.25-06 and .308 question
Robert
the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
Thanks.
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Tom S.
# If .25-06 is necked down from 30.06, is there a similar cartridge on
# the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
#
# Thanks.
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Possibly...somewhere.
There is the 7mm-'08, a dandy little round.
Louis Boyd
# If .25-06 is necked down from 30.06, is there a similar cartridge on
# the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
#
# Thanks.
257 Roberts.
Ed Engelken
# Robert wrote:
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# # If .25-06 is necked down from 30.06, is there a similar cartridge on
# # the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
# #
# # Thanks.
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Yes, it is called the 25 Souper. It was never very popular.
Louis Boyd
# Robert wrote:
# # the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
# #
# # Thanks.
# #
# Possibly...somewhere.
#
# There is the 7mm-'08, a dandy little round.
It's a nice cartridge but the bullet is .284" diameter, not 25 caliber.
The 25-08 is practical and an easy wildcat to make. It's surprising
it's not more popular. Maybe that's because the 6mm Rem, 243 Win, and
260 Rem have such great bullets available in factory cartridges.
http://www.reloadingroom.com/index_files/25-308.htm
The 257 Roberts uses a .257" bullet in a 250 bore with a short action
overall length (2.825" SAAMI) but like the 6mm Rem it's case is too
long to make from 308 Win brass. Still it's probably what you want
unless you enjoy making a custom wildcat. 257 Roberts is a commercial
cartridge and factory brass is available.
GeoW
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The 260 Rem would be close. I fine cartridge too.
g
Natman
<bo...@apt0.sao.arizona.edu> wrote:
#Robert wrote:
## If .25-06 is necked down from 30.06, is there a similar cartridge on
## the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
##
## Thanks.
#
#257 Roberts.
#
While the 257 Roberts is funtionally very similar to the cartridge
described it is not literally a 308 necked down to 25 caliber. The 257
Roberts is a 7x57 necked down to 25.
There is no 308 necked down to 25 caliber commercial cartridge because
it would have to compete with the already established 250 Savage, 257
Roberts and 25-06, not to mention the 308 based 243 Win and 260 Rem.
Too many similar cartridges already out there.
sta...@prolynx.com
derived from the .300 Savage, the .300 Savage is just the .250-3000
necked up. Full circle. And like you say, that market niche is more
than full now.
Stan
Robert
wrote:
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OK that answers my question.
I wasn't aware the 243 Win and 260 Rem are based on .308.
Thanks for the info.
Bob
Robert
wrote:
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OK that answers my question.
I wasn't aware the 243 Win and 260 Rem are based on .308.
Thanks for the info.
Bob
Michael Medley
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Yes, it's called the .243 Winchester, give or take a few thousandths.
Hmmmm. 257 Roberts?
ralleyrat
# the market that is necked down using .308 brass to .25 calibre?
#
# Thanks.
#
No, But the .257 Roberts (7x57, necked down to .25) fills that nitch.
Case capacity is just a tad larger.
Hackamore
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Hi,
the .243 is the 308 necked down to 6mm or .24 caliber
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