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

[ianpadron]

That fella got a neck on him holy smokes… congrats on a stud!

Hard to tell where his neck ended and body began lol, definitely one of the largest bodied deer I'll likely ever see.

 

[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.