridge? I can hand load whatever. I have 1000 75gr vmax. Need a rifle to shootem. Thinking bout 25 creed or 25-45 sharps. Thx
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Custom 25-06 massed up can work for fur but yeah not recommended however it’s nice to have if that lion comes in. I use 95gr hornady v and even earholes leave fur priso
 
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