Anybody shooting .25-06? What bullets/powder are you using and how do they perform on game?

I've had a 15" Encore barrel for a while and finally took it out today. The only load I tried (110 gr Accubond over RL19 @ 2530 fps) grouped a hair over 1" at 100 yards. Seems like a great round. Mild recoil, flat shooting and accurate.

It is awesome in a long gun, but I have not shot it in an encore...

For deer and smaller maybe that 100 grain ballistic tip would be the ticket

I shot 100gr NBT's in my 257 Roberts and the 257 Roberts AI-- I would think the 25-06 would do well with them too.

I thought they were the perfect size for deer down to PD's

I ran 87 grain Sierra HPs out of my 700 Classic 250 Ackley and they were a groundhogs nightmare come true.

I'd try them in the Encore. How's it twisted ?

My barrel wouldn't run 120 Nosler Solid Base boolits.

WVS329.

T/C shows its 1:10 twist.

I use Rl-19 and a 100 gr NBT. I've taken deer and a wild hog with mine. It works great on deer but would use something bigger on hogs. The hog I took ran off at the shot and had to track it through the brush and finish it off with another shot. I don't like tracking wounded hogs!

Thanks for the info guys, keep it coming! With the 1:10 twist I decided to try a lighter/shorter bullet today. I loaded 100 gr Partitions over RL19 at 2600 fps. The first 3 shots were under 1" at 100 yards. Shots 4 and 5 moved a full inch to the right but the holes overlapped each other. I'm assuming its from the barrel warming up.

I only had 10 rounds loaded up to test so after running a few over the chrony I tried a couple at longer range. There is a steel plate up a steep hill at 313 yards so I set up my video camera to see where the shots would impact. I held high guessing that I would have a 16-19" drop. After I got home I watched the video and both shots were very close to my point of aim. I held too high and missed the plate though. Next time I'll hold on the top edge of the plate. Thats the farthest I have shot a handgun so far.

nothing wrong with a 100 grain partition either

I shoot 100 grain barnes tsx they go in small but come out about the size of a quarter very devastating on deer i shot a deer at 25 yards and it didnt run over 30 yards before falling dead.

I have a a257 WSSM in a HSP. I used the 87 gr Berger this past deer season in KY. two shots = two deer, 0ne just past 100yds and the other closer to 200 yds. bang-flops on both , complete penetration. velocity in the 3100FPS range with 15" barrel. dealy on varmints and deer.
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I use the 100gr. Barnes TTSX in .257 Roberts 15" Encore and it does a job on em,it has an awesome hydroshock effect on the animals body.

I run 85 gr NBT' s for Varmints and for Deer I use 115 NBT's. I use H4831SC for the powder. This is out of a rifle. Have not got a 25-06 barrel yet for my Encore pistol. My buddy had one and did not like the velocity he got out of his. 25-06 is BA on deer and varmints.

I have a .25-06 Encore, 15". I use IMR 4831 powder with no problems. I've taken deer and groundhogs with 85 gr.BT,100gr. BT, 100 gr. Hornady SP, 100 gr. TSX, 110 gr. Nosler ABs, 100 gr. Nosler PT, 120 gr. Nosler PT, and 90 gr. Sierra HPs. The best performance has been 100 gr. BT and 100 gr. PT.

I've had great luck with the 117 gr. hornady interlocks. Taken lots of antelope and deer and one bull elk with it. That was out of a rifle so not sure with the handgun. But they sure got the job done in good fashion.

I have a 15" Pro Hunter Encore. All I've shot out of it so far is Hornady factory ammo using a 117 gr. SST bullet. Haven't taken anything with it but shoots 1/2" groups at 70 yds. That's about as far as I'll shoot where I hunt here in PA.

I tend to like bullets on the heavier side in handguns. I hve been using Federal's 117 gr. factory load in its "blue box" series. These loads will cluster three shots at 100 yds, and clock 2,738 fps out of a 15" Encore. Around $22-$25 per box. The 117 gr load was originally a Speer bullet, and it appears the bullet is now a Sierra 115 gr. Works equally well on small antelope and large deer. I can pretty much duplicate the Federal load using the 115 Nosler BT and RL-19.