Slept on the 25-06, and i shouldn't have.

[coyotekilla]

So ive known about the 25-06 for a long time, almost had 1 for a first rifle, ended up with a 243. Fast forward 3 decades and I've had most of the short action options, a 30-06, some 300 mags etc.

Well I'm hunting coyote pretty hard these days and trying to find a good long range thermal gun. Have 22-250, 243, 6.5cm & prc.
Hard to find a little bullet that will ride the wind and still expand on a coyote reliably.

While researching the 25 creed, the 25-06 was mentioned, numbers were impressive to say the least.

Well the local gunshop had a weatherby vanguard in stock, and it fit about prefect. I bought some 75gr vmaxes & 100 gr sierra sp's.

4th powder charge into imr4350 load development with the 75's, we got paydirt, .6 moa and almost 3700 fps of wallop.

How did ya keep this dandy a secret so long? It should be a beanfield and Midwest super cartridge.

 

[RockAndSage]

It really is a cool and under-appreciated cartridge. And, I'd be lying if I said 25-06AI hasn't captured my attention more than a few times over the years.

 

[Lvthntitall]

It’s what I use for coyotes, no complaints

 

[wpeach1912]

It should be pretty close to a 25-6.5 prc based off case capacity. The eld-vts out of a 25 creed or PRC seem wicked if they shoot and the BC holds

 

[rclouse79]

Can I get a hallelujah! I put a 25-06 x-caliber barrel on my old Tikka .270 and it is a freaking tack driver. The two deer shot with 115 Berger VLDs dropped like they got hit with lightning. The first was 550 yards out.

 

[JO.]

Even with newer cartridges I've jumped around to the 25-06 and 257wby have been some of my favorites. Fast quarter bores are hard to beat.