25-06 question
Question:
> The local gun dealer told me that in order to get a good shooting 25-06 > you needed at least a 26 inch barrel. Is this true? Also could anyone > recommend a good 25-06?
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> The local gun dealer told me that in order to get a good shooting 25-06 > you needed at least a 26 inch barrel. Is this true? Also could anyone > recommend a good 25-06? I’ve been looking at the Ruger and Colt > lightweight models does anyone have experience with these? Thanks in > advance > Ben
Within reason, barrel length isn’t the issue. I have had real mixed results with .25 caliber rifles; it seems to me that there is a lot less consistency in .25 cal barrels than all others put together. You will definitely get more velocity out of a 26" barrel compared to a 22" or 24" barrel, but whether that is useful depends on how far you’re shooting. Up close, faster isn’t better, it’s just a bigger mess to clean up when the bullet blows up instead of hanging together. What I’d say, sort of as a summary of my experience is, so far, by the time the velocity difference between a 22" and 26" barrel in .25-’06 has been significant, I was beyond the range where the rifle was acceptibly accurate. In other words, I need a lot more accuracy before the velocity difference between barrel lengths matters. I’m on my 7th .25 caliber rifle, all .257 Roberts or .25-’06. So far, only two have really excited me; both were Rugers, and the odds are against that. Or maybe not: the worst two were also Rugers. If I had to have an accurate .25 cal rifle, I’d buy a Remington 700 or, less likely, a Savage, but I’d also about half expect to have to rebarrel it and have the action squared & trued to get the accuracy I want. Tom Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
The local gun dealer told me that in order to get a good shooting 25-06 you needed at least a 26 inch barrel. Is this true? Also could anyone recommend a good 25-06? I’ve been looking at the Ruger and Colt lightweight models does anyone have experience with these? Thanks in advance Ben Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
