.25-06 Remington

.25-06 Remington
.25-06 Remington cartridge
TypeRifle, Hunting
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerRemington Arms Company
Designed1969
ManufacturerRemington
Produced1969–present
Specifications
Parent case.30-06[1]
Case typeRimless, 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 length2.494 in (63.3 mm)
Overall length3.250 in (82.6 mm)
Case capacity65.8 gr H2O (4.26 cm3)
Rifling twist1 in 10 in (250 mm)
Primer typeLarge rifle
Maximum pressure63,000 psi (430 MPa)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
100 gr (6 g) PSP-CL 3,230 ft/s (980 m/s) 2,316 ft⋅lbf (3,140 J)
115 gr (7 g) PSP-CL Ultra 3,000 ft/s (910 m/s) 2,298 ft⋅lbf (3,116 J)
120 gr (8 g) PSP-CL 2,990 ft/s (910 m/s) 2,382 ft⋅lbf (3,230 J)
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).

  1. ^ The Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions, Book by John J. Donnelly, Stoeger Publishing, 1987, ISBN 978-0-88317-269-8 p. 209
  2. ^ "[1] Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine" load data from Remington