Talk:.25-06 Remington

Damage vs .30-06
Removed inaccurate statement about coyote damage vs .30-06. Target (tissue) damage is subject to many variables, such as sectional density, bullet weight, bullet construction, velocity, etc. One cannot make the general statement that a .25-06 does less damage to a coyote than a .30-06, as the opposite is true in many cases, especially when using standard hunting bullets in the .30 cal, and varmint type bullets in the .25. Arthurrh 23:19, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. Many times at shorter point-blank ranges, heavier, larger rounds (i.e. .30 cal) can actually over-penetrate and pass clean through with little expansion--and damage, even with soft point bullet applications.67.162.174.62 21:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Lack of factual information and accuracy of stated information
This article has many accuracy problems. The author states when first created loaders used surplus WWII powder. The 25-06 was originally the .25 Niedner, named after A.O.Niedner, created in 1920. WWII powder was not available at its inception. This historical information appears in virtually every mainstream reloading manual and "Cartridges of the World". I'd like to know the source of the "most popular .257" as NSSF ranks the .257 Weatherby higher in sales and installed base. The author makes the statement "penetrates elk with ease" suggesting the person has little hunting experience, let alone elk hunting experience with the .25-06 Remington. The author indicates cartridge twist rates. Rifles have twist rates, not cartridges, and rifles chambered for the 25-06 vary with manufacturer. The section on bullet selection and weight is nothing more than a series of subjective statements with little foundation or clarity.

In an article titled "The .25-06 Remington", Chuck Hawks states that the .25-06 is "the best selling .25 caliber cartridge". Chuck Hawks is a well respected and widely published firearms and reloading expert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.117.235 (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

In his article "Why the .25-06 Remington", Glenn Harmaning states "The .25-06 has been around long enough to benefit from the newest premium bullet designs such as the Barnes-X, Swift A-frame, Nosler Partition, Remington Core-Lokt Ultra Bonded, and Woodleigh Weldcore. With these bullets, the .25-06 moves into the CXP3 game category, becoming adequate for hunting elk, zebra, and other large animals.

Premium bullets enable the (.25-06) to take any game for which the 130 grain 270 Winchester load is suitable. Jack O'Connor, the Dean of American gun writers, felt that the .270 130 grain was perfectly adequate for elk, and he killed a slew of them with that load." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.117.235 (talk) 20:31, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

It is impossible to ascertain one's hunting experience by examining a four word statement found in a Wikipedia entry. Inferences and assumptions are not helpful and should be omitted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.117.235 (talk) 20:51, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Craig Boddington wrote an article for Guns and Ammo Magazine entitled "Quarter-Bore Quartet". In this article, Boddington states that the .25-06 is by far the most popular of the .25 caliber cartridges. This article can be found at: http://www.gunsandammomag.com/gun_columns/notes/bore_0625/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.120.187 (talk) 17:09, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok guys, I re-wrote the section with the neutrality issues. This is wiki, not a gun forum for discussing opinions of one cartridge versus another. Try to keep it factual. I know that this is somebody's favorite round. But we need to not go off on tangents, and make statements that are opinions as if they were facts. Save the opinions for the boards. Besides, everybody knows .257 Roberts AI is far better than .25-06 (evil grin) -Mb —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.57.39.4 (talk) 22:15, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

NPOV tag?
There doesn't seem to be any POV issues in the article at all, much less the tagged section. I'm going to take the tag off. message me if you have any problems with that.  D   rew   S    mith 06:02, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

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--JeffGBot (talk) 04:48, 31 May 2011 (UTC)