Need some ideas. Just bought an older Savage BVSS without accutrigger but has had trigger work in 25-06. Never had a 25-06, but thinking about rechambering for prairie dogs. I already have a couple of 22-250 and a 6.5x284, what are your ideas?
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Need some ideas. Just bought an older Savage BVSS without accutrigger but has had trigger work in 25-06. Never had a 25-06, but thinking about rechambering for prairie dogs. I already have a couple of 22-250 and a 6.5x284, what are your ideas?
Dont discount the 25-06 for prarie dogs. It is a very flat shooting round, and a 75gr vmax or 85gr NBT are devastating. Maybe rechamber to a 25-06AI for another 100fps, which will put you at or over 4000 with those 75gr vmax if I remember correctly. Thats a ton of speed for that big a bullet. Sure would launch those dogs into the air!
I was kicking around the AI, but don't know much about it. I would like to break this gun first to see if i can hold in the scope before I get carried a away yet. I like to see them explode!
If not a muzzlebrake will solve that problem, but I could see my hits with mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by musselvalley
Hi have it reamed into a 25-06 ai and start sending some 87 grainer's down the tube at nearly 4000 fps and give those p dogs some serious hang time and a solid wall of red mist.
And the barrel some serious short hang time. ;D
That's why god invented rethroating, and on a savage it could not be easy er I once brought back to life the same barrel four times.Quote:
Originally Posted by wbm
What did you do, have an inch cut off then rechambered?
You don't even need to take an inch off the first time, about .010" is about all that's needed and it only costs $75 plus return shipping from me
Devin will do you a good job, he has done 2- 25/06AI's for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by sinman
I've never been prarie doggin but I do have a couple of 25-06s. so far they have been great for everything I've needed them for hunting in the southeast.I use em for deer yotes and varmints like armidillos and nutria.I absolutely smoked a nutria at 250yds a couple of weeks ago and misted that 20# rat with a 100gr BT
Great caliber and I'm sure someone would trade you in a heartbeat for a smaller varmint rig if that's what you prefer.
I do not have enough disposeable income to chuck a barrel every 500 to 1000 rounds, so I look at rethroating as maintenance and like I said a new lease on life. I don't get enough quality shooting time "aren't we all in the same boat" so when I do get the chance to go shooting I take no prisoners and that bullet has to come out screaming, that seems to get me the best accuracy anyway so why screw with it.
thanks Dean
I rebarreled my 25-06 with a varmint 26" old savage barrell I bought off of this web site and it is the most accurate rifle I have ever owned. LOVE the 25-06. I will go to th AI sometime though.
I think I am going to like it, been doin a gob of surfin to learn more about it. Grew up shootin deer with a 243, so I am spoiled on recoil. Since i work all the time, when I go prairie doggin, I want to see all the show and don't mind spendin the money on trickin out a gun. I built a 22-250 with the LRPV action and a hart barrel last year and absolutely fell in love with it. Looks awesome and shoots the lights out. Shot a dog last year at 660 yards with a 25 mph cross wind. Not braggin, took about 8 shots to float it in, but that little gun has a break and I watched every shot creep in. Tons of fun!!!! Makes you feel like you are a high class shooter!!!!!!!!!!
jus keep it 25-06 shoot some 90gr. sierras watch them dogs fly if you have the bull bbl version theres not much recoil at all
Paul at Wildcat bullets just released a big 270 bullet. It's not fully on the market yet, but when it gets there the .277 might be the way to go, if he can keep up. ;D
I have some 125 Wildcats that were made before Wildcat Bullets were sold. We killed several
Mule Deer & Antelope with that bullet launched from my 25-06AI at 3250.
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A few years back did a side-by-side comparison in some Montana prairie dog towns between the 240 Weatherby, 25-06, and 257 Weatherby.
Used 75-grain Hornady bullets in all three rifles.
While the 25-06 is OK at short range, the 257 Weatherby really does a number on those big bull prairie dogs all the way out to a hundred yards.
Would save the 25-06 for females and yearlings at short range.
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Originally Posted by Hammer
I might eek out 92-95 yds. with my 25-06AI, but I am afraid they may charge!! :o
the 2506 will last alot longer than a 257 weatherby i burnt up 2 barrels on my 257 and my 2506 has had more rounds through it than both barells on my 257
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Many 257 Weatherbys will last more than one doggin' trip, but one full day might be the norm.
Shilen, Pac-Nor, Northlander, et al, will send you another barrel.
All they need is your plastic.
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+1 on keeping the 25-06. I have an old 112J varmint single shot from the late 70s that still puts every 75 grain hp in the same hole at 100 yards.
ackley and you have more speed over the standard and more life then the mag. brass is cheap and a lee collet die is cheap also.