Hello guy I just need some good feedback I am buying a new cal rifle for Texas deer hunting in the Panhandle area... what is the best cal to buy I narrow it down to two cal 2506 or the 270 cal ... please help ..... oh BTW I already have two rifle I have the Sako 7mm08 and the Sako 300wsm I love them both wife is telling me I can buy one more ,,, for X-Mas...
thank you

270 if it is just between them but the 30/06 is IMO the best all around gun.

2506 just becuase the 270 is so close in performace to the 7mm-08

.270 hands down! great gun, i own a couple myself. I use .270 to take deer, hogs, you name it!

.270 no dout.....but you will be happy with either

Since you already have a 7-08 and an 300wsm I'd get a .257 Wby.
IMO it's moe betta than either the .25-06 or .270.

*You should ask a moderator to combine your 2 threads in different sections on the exact same subject into one thread.*

Good call Rustler and probably route I'd go but 270 ammo is so readily available and popular you can almost buy it at 7-11 and if you ever decide to sell or trade you wouldn't have a problem.

.270 is good for everything!

Normally I would say the .270, which i own two of, but with your other rifles, I would go 25-06. I loved the one I owned many moons ago a Remington BDL Mtn. rifle but it was stolen.

I would certainly listen to Rustler with the .257 Wby mag. I do not know the ballistics on that but would be worth a look.

Definitely would have more bullet options in the 06

You definitely have a point on ammo, to me some things are worth a little extra effort.
I hand load for mine so I have no problem with ammo availability.

I'm a little biased, but I also pick the .270!! Can't beat it!!

Tell your wife you can't decide and just get both.

I have both and to me,I favor my 25-06 above and beyond.I think it's the best calibur there is for deer size game.Now thats just my oppinion.Good luck with either

Look up winchester's ballistic calculater on line and you can really compare

For Panhandle deer you might want to think about a .257 Wby as previously mentioned. You'd probably appreciate the extra Umphhhhh........

25-06 I've always liked that caliber. I know .270 is a awesome round but everybody I know shoots one and I like to be a little different. I shoot a .257 roberts and love it. My next gun will be a 25-06. And my dream gun that I hope to get some day would be a .257 wby.

I prefer the 25-06. I have rifles in both 270 and 25-06, and that 270 just sits in the safe. Either one would be a fine choice.

Take a coin and flip it and buy the winner. You can't go wrong with either.

270wsm fast, flat and lots of thump

http://www.chuckhawks.com/why_25-06.htm

This might help.

This discussion could go own forever (and has before). Like Lonestar Cobra, I own both and consistently use the Ruger 77 in 25-06 just because I like the gun itself. On the practical side, you could argue resale or availability of ammo in favor of the .270. Since you reload and ammo isn't an issue, I would go with the 25-06 and if you held either one to my head, I probably couldn't give you a good, logical reason. Does that help? :-)

270

257 mag is a tack driver. If you can put up with the price of ammo that is what I would get. I own and couple of 30-06s so for me it would be the 25-06. Ammo is a little higher than the 270 and not as readily available. I do not care about availability. I learned long ago not to buy ammo at Joe's hardware in some little podunk town.

easy... 270

thank you all for ya'll feedback it was very helpful I decided to pick up another Sako in the 25-06cal with a Trijicon AccuPoint TR21R 4X24 with green Triangle it look sweet
again thank you all very much

I have a 25-06 and i prefer it. I shot a 270 and a 7mm mag for years and both do the job well. The 25 however is just a pleasure to shoot. Little to no recoil, flat shooting and with 117 grain Federals or Sierra Gameking bullets over 4831 if you reload, it kills just a s quick as the 7mm mag did. I have taken deer and hogs from 300 yds to 20 ft with it with no problems..