Mule deer 26-06 100 grn Banes SSTX
11-02-2017, 05:34 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Ventura Ca
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Mule deer 26-06 100 grn Banes SSTX
I've been using my Sako 300 Win Mag for 39 years going on a high country hunt and want to use my 25-06 with a 100 grn Barnes ( its only 1/2 the weight my Sako is ) anyone use this combination. I've killed several 250 lbs + wild hogs and a few Blacktail bucks anyone use a 100 grain Barnes out of a 25-06 on Mule deer ? The 100 grain shoot so much better than the 115 or 120 let me know what you think. Thanks
11-03-2017, 09:16 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SW Montana
Posts: 550
I've used my .257 Ackley for almost 40 years to take dozens of mule and whitetail deer, pronghorn antelope, several bighorn sheep, a mountain caribou, and a 6x6 bull elk. Most, including the sheep, caribou, and elk were one shot kills.
I shot all of those animals with 117 grain Sierra GameKing, 115 grain Nosler Ballistic tip, or Hornady 120 grain HP bullets. The bullets that I recovered from these animals all had a retained weight of 1/2 less than their original weight.
I have not tried the 100 grain Barnes bullets in my .257, but I am a big fan of Barnes bullets in my .300 Weatherby and my .375 RUM. Most of the TSX and TTSX bullets that I have recovered from animals had retained 99-100% of their original weight. A 100 grain Barnes bullet will certainly retain more weight than any 115-120 grain cup and core bullet.
Place your shot well, and you shouldn't have any trouble killing a mule deer with a 100 grain Barnes bullet.
I shot all of those animals with 117 grain Sierra GameKing, 115 grain Nosler Ballistic tip, or Hornady 120 grain HP bullets. The bullets that I recovered from these animals all had a retained weight of 1/2 less than their original weight.
I have not tried the 100 grain Barnes bullets in my .257, but I am a big fan of Barnes bullets in my .300 Weatherby and my .375 RUM. Most of the TSX and TTSX bullets that I have recovered from animals had retained 99-100% of their original weight. A 100 grain Barnes bullet will certainly retain more weight than any 115-120 grain cup and core bullet.
Place your shot well, and you shouldn't have any trouble killing a mule deer with a 100 grain Barnes bullet.
11-06-2017, 06:13 AM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 917
The .25-‘06 shooting 100gr Barnes TTSX bullets isn’t just “good” for hunting mule deer. It’s one of the absolute best combos you can choose.
I know so many people that use this in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Very flat-shooting and with very little recoil, accuracy is superb for shots on game out to as far as you’d ethically want to shoot.
It’s a wicked killer, too.
I know so many people that use this in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Very flat-shooting and with very little recoil, accuracy is superb for shots on game out to as far as you’d ethically want to shoot.
It’s a wicked killer, too.
