115 PT in 25-06

[wisconsinteacher]

What are your thoughts? I would use them for deer here in WI and maybe black bear.

 

[JD338]

The 115 gr PT is an excellent all around bullet. It will work very well on WT deer and black bear.

JD338

 

[FOTIS]

I agree with Jim. Everything from mice to moose----shot placement

 

[CatskillCrawler]

You should be able to find an accurate load from 3200-3275fps that will be suitable for anything you should shoot with a 25-06.

 

[DrMike]

The 115 PT would be just about ideal for that cartridge.

 

[akhunter]

A guy on another forum I visit has taken a couple of brown bears with the same bullet and cartridge.

 

[FOTIS]

A guy on another forum I visit has taken a couple of brown bears with the same bullet and cartridge.

A little too brave for me, but then again I never hunted them. :shock:

 

[Guy Miner]

Wisconsinteacher - I strongly considered using them this season, but went with the 115 Ballistic Tips instead. The .25-06 has certainly worked out well for me on mule deer over the years!

The Partitions shoot well, and are good bullets. Here's a link to a bullet test of the 115 Partitions, with contributions from others. Scroll all the way down for an interesting photo from 6mmRem:

viewtopic.php?f=46&t=16603

There's at least one hunter here on the Nosler Forum who has used his .25-06 to take black bear, at rather long range as I recall... Why not?

Regards, Guy

 

[BK]

When I last did load workups for my .25-06, the 115 wasn't available, and I couldn't get 120s to shoot in my rifle, so I went with the Barnes X Bullet (the original non-grooved ones). When I get around to working up loads again, I'll definitely give the 115 PTs a try...

 

[SJB358]

That's what I plan to run for my wife should she wanna hunt elk with me. It should work fine out to 300 or so. I would shoot black bear and deer all day long with it. Good SD and it should penetrate really well.