25-06 Remington Ballistics

25-06 Remington Ballistics:

This 25-06 Ballistic Chart shows 120 grain Federal Fusion rounds with a ballistic coefficient of .468:

Our next ballistics chart for the 25-06 centerfire rifle cartridge shows 100 grain Remington Core Lokt rounds:

This 25-06 ballistics chart shows 90 grain Hornady Superformance GMX with a ballistic coefficient of .291:

This 25-06 ballistics chart shows 85 Grain Winchester Ballistic Silver Tips:

25-06 Remington History:

The 25-06 Remington rifle cartridge originally was a wildcat cartridge first introduced by A.O.Niedner in 1920 based on the 30-06 Springfield cartridge case necked down to accept .257″ diameter bullets.

It was adopted by Remington and introduced to the shooting public in a Remington model 700 bolt action rifle in 1969.

The 25-06 Remington is a true dual-purpose cartridge, it can be used for varmints sending an 85-grain bullet out the muzzle at 3,500 feet per second, making this a very good, flat shooting varmint and predator round.

It can also be used as a big game cartridge sending 115 grain bullets out the muzzle at speeds of 3,100 feet per second.

It has sufficient power out to the 400 yard mark for thin-skinned deer-sized game animals.

The 25-06 Remington with the power it offers down range will also recoil somewhat to the shooter’s shoulder with heavier bullet loads.

However, bullets in the 100 grain weight range recoil less, and also work well for a nice combination load for deer, predators, and varmints. This load is quite pleasant to shoot.

While much has been written about the 25-06 Remington cartridge, it truly is a great North American, dual-purpose, varmint, and big game cartridge.

If you were looking to buy a new rifle just to hunt in North America and you were going to hunt pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tail deer, and hogs — there is plenty of energy left over for all of the above.

Some hunters have even taken elk successfully with it, though for elk, leg and shoulder bones should be avoided, and shots kept under 200 yards.

If you were going to hunt varmints and predators at long range, the 25-06 Remington has a flat enough bullet trajectory with plenty of bullet energy for that as well.

25-06 Popularity:

The 25-06 Remington is a popular centerfire rifle hunting cartridge, and as such, most ammunition manufacturers offer at least one or two various loads for it.

Hornady, Federal, Remington, Winchester, and more all offer various weight grain loadings for it.

25-06 Remington Reloading:

Bullet Diameter: .257 Inch.
Maximum Case Length: 2.494 Inches.
Trimmed Case Length: 2.484 Inches.
Primer Size: Large Rifle.
Maximum Cartridge Overall Length: 3.250 Inches.

If you’re looking for more, check out our main rifle ballistics chart, next.