a .260 or a 6.5x55 swede is also a pair of wonderful rounds to consider, if you really want to stay in the .25 cal a vanguard in a .257wby mag may be your ticket, the 25-06 is not to light for elk, a good quality 110-125gr bullet in a 25-06 is a fine choice for elk, my father in law killed many wyoming elk with his 25-06 and many people think its to small, its all about placement. another nice rifle to consider is one of my favorites the 6.5remington mag, short case with magnum performance with recoil similar to a 25-06 but with .270win performance.
I can't believe you would admit to owning anything with .270 win. performance.
Edited by trigger29 - November/21/2008 at 16:50
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a .260 or a 6.5x55 swede is also a pair of wonderful rounds to consider, if you really want to stay in the .25 cal a vanguard in a .257wby mag may be your ticket, the 25-06 is not to light for elk, a good quality 110-125gr bullet in a 25-06 is a fine choice for elk, my father in law killed many wyoming elk with his 25-06 and many people think its to small, its all about placement. another nice rifle to consider is one of my favorites the 6.5remington mag, short case with magnum performance with recoil similar to a 25-06 but with .270win performance.
I can't believe you would admit to owning anything with .270 win. performance.
well its not quite up to the .270wsm's performance level sorry.
They call me "Boots" 375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead"
I didn't bother reading all of this, but the 25-06 is a GREAT deer cartridge I shot quite a few deer with one growing up, never noticed the recoil shot it and a 243, whatever dad handed me... deer always went DOWN and stayed there
a .260 or a 6.5x55 swede is also a pair of wonderful rounds to consider, if you really want to stay in the .25 cal a vanguard in a .257wby mag may be your ticket, the 25-06 is not to light for elk, a good quality 110-125gr bullet in a 25-06 is a fine choice for elk, my father in law killed many wyoming elk with his 25-06 and many people think its to small, its all about placement. another nice rifle to consider is one of my favorites the 6.5remington mag, short case with magnum performance with recoil similar to a 25-06 but with .270win performance.
I can't believe you would admit to owning anything with .270 win. performance.
well its not quite up to the .270wsm's performance level sorry.
I have a Sako 75 in 7mm RM that shoots .7 MOA consistently out to at least 600 yards. I have a 6.5x20 Zeiss on it that I love. I shoot 160 accubonds and 168 bergers(longer range). My muzzle velocity is right at 3000 fps with my 24.4" barrel. It's all stock except a bedding job. The only downside is the weight, which is about 9.5lbs with 8lb rifle and 22oz scope and then rings. It's actually heavier than that with the sling and tripod attached.
I was thinking about a lighterweight rifle for certain situations, esp when just hunting deer/antelope. My research has led me to a Tikka(Price, accuracy) in 25-06(less recoil, similar trajectory as 7mm in 110/115 gr Accubond/Bergers), with a Zeiss 3-9x40 Conquest. This gun would be right at 7lbs, but still only have a little more recoil than a .243 and less than my older son's .270 and .280. I have a 10 year old that will need a light weight easy to shoot rifle for a couple years until he can grow into a true deer/elk caliber.
I would get the syn/stainless, as I am rough on my guns and hate to see pretty wood get marred. I like the look of this gun in this config, but am not a fan of the small ejection port on the tikka or the feel of the stock, but then again havn't found a lightweight gun with a synthetic stock that I like better for under $1k.
Any other things I should consider in this package?????
P.S. As mentioned this would mostly hunt mule deer(up to 300lbs), antelope, and the occasional elk(up to 400 yds).
I am going to suggest the 7mm/08 or the .308. I do own the .308, but really wanted the 7mm/08, but I am left handed, and the Tikka is not available in the 7mm/08, so, the .308 was the option.
There are plenty of variety of .308 loads available, from a reduced recoil 125 grain, to a fast 150 grain Hornady Light Magnum SST, to a Nosler High Energy 180 grain Partition. The ballistics are excellent on both of the latter loads. Sorry, but you can't get that out of a 25/06.
The young man can graduate from the reduced recoil load as he grows. Good luck on your choice, but it is tough to beat the versatility of the .308.
i had to compare apples to apples man, i cant shoot 140's with my 6.5 they take up to much room, i do shoot 140's out of my .264 though and im still right in there with the 270wsm.
They call me "Boots" 375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead"
Apples to apples? The b.C. of that bullet is almost in the negative numbers. Not that it matters, I just had to harass you about comparing your load to anything .270
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