TC Encore .25-06 15" Barrel The 25-06 is an excellent choice for Whitetail, Mule Deer, Antelope, and similar sized game. It offers very flat shooting for ranges up to and a little over 300 yards. It is also a very capable varmit round. I generally load 120 gr. for larger game, and between 75-90 gr. for a varmit round. Since the TC Encore in 15" Barrel Length is considered a pistol, I generally in the past have carried this along with the harder hitting 7mm Weatherby Mag, generally loading a factory round of 160 gr. IMO, the 7mm Weatherby Mag is capable of knocking down just about anything, with incredible amounts of energy!