Cruelty to Animals- Warning- Graphic Images
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I wouldn't call animals exploding entertaining. I'm glad grenades aren't legal.
Just because you can use higher-caliber weapons, doesn't mean you should.
Just because you can use higher-caliber weapons, doesn't mean you should.
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No, far from it. A 25-06 is a necked-down 30-06. Meaning, take a regular 30-06 casing, and reduce the neck to fit a .25 calibre bullet, instead of a .30 calibre bullet. Therefore, the .25 calibre bullet has all the powder capacity of the .30, but since the bullet is smaller, therefore lighter, it can travel a lot faster, and at a greater distance with better accuracy than the larger, heavier, .30 calibre bullet.ledhed
But, it's not made for large game. The grain weight of the typical .25 calibre is around 100 grains. The typical weight of a .30 calibre bullet is around 170 grains. The more bullet weight, the better the penetration. Therefore, the larger the game you can use it on.
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I'm familiar with ammo just not that particular round. I'd use a .222 or .22-250 for varmints that round you described seems just a tad excessive for a Bobcat, Then again I've used a .50 hollow point sabotted slug ( 3' mag. ) on a cat and once on a jack rabbit but failed to achieve vaporization of the target. I just made large holes. that round seems rather more suited for deer and would most likely be great at longer ranges. Is it a boat tail ?
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ledhed
Yes, the bullet can come with a BT, but that depends on what bullet you choose to reload with. Look here...
https://www.hornady.com/shop/
Click on bullets, then rifle, then sellect .257 calibre.
.223 Remington, and .22-250 are great for small varmints, but larger ones need more power, if you're looking for some entertainment. However, these calibres are only ideal if you want to save the pelts. Why would anyone want cat pelts is a little beyond me... I can see a reason for a mountain lion, but I don't like pelts in general, but one would never use a .25-06 for a larger game like mountain lions, but with a 117 grain SP, it is possible. Another good .25 calibre round is .257 Roberts, but it doesn't have the entertainment value of the 06.
Oh, since it sounds like you're new to this hunting stuff, the heavier grain weight bullets don't cause animals to explode. Inorder for that to happen, the bullet has to completely fragment upon impact. Large bullets don't fragment upon impact; they penetrate.
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Not new to hunting at all. Been hunting since I was 14 , just have not exploded any game .The closest I ever came was with a pheasant, No. 4 steel shot at about 15 feet full choke. High velocity small cal. bullets do not always fragment and when they do its usually after they hit bone.
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You do need special varmit bullets. Hornady makes a varmint bullet that is made to completely fragment upon impact. I believe they are made with a thin copper jacket, and a lead core that is made from lead shavings, and not from smelted lead. Or, something like that.ledhed
This is what they do to small fury things... click on Part 2 for best results.
http://www.varmintvideos.com/videos.htm
