Well,I guess I'm fine since I won't be shooting anything at 700 yards. I was thinking more around a reasonable 400 yard max.In which case you might be better off shooting a low recoiling accurate gun than a magnum that caused you to flinch.

In either case I would rather hunt elk with a larger caliber,however if I had a 25-06 and just wanted to take it and I limited my range to about 300 yards,I have no doubt that a lung shot with the 25-06 would anchor an elk just as fast as a lung shot with a 300 win.

I would just have to be more careful about the shot and limit my distance. I would take a hard angle shot with a 338 win mag where I wouldn't with a 25-06,likely a close running shot would be the same,not with the 25-06, but yes with a larger caliber.

I was just pointing out that it COULD kill one past 500. I have a 25-06 but it wouldn't be my first choice for shooting anything past 500. Paper included. It will hit like THORs hammer under 300 though.

The 25-06 is all about sex appeal!
Some men can't handle the 25-06 but the ones that do never button the top three buttons on their hunting shirt! Carry lots of condoms if you hunt with the 25-06!

And just who here has killed a deer at a confirmed 700 yards?

117gr Hornady interlocks in my Ruger m77 MKII target 25-06..Extremely accurate and will drop a deer in its tracks.Shot one at 240yrds this past season with this rifle and he hit the ground and never kicked.

me

625 is longest for me..270Win

prolly 400 yards longest with my 25/06

Well i appreciate all the input good and bad on the 25 cal i went ahead and placed the order today so hopefully this time next week i will be able to pick it up. Looking for to trying to work up some hand loads for it.

Good deal man. Mine likes the 115gr bergers and they are bad medicine on deer

117 hornadys for mine

Gonna say I know you have. Now if they were with a 25-06 I don't know.

But whether y'all believe me or not I don't care but one of my best friends shot a 7 point right at 700 yards with a 25-06. On a power line below Troy.

A fast 25 caliber like a 25-06 or 257 Roy is good for shooting deer / pronghorn out to about 500 yards or thereabouts. However, 25 cal bullets have low BC's and the velocity has a more rapid decline when compared to high BC bullets in 6.5 or 7 mm bullets at extended ranges. Also, they are more prone to wind deflection due to their low BC's.

Soon this rifle gets in I'll see if i can post up some pictures or maybe have someone else do it if i can figure it out. This rifle is a 26" barrel single shot like i said before, and 300-400yd may be will be max shots with it if that. Anything further and I'll pick up my 6.5creed or something else in the safe.

Furthest with a 25-06 was 520, wasn't my gun. 300 win mag 575yds and 1100yds. 338 lapua 620yds and 1100 yds.

Love mine. 115gr NBT. Max IMR4350.
Does great on AL deer at most typical ranges one might encounter.
If you like 130gr in 270 you really appreciate the slight milder recoil and spectacular kill powering of the 25-06.

Ive heard several people say the 25/06 hits a deer like a ton of bricks.

Yup, but it nothing to do with the barrel diameter or chamber dimensions, high speed well constructed bullets kill in dramatic fashion.

close up high speed fragile bullets are quite dramatic also. I shot a buck at 20 yards with a 25/06, 100gr Hornady soft point at 3400fps. Hit the point of the shoulder and disintergrated in a 4" diameter hole. Buck was covered with blood splatter and DRT.

I imagine they do! But I'll never know...

Quickshots gun he picked up today...fine rifle!

Appreciate the post there ol unicorn spike

good looking rifle there.

Thanks pictures don't do it justice