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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: ffbowhunter on October 17, 2017, 10:40:00 AM

Title: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: ffbowhunter on October 17, 2017, 10:40:00 AM: Having to go to my back up tikka t3 in 25-06. I plan on hunting blacktail with it. What grain bullet do you reccomend, in the past for mule deer I shot 117 sst's. thanks for the help! Or would you go with a 30-30?
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: Mongo Hunter on October 18, 2017, 09:52:47 AM: I shot a while tail on Oklahoma with 100gr bullets. dropped her like a rock.
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: Bofire on October 18, 2017, 10:40:26 AM: :) shoot what ever you shoot, 25/06 gives you more options on shot. 30/30 aint no good at the 350 yard clear cut shot :) or when all you can see is part of the head at 100 yards

Carl
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: kselkhunter on October 18, 2017, 10:45:58 AM: 25-06 is a great blacktail round. Most 100-120gr bullets work fine on blacktail. Shoot what your rifle is accurate with.

My buddy has done well with CoreLokt ammo in his 25-06 on blacktails for 30 years. I preferred Nosler 110gr Accubond. But the Federal ammo is half the price of the Nosler (and even less than CoreLokt), and should work just fine. Federal manufactures some good variety of 25-06 ammo with Speer, Sierra, Nosler, etc. bullet options. And Hornady has their lower cost Whitetail brand as well in 117 interlock SP that should get the job done.
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: ffbowhunter on October 18, 2017, 09:44:09 PM: I got some 115 grain partitions and some 117 sst I will try tomorrow at the range. Thanks for the ups!
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: fish vacuum on October 20, 2017, 06:41:32 AM: I've always liked federal blue box for deer, EXCEPT with small, fast cartridges. Then I choose a bonded bullet to make sure it'll hold up if I take a close shot.

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Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: Killmore on October 20, 2017, 07:37:19 AM: My 25-06 liked Barns 100gr triple shock, Loaned it to a friend and he shot a elk at 410 yards
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: h20hunter on October 20, 2017, 07:44:20 AM: Yesterday my dad boom flopped a whitey with Berger bullet out of his. Hiscalso shoots the barnes very well.
Title: Re: 25-06 and blacktail
Post by: mossy8352 on October 20, 2017, 09:20:32 AM: Any good round will get it done but as said above try different ammo to see if your rifle is finicky, I have found it to be a one shot cartridge if you put the slug in the right place. Flat shooting and underrated cartridge in my opinion!