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Woodsman
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Oh man, I could be wrong, but didnt you mention that you had a friend that reloaded? Becuase if so, even if you paid him 5-10 bucks for reloading 50-100 bullets for you, you would be getting ultra premium ammo and would be shooting arguably the best .25 caliber round you can find! You never know when you are gonna want that extra energy and speed, especially on the shot of a lifetime...haha...but in all honesty, think hard about that!
Stick em'
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Button Buck
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| He lives up in Nevada about a 9 hour drive from here. I don't get to see him that much.
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Woodsman
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Your killin' me man
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Button Buck
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| I know you think a lot about the 257. weatherby, but i don't think i can cut it. I want to go with the encore because it will give me more options later on. sorry about that.
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Button Buck
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you asked about the tikka. this is one of the best deals of any rifle on the market. i personally own one and you cannot go wrong with it. they are tack drivers. smooth action, great trigger. mine will clover 3 different brands of ammo. honestly it shoots better than my steyr. i have owned a vanguard to. it was a good rifle but after the first 3 shots when the barrel got warm it would do good to hold 3 shots on paper. i know hot barrels cause groups to open but ive never owned another rifle that opened up like it did. once i finally got the scope zeroed it was good to go because how many shots you going to take at deer? lol i've owned a encore too. it was a awesome shooting gun. my only complaint with it was the trigger. my local gunsmith wouldnt touch it. i dont know if this was just him or if they are that hard to work. i also have a ruger m77 in 25.06 (not a hawkeye) after a trigger job its a awesome rifle. it all comes down to what you feels fits you best and your wallet can afford. you pretty much cant go wrong with any gun your considering. BUY THE BEST SCOPE you can. this is probably more important than which gun you buy. sorry for being long winded. just my opinion and experiences i'm sure others have different ones.
jeff
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You can put a good scope on a cheap gun but never put a cheap scope on a good gun.My saying.You should also consider a .243 they are great for deer and yotes.
Cameron Armstrong
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Button Buck
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| Thanks for all your in put. I actually just bought the 25-06 encore. It's just preference, but i like the 25-06 better. For some reason it has just stuck with me. The .243 is a good gun though. I did not look at the Tikka a whole lot. I had sort of settled on the encore and since i had never heard of the tikka brand i did not look into it as much(I did not see your post Jeff before I bought mine). I am happy with what i got though.
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Button Buck
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| that is what matters the most. that you like the gun! the rest will fall into place with practice! good hunting!
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Woodsman
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| Let us know how the test runs go. I'm interested in the accuracy of the T/C in .25-06.
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