.25-06 Remington | ||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle, Hunting | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Remington Arms Company | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 1969 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Remington | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 1969–present | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .30-06[1] | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .257 in (6.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .290 in (7.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .441 in (11.2 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .470 in (11.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .473 in (12.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .05 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.494 in (63.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 3.250 in (82.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case capacity | 65.8 gr H2O (4.26 cm3) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 10 in (250 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 63,000 psi (430 MPa) | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24" Source(s): Remington Arms [2] |
The .25-06 Remington was a wildcat cartridge for nearly half a century before being standardized by Remington in 1969.
Its design was based on the .30-06 Springfield cartridge necked-down (case opening made narrower) to .257 caliber keeping a similar cartridge length of its parent case, thus being chambered in standard-length actions. Nominal bullet diameter is 0.257 in, and bullet weights range from 75 to 120 grains (4.9 to 7.8 g).