.25-06 Remington
| .25-06 Remington | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.25-06 Remington cartridge | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Test barrel length: 24" Source(s): Remington Arms | ||||||||||||||||
The .25-06 Remington was a wildcat cartridge for nearly half a century before finally 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).