Best .25-06 Rem loads for pronghorn 18 of 18 .25-06 Rem factory loads carry 800 ft·lb and expansion velocity for pronghorn; the best reach 650 yd (Federal 120 gr Fusion). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Federal 120 gr Fusion 120 650 2,980 1,102 yes Hornady Precision Hunter 110 gr ELD-X 110 650 3,140 1,085 yes Nosler Expansion Tip 100 gr E-Tip 100 600 3,200 969 yes Winchester 115 gr Ballistic Silvertip 115 600 3,060 985 behind the shoulder only Winchester Deer Season XP 117 gr Extreme Point 117 600 3,100 1,038 behind the shoulder only Nosler Trophy Grade 100 gr Partition 100 550 3,300 962 yes Nosler 115 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting 115 550 3,000 951 behind the shoulder only Barnes VOR-TX 100 gr TTSX BT 100 500 3,225 860 yes Federal 117 gr Power-Shok JSP 117 500 3,030 875 behind the shoulder only Hornady American Whitetail 117 gr BTSP InterLock 117 500 2,990 809 behind the shoulder only Hornady Superformance 117 gr SST 117 500 3,110 894 behind the shoulder only Winchester 85 gr Ballistic Silvertip 85 500 3,470 806 behind the shoulder only Federal 100 gr Barnes TSX 100 450 3,210 770 yes Remington 120 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt 120 450 2,990 737 behind the shoulder only Hornady Superformance 90 gr CX 90 400 3,350 602 yes Remington 100 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt 100 400 3,230 672 behind the shoulder only Winchester Super-X 90 gr Positive Expanding Point 90 400 3,440 594 behind the shoulder only Winchester Super-X 120 gr Positive Expanding Point 120 400 2,990 689 behind the shoulder only
Chuck Hawks: ~800 ft·lb at impact with a .24″+ bullet of SD ≥ .215. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd (rifle). Floor used: 800 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: www.chuckhawks.com , cpw.state.co.us .
All .25-06 Rem loads
Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.