Thoughts on Remington 700 Long Range (26" barrel) in 25-06

mjorgensen32

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I am thinking about getting into the 25- 06 crowd and was wondering how many people have experience with this specific rifle and how did it perform for you?? So far based off my research I am either going to go with this rifle or just get a PTR 91 in .308 for my all around rifle. But that is a whole different subject.. The more info the better please. I have had mixed answers about this specific 25 06 from local gun buyers...
 
I would be interested to know also... I was looking at getting a long range hunting rig, was looking at this also in .25-06 or Ruger makes a laminate m77 in 6.5 creedmoor.
 
If you're buying a .25-06 for hunting, it's a great cartridge. If you're buying it for a long range target rifle, it isn't a very good choice. The .25-06 really lacks good bullets for long range shooting, but for hunting deer sized game it'll hammer them with authority.

When choosing a long range rifle you should always think about what bullets you'll want to shoot first. You'll want a good selection of high BC bullets, more choices means more possibilities plain and simple. After you find a few bullets to try you pick a cartridge with powder capacity to reach your desired velocity as well as a rifle with the correct rifling twist to stabilize the bullets. You will need to consider magazine length as well, so as not to limit your overall length of your chosen cartridge.

What the .25-06 has in spades is velocity, but is sorely lacking in high BC bullet choices. This means other slower cartridges will overtake and surpass the .25-06 at long range. That doesn't mean you can't shoot long range with the .25-06, just that you'll have more obstacles to overcome.

Like I said I love the .257 calibers for hunting and own a .25-06 and two .250 Savage rifles, with plans for a .257 Roberts if the right deal comes along. For deer and pronghorn the 117 grain Sierra GK bullet makes for dramatic DRT kills. I don't shoot sub 100 grain bullets anymore but they sure made for explosive kills on varmints. For sub 500 yard shooting of deer and vermin a guy would be hard pressed to find a more fun rifle to hunt with than the .25-06.
 
i think twist may have alot to do with it. the 6mm crowd has been doing some good long range shooting with a 105-107gr bullets with a very slow twist. eastbank.
 
I'm not sure a 26" barrel is needed for 25/06. I do see significant improvement in velocity with a 24" vs. a 22" but not sure another 2" will have similar results. Moving up to a .257 Wby does make the 26" necessary for full utilization of the powder space available.
The 25/06 is a great compromise round if you're mainly hunting large varmint and medium big game. I use Sierra 100 grain SPBT in my primary 25/06 (Savage 110 with aftermarket 24" barrel) and have excellent results on whitetails and coyotes at any range. We did kill one elk with 115 Nosler Partitions. Two shots through the lungs and he dropped within 30'.
 
hooligan said:
Taylorce1 I think Berger has come out with some VLD type bullets, .257 caliber.

They offer one bullet choice of a 115 grain .466 BC hunting VLD. I don't like bullets under .500 for long range work. Matrix and CEB might offer some bullets with better BC, but they might need faster than the factory twist to stabilize.
 
I bought one from Buds last year in 7mmRM. Before I could take delivery, Remington had recalled them and Buds sent it back. 6 months later, August 2014, they still didn't have the gun in stock. I had them refund my money. Yesterday I checked and they still didn't have the gun. I've since put my hands on the Sako A7 Roughtech Range and it is a far superior rifle IMO. Costs more but I won't have to do the upgrades I normally do with a Remington to make it what I want so, it is almost a wash. Sako offers the gun in 25'06.
 
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