Centerfire rifle cartridges using .257-inch (.25 caliber) bullets. This catalog gives quick access to complete guides, ballistics, and comparison articles for hunters and reloaders who like flat, efficient quarter bores with manageable recoil and reach.
Cartridges in this catalog:
25 Caliber – General Resources
Resources covering the full .25 caliber family – rifles and optics that apply across all quarter bore cartridges.
250 Savage
250 Savage is a mild, efficient quarter bore from the early high-velocity era. It offers light recoil and good performance on deer, antelope, and varmints, especially in classic rifles and handloads tuned with modern bullets.
257 Roberts
257 Roberts is a classic all-round quarter bore based on the 7×57 case. It offers flat trajectory, mild recoil, and solid performance on deer-sized game, especially when handloaded in modern rifles to sensible pressure levels.
25-06 Remington
25-06 Remington is a high-velocity quarter bore based on the 30-06 case. It shoots light and medium-weight bullets very flat, excelling on varmints, antelope, and deer in open country, while demanding more powder and barrel than milder 25s.
25 Creedmoor
25 Creedmoor is the 6.5 Creedmoor case necked down to .257. It combines the efficient Creedmoor case design with the flat-shooting quarter bore bullet selection, giving hunters and long-range shooters a modern, component-friendly 25-caliber option with good brass availability.
https://myreloading.com/25-creedmoor-ballistics
257 Weatherby Magnum
257 Weatherby Magnum is one of the fastest commercial quarter bores. It delivers extreme velocity, flat trajectory, and hard hits on medium game at distance, but with sharp recoil, more muzzle blast, and shorter barrel life than milder 25s.