Originally Posted by
Huntfisheat
25-06 Remington round averages out to 2360 ft-lb, while a 7mm-08 Remington round averages out to about 2450 ft-lb. So the 7mm08 has better knock down power, irrespective of your opinion. And on my suppressed 7/08 I can keep on target through the follow through.
.243 has 8.8lb recoil, where 25/06 has 11, so science is against you on that score too. 7/08 with the 120's is 12.1 so there's less difference between 25/06 and 7/08 than there is with .243 and 25/06. So, again, your opinion is science free.
However, you're right about it being a good Wallaby calibre, though I can use 120g in 7/08 on wallabies, rabbits/hares with devastating results, as would be expected.
25/06 is a good enough calibre however it's limitations, based on science rather than opinion, mean there are better calibres available, in a larger range of projectiles, than the 25/06. That's not opinion; that's actual, real, facts, as evidenced above.
However, you seem determined that your opinion is worth more than the actual science, so good luck with that. I'll stick with the science and the 7/08.