.25 Cal (Quarter Bore) / Big Game Success - 25 Creed, 25-284, 25-06, 25 PRC, 25 SAUM

[ianpadron]

Congrats. That’s a pig. Plain old 25-06 is straight up killer and the Precision Hunter ammo is a laser out of mine. If I didn’t like to tinker that’s probably all I would shoot.

Totally agree. Fast n flat still has its place, and imho is more important than chasing BC for 90% of shooters

 

[ianpadron]

What a stud! The 25-06 is a hidden gem that’s too often overlooked. After I started using one a lot of my hunting buddies started buying 25-06s and 257 weatherbys. All smiles in our camp

Doesn't surprise me one bit. The .25-06 is the original "seeing is believing" cartridge.

After you watch a couple critters get pole-axed with one, a fella gets to wondering why he shoots anything larger real quick

 

[Unclecroc]

Totally agree. Fast n flat still has its place, and imho is more important than chasing BC for 90% of shooters

I can’t agree more. I know a lot of hunters that 200 is a long shot and they bought a creed and 143 eldx ammo because of high bc.

 

[Unclecroc]

Doesn't surprise me one bit. The .25-06 is the original "seeing is believing" cartridge.

After you watch a couple critters get pole-axed with one, a fella gets to wondering why he shoots anything larger real quick

Fo sho!

 

[FLS]

I’ve killed everything from crows to elk with mine. It punches way above its weight class IMO.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

Hard to tell where his neck ended and body began lol, definitely one of the largest bodied deer I'll likely ever see.
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Ive already seen you post this photo and I still can’t believe how big body on that deer is

There must be a Golden Corral buffet on that mountain he frequents

 

[ianpadron]

Ive already seen you post this photo and I still can’t believe how big body on that deer is

There must be a Golden Corral buffet on that mountain he frequents

Man the body size of mature deer and elk here in the NW corner of Montana is just next level. Definitely a lot more feed compared to their sagebrush dwelling brethren.

 

[BAKPAKR]

First elk with the 25 PRC. Good broadside shot at 231 yards that I rushed, thinking they would bolt. Muzzle velocity 2995. I hit her a little low and back (bottom of the lung) she just stood there for a minute or so with the other two. I could tell she was sick, but hadn’t dropped so I got steady and put the second one through the back of her head. Happy with the results considering the lack of vital tissue I hit. View attachment 981700View attachment 981703

First, what is that thing, and, second, can you post a video of you standing in the sled operating it to pull the elk out?

 

[khuber84]

They call those things a sled dog, or snow dog, something like that. You basically stand on two skis that are linked together in the rear. It's basically a mono tracked sled, centrifugal clutch unit with a gas engine. Lot of people use them for ice fishing too. They look like they would be a very handy unit when the terrain and regs allow for use.

 

[wyosam]

Hard to tell where his neck ended and body began lol, definitely one of the largest bodied deer I'll likely ever see.
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That deer reminds me a lot of a buck I shot in the little belts about 30 years ago. Just huge bodied- I’ve never seen a bigger bodied deer before or since then, nothing even close.


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[ezwy]

First, what is that thing, and, second, can you post a video of you standing in the sled operating it to pull the elk out?

Ya. You can buy them made, they are called a snow dog. Homemade ones like mine people usually call a track sled. Build them out of an old snowmobile track and a small 4 stroke engine. Pretty handy. Pull weight pretty well, do deep snow pretty well, but not going to get into any steep country. They aren’t fast. Kind of like the lawn tractor of snowmobiles. I’ll see if I can drum up an old video.
You stand in that front sled and hold handlebars/ run throttle etc.

 

[FLS]

Last one of the season here in SC. 110 Tipped Game King out of my 25-06 knocked her flat at 310 yds. I’ve got a long string of one shot kills with this bullet.

 

[BreechFace]

Just purchased my first rifle venturing into the quarter bore (25-06). I’m a sucker for Ruger No1’s. So no success yet, but maybe some predators this year or big game next fall.

 

[FLS]

Just purchased my first rifle venturing into the quarter bore. I’m a sucker for Ruger No1’s. So no success yet, but maybe some predators this year or big game next fall.

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Those are beautiful rifles.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Just purchased my first rifle venturing into the quarter bore (25-06). I’m a sucker for Ruger No1’s. So no success yet, but maybe some predators this year or big game next fall.

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She’s a beaut Clark.

 

[SlimCreaper25]

Just purchased my first rifle venturing into the quarter bore (25-06). I’m a sucker for Ruger No1’s. So no success yet, but maybe some predators this year or big game next fall.

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That is a beautiful rifle. Don’t know much about the other than I kinda always wanted one. How do they shoot??

 

[BreechFace]

That is a beautiful rifle. Don’t know much about the other than I kinda always wanted one. How do they shoot??

Here's some of the scoop on Ruger No1's, I know some, but others know way more than me:

-They are compact for their barrel length as there is no bolt, it's a falling block, breech load. So one shaves the length of the bolt travel which is nice to keep weight down, or get a longer barrel (more velocity) for the same length at the cost of a single-shot.
-They can suffer from handguard pressure issues. I end up inletting a Hick's Accuizer into the handguard to control pressure and alleviate a variable that on some No.1 instances cause variability
-They are really nice to carry and field, due to length, balance and weight.
-They are a VERY strong action, probably one of the strongest.
-The history of Ruger No.1's varies, early instances Ruger outsourced barrels and in that time frame some people believe they got lemons on their barrels; some refute that. They had Douglas barrels from 1967-1973 (serial #130-00001 - 130-04859); Wilson barrels from 1973-1991 (serial #130-05203 - 130-92985), and Ruger barrels from 1991-Present (serial # starting 130-95719). The barrels are not marked so one has to know the date range and there was overlap of suppliers in those ranges.
-My experiences and reading others experiences, one can always find at least an 1MOA load for their No.1's and often better.
-There have been some reports of some throating issues with particular chamberings, where throated too long, I've heard this is the case with older 22-250's. But no first hand experience just internet water cooler talk.
-To me they have a beautiful simplicity to them.
-Fun design detail is that any Ruger No.1 action can be chambered with a new barrel to any chambering. One does have to potentially depending on what chambering it is coming from rework the "ejector" for the new chambering's case rim.
-They are getting pretty expensive anymore, especially low volume chamberings.

I really want to get a Mannlicher "international" version with really nice wood someday. But any of the No.1's with those details cost $$$$. I would probably try and get it in a 30-06 as I don't have one and I appreciate it's commonness in the market and proven reputation, and the 30-06 was one of the first American chambering Mannlicher-Schonaur started chambering their rifles for, so it keeps some history with it. But I could also see myself falling for a 35 Whelen of the same configuration.

 

[glock233]

For those of you running the 128 ELDX, how have your experiences been? Have Hornady’s BC numbers been accurate? I’m worried about expansion at low velocities given the shape.

I’m a fan of the ELDX line but each variant has quirks.

 

[Cory_Shoot2Hunt]

25-284 shooting 134 eldm. Coworker has never shot over 100 yards and smoked this buck first shot off a tripod at 600 yards. Then I shot the buck on the ground at 804 yards. Love this thing.

 

[Harvey_NW]

25-284 shooting 134 eldm. Coworker has never shot over 100 yards and smoked this buck first shot off a tripod at 600 yards. Then I shot the buck on the ground at 804 yards. Love this thing.

What's your bbl length and MV out of that setup? Sounds badass!