tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9422233.post8135494079897224177..comments2024-03-28T08:30:26.301-07:00Comments on Cogito Ergo Geek: The .25-06Jerry The Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9422233.post-36394884577554416232017-01-02T20:05:37.605-08:002017-01-02T20:05:37.605-08:00And by the way, Mark, I used a 30-06 with 110 grai...And by the way, Mark, I used a 30-06 with 110 grain hollow-point bullet to kill my second dear. Your experience was much like mine; in a 110 pound Mule Dear, I got a perfect left-to-right running heart shot with a dime-size entry hole ... and about 10 pounds of meat blasted out the off-side.<br /><br />And the amount of blood-shot meat on that side netted a half-deer of meat.<br /><br />I've seen deer which were even worse for wear (ever drag a deer out of a deep canyon by the antlers?), but I was only 13 at the time and I relied on the judgement of my father at the time. He was similarly astonished at the amount of blood-shot meat wasted.<br /><br />Heavy Hollow-point bullets aren't really the optimal choice for deer and antelope.<br /><br />But they're excellent for ... um ... gound hogs?Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9422233.post-15128852465537488812017-01-02T12:54:49.747-08:002017-01-02T12:54:49.747-08:00The .25-06 is no more a rifle for experts than is ...The .25-06 is no more a rifle for experts than is the .270.<br /><br />But it's an excellent rifle for mid-range shooting of varmints under 300 yards, and also for deer and antelope at even longer ranges.<br /><br />I put the range limit for varmints at 300 yards only because the rifle is usually scoped with a 6x at most. However, a 3x-10x variable (for example) can extend the range. A Nosler HP boat-tail bullet in the 120 grain weight will hold up at longer ranges quite well, as I learned at a Boomer Shoot several years ago.Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9422233.post-63785573192991555172016-12-27T14:45:34.061-08:002016-12-27T14:45:34.061-08:00Often the 25-06 is a rifle for the experts.Often the 25-06 is a rifle for the experts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9422233.post-19565603671902627952016-12-27T06:06:33.225-08:002016-12-27T06:06:33.225-08:00In my younger days, I shot a lot of Jacks with a ....In my younger days, I shot a lot of Jacks with a .30-06. The load I developed was with a 110 gr Speer spire point at about 2250 fps. It often went in like a dime and out like a cash register ;-) CA, UT & CO all have a lot of jacks.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461636691286849481noreply@blogger.com