25-06

[Roebuck]

I am thinking rebarrel a sako A3 in 25-06.

What experience have you with this caliber varmint and stalking ? 22" barrel is enough ?

Thanks for answer

[casts_by_fly]

22" makes for a nice deer rifle in the 25-06. It is a bit much on the recoil side to be shooting a lot of varmints, but it does buck wind well. For deer (at least north american white tails) it is a great little gun.

 

thanks,

rick

[nuttyspaniel]

I love my 25-06 to bits. It has a 22" barrel and shoots 120grn bullets no probs. If you moderate it that should take the recoil away thats if your sensitive to recoil. IMPO a cracking calibre you will shoot rabbits up to reds with it.

[irishgun]

I am thinking rebarrel a sako A3 in 25-06.

What experience have you with this caliber varmint and stalking ? 22" barrel is enough ?

Thanks for answer

i have shot sika hear in wicklow for years with a 25.06 in sako 75 wounder full round you will be happy with it

[Roebuck]

New rifle come:

action : sako AIII

barrel : lothar walter 1200 / 23"

mcmillan sako hunter with pillar-bedding

 

 

 

 

 

[Ronin]

I didnt see the original post, but looks like you have had a nice job done there.

 

 

Ive run a 25-06 for 7 or so years, this is my principle deer rifle, it has accounted for roe and red all have dropped without problem.

 

Personally (had I seen the original thread) I would say 22inches is too short, your buring 53 or so grains of powder - my own pereferance is 25 / 26 inches of tube.

 

100g Speer Hot Core work well as do 117g Hornady Interlocks.

 

Hot core for Roe, Interlocks for Red.

 

Both around 3200fps...