The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - the 7mm-08 vs the 25-06 which is better

Japle · November 26, 2008, 03:53 PM

When I lived in SD I hunted pronghorns and plains deer with a 25/06. I loaded the Sierra 117 gr BT bullets and used a Weaver 10X silhouette scope.
Some shots on pronghorns were at 350+ yds. The flat-shooting Sierras worked fine. They didn't open up at long range, but that was fine.
The last pronghorn I shot was at 360 yds. The bullet hit center on the right side and exited in front of the left shoulder. He took 2 steps and fell on his nose.

Frankly, I doubt any deer or goat would know the difference. There are some really nice, slippery bullets available for the 7mm.

November 26, 2008, 03:53 PM	#14
Japle Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2004 Location: Viera, Florida Posts: 1,340	When I lived in SD I hunted pronghorns and plains deer with a 25/06. I loaded the Sierra 117 gr BT bullets and used a Weaver 10X silhouette scope. Some shots on pronghorns were at 350+ yds. The flat-shooting Sierras worked fine. They didn't open up at long range, but that was fine. The last pronghorn I shot was at 360 yds. The bullet hit center on the right side and exited in front of the left shoulder. He took 2 steps and fell on his nose. Frankly, I doubt any deer or goat would know the difference. There are some really nice, slippery bullets available for the 7mm.