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Thread: 25-06 why hasn't it achieved fame and success in New Zealand?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    One of our forum members used a 25.06 with copper projectiles on a few Tahr hunts, @Brian and @Tahr will remember what projectile it was, was with a blaser rifle and he shot a few bull tahr at 300 plus that dropped on the spot, might have been 90 grain custom made or something, he used the same load on Sambar out back of his farm and never had a failure.

    Pretty sure projectile was a 90 grain GS custom?
    Yes, that's what they were. Poll axed Tahr. Rifle was a Blaser and he could shoot Tahr on the run no problem. A great natural shot.
    Moa Hunter, Micky Duck and takbok like this.

 

 

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