Savage Build from a BVSS 25-06

[musselvalley]

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?

[pdog06]

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!

[musselvalley]

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!

[pdog06]

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.

[scope eye]

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.

[wbm]

And the barrel some serious short hang time. ;D

[scope eye]

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.

[musselvalley]

What did you do, have an inch cut off then rechambered?

[sinman]

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

[BrentWin]

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.

[big honkin jeep]

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.

[scope eye]

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

[snowgetter1]

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.

[musselvalley]

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!!!!!!!!!!

[macon]

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

[Good]

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

[nomosendero]

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.

[Hammer]

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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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[nomosendero]

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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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I might eek out 92-95 yds. with my 25-06AI, but I am afraid they may charge!!

[macon]

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

[Hammer]

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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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[Captain Finlander]

+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.

[Blue Avenger]

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.