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The .25-06 wildcat cartridge

The .25-06 was developed as a wildcat cartridge back in the beginning of the 1920s, nearly a century ago. It was the brainchild of pioneering American gunsmith Adolph Otto Niedner and initially proved to be a popular calibre for varminting and later for medium game hunting.

It developed such a following that it was finally adopted by Remington as a factory cartridge in 1969 and chambered in their Model 700 rifle. Other manufacturers quickly followed suit. In fact, given its capability and popularity, it is curious

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